Economic Quotes

"Thus, the questions we should ask here are what makes the current economic upswing different from the past two recoveries, and whether such differences are sufficient for the economy to reach the sustained growth path"

Toshihiko Fukui, Public Servant

"They emphasize the viewpoint that the protracted economic stagnation in Japan derives from incomplete economic adjustments to significant changes in relative prices"

Toshihiko Fukui, Public Servant

"The trip I made to Angola to study the prehistoric contents of the gravel beds as a means of deciding the age of the deposits and their economic potential was the first time prehistory had ever been used for such a purpose"

Louis Leakey, Scientist

"Mr. Obama plans to boost federal spending 25 percent while nearly tripling the national debt over 10 years. Americans know that this kind of spending will have economic consequences, including new taxes being imposed by the new progressives"

Karl Rove, Politician

"To me our bombing policy appears to be suicidal. Not because it does not do vast damage to our enemy, it does; but because, simultaneously, it does vast damage to our peace aim, unless that aim is mutual economic and social annihilation"

J. F. C. Fuller, Soldier

"I'm for economic independence"

Charles Evers, Activist

"If they are willing to give women economic freedom in that home, if they are willing to live by the standard they wish women to live by, then homes will be preserves"

Agnes Macphail, Politician

"Free is really, you know, the gift of Silicon Valley to the world. It's an economic force, it's a technical force. It's a deflationary force, if not handled right. It is abundance, as opposed to scarcity"

Chris Anderson, Businessman

"The increased global linkages promote economic growth in the world through two key mechanisms: the division of labor and the international spillovers of knowledge"

Toshihiko Fukui, Public Servant

"In order to achieve optimal economic growth, Congress must adhere to sane spending guidelines while promoting smart policies devoted to growing businesses and creating jobs"

Michael Steele, Politician

"I want to reach young women and to get them involved in the mission of the YWCA, economic empowerment of women and girls, and ending racism"

Patricia Ireland, Activist

"If you followed this economic crisis and you do not think that the world is getting flatter, you are not paying attention. We saw the entire global economy at one time acting totally in sync. The real truth is the world is even flatter than I thought. Our mortgage crisis is killing Deutsche Bank. You still don't think the world is flat?"

Thomas Friedman, Journalist

"The problem with a purely collective system is not only that it requires economic growth, and the right sort of demographic trends, but that it prevents people thinking about their futures in a responsible way"

Jacques Delors, Economist

"Throughout this evolution from left to right, Beard always detested war. Hence his writings were slanted to show that the military side of history was insignificant or a mere reflection of economic forces"

Samuel E. Morison, Historian

"America cannot turn its back on the economic future and women-owned businesses are part of that future"

Ruben Hinojosa, Politician

"It's about getting a more democratic Wales for the purpose of improving our economic performance, for improving the delivery of health care, for raising educational standards"

Ron Davies, Politician

"Economic progress, in capitalist society, means turmoil"

Joseph A. Schumpeter, Economist

"It is clear that a temporary increase in the cap is needed to ensure high-tech companies can hire the specialized personnel they need to continue to help fuel California's economic growth"

Pete Wilson, Politician

"The President also talked at length about how well the American economy is doing. Apparently, he got his information on this topic from his millionaire supporters. For the average working family, these are trying economic times"

Jose Serrano, Politician

"During the 1990s, San Francisco lived through one of the most intense economic booms of its history"

Gavin Newsom, Politician

"Municipal networks expand economic opportunities. We've got to open new doors, not slam them shut"

Frank Lautenberg, Politician

"The Chinese government since 1979 has been very successful in economic development, and successful enough, simply by surviving, in the realm of political development"

William Kirby, Scientist

"We need a positive economic agenda that invests in the innovation and growth that will create jobs for middle class families and ensure that America remains the world leader"

Rick Larsen, Politician

"Real economic stimulus comes from real investment"

Tim Bishop, Politician

"For a variety of reasons, we are not producing at a given level of economic activity the jobs we used to have"

Tim Bishop, Politician

"After the First World War the economic problem was no longer one of production. It was the problem of finding markets to get the output of industry and agriculture dispersed and consumed"

John Boyd Orr, Politician

"Our job as a government is to start with the great underpinnings of our current economic growth - particularly defence and mining - and build on these"

Jay Weatherill, Politician

"My research, even before 1972, moved in directions beyond those cited for the Nobel Memorial Prize. Most of it, in one way or another, deals with information as an economic variable, both as to its production and as to its use"

Kenneth Joseph Arrow, Economist

"In the new century, we should continue to work together to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the vast number of developing countries including China and India and promote the establishment of a just and equitable new international political and economic order"

Li Peng, Public Servant

"Nevada once again has shown double digit increases in tax revenue... Nevada continues to show economic stability with its desirable business climate and booming tourism sector"

Kenny Guinn, Politician

"That's an economic development program in the metropolitan area. If they don't see that, and you don't get these things done, then you're competing with Texas and California and Atlanta; then you really have problems"

Richard M. Daley, Politician

"We favor the economic unification of Germany. If complete unification cannot be secured, we shall do everything in our power to secure the maximum possible unification"

James F. Byrnes, Politician

"Basic philosophy, spirit and drive of an organization have far more to do with its relative achievements than do technological or economic resources, organizational structure, innovation and timing"

Marvin Bower, Businessman

"In my district, the budget scales back and eliminates several long-term shore protection projects important to the safety and economic security of Long Island"

Tim Bishop, Politician

"High bankruptcy rates, increased credit card debt, and identity theft make it imperative that all of us take an active role in providing financial and economic education during all stages of one's life"

Ruben Hinojosa, Politician

"For the only way in which a durable peace can be created is by world-wide restoration of economic activity and international trade"

James Forrestal, Public Servant

"We need to continue our full support of the nascent Iraqi government by helping to rebuild their economic infrastructure and maintain security while training the Iraqi security forces"

Pat Roberts, Politician

"Small businesses are the economic drivers of our country, providing the stimulus our communities need"

Melissa Bean, Politician

"Slovakia's joining the OECD in 1999 is totally dependent on meeting economic reforms required such as transparency and legislation that permits fair and open conduct of trade and business"

John Mica, Politician

"It's interesting that when economic times were the hardest, that's when many people embraced liberalism"

Oliver Stone, Director

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