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Expire Quotes

On deadlines, sunset clauses, and what outlasts them.

These expire quotes look at what happens when time limits run out, from tax credits tied to job growth to sections of the Voting Rights Act facing a hard deadline. They ask why lawmakers so often wait until the last minute to act.

Tax incentives might spur hiring in the short run, but how lasting are those gains if the jobs expire with the tax credits and they come at the expense of investing in the new technologies of the future?

Quotes by Myron Scholes

Parts of the Voting Rights Act are due to expire next year if Congress doesn't extend them, including the section that guarantees that voting rights will be protected by the federal government.

Quotes by Marty Meehan

Unfortunately, too often the media doesn't ask the simple question: Why did elected leaders wait until the 11th hour to address government funding we've known would expire for months, if not years?

Quotes by Mark Meadows

I grew up on a farm in Oregon, an adopted child, with one sibling, and parents the age of all my peers' grandparents. We lived in isolation from the people around us, and it was always a struggle to cope...

Quotes by Larry Harvey

Age Quotes

We decided to either try trades or just go with older players. If you do that and let contracts expire you can be in the lottery for about four or five years and expect your fans to be patient.

Quotes by Isaiah Thomas

I would rather be kept alive in the efficient if cold altruism of a large hospital than expire in a gush of warm sympathy in a small one.

Quotes by Aneurin Bevan

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of things are described as expiring in these quotes?
The quotes mostly focus on political and economic deadlines, such as tax credits tied to hiring incentives and portions of the Voting Rights Act facing an expiration date if Congress doesn't act.
Why do these quotes criticize waiting until the last minute?
One quote questions why elected leaders routinely wait until the eleventh hour to address funding everyone already knew would expire, pointing to a pattern of delayed government action.
Is the Voting Rights Act mentioned specifically?
Yes, one quote notes certain protections under the Act were due to expire unless Congress extended them, including provisions meant to keep voting rights safeguarded federally.
Do any of these quotes connect expiration to personal life rather than policy?
One quote shifts away from politics entirely, describing a childhood on an Oregon farm with much older parents, using isolation and struggle rather than literal expiration as its theme.
What's the common thread across these expire quotes?
Most revolve around time-limited protections or benefits, tax credits, voting safeguards, funding, and the tendency of leaders to postpone decisions until a deadline forces their hand.

One quote traces the theme back to a childhood on an Oregon farm, showing how personal history can feel like it's running against a clock too. For related reading, see our credits quotes and what stays alive past a deadline.