Economic Quotes

"Recent economic data shows that our economy is robust, growing and headed in the right direction. The numbers don't lie. Americans are currently enjoying falling gas prices, low unemployment, increased job creation, and a stock market that has reached an all-time high"

J. D. Hayworth, Politician

"You need in the long run for stability, for economic growth, for jobs, as well as for financial stability, global economic institutions that make sure that growth to be sustained has to be shared, and are built on the principle that the prosperity of this world is indivisible"

Gordon Brown, Politician

"I think today we recognize that economic activity needs to search for ways to protect the environment"

Gale Norton, Public Servant

"Though the general principles of statecraft have survived the rise and fall of empires, every increase in knowledge has brought about changes in the political, economic, and social structure"

John Boyd Orr, Politician

"There can be no peace in the world so long as a large proportion of the population lack the necessities of life and believe that a change of the political and economic system will make them available. World peace must be based on world plenty"

John Boyd Orr, Politician

"While many hackers have the knowledge, skills, and tools to attack computer systems, they generally lack the motivation to cause violence or severe economic or social harm"

Dorothy Denning, Public Servant

"New Labour was the most short-sighted, self-serving, incompetent, useless, and ineffective government that Britain has ever known. Make no mistake, Labour's economic policies were a national security liability"

Liam Fox, Politician

"But the good news is that out in the countryside, just about every place that's got a zip code has somebody or some group of people battling the economic and political exclusion that Wall Street and Washington are shoving down our throats"

Jim Hightower, Activist

"Since Social Security was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 to ensure economic security for American workers, poverty among American seniors has dramatically declined"

Steve Israel, Politician

"The mean pattern of educational and economic achievement within multi-racial countries such as Canada and the United States has increasingly been found to prove valid internationally"

J. Philippe Rushton, Psychologist

"The morals of yesterday are no more. They are as dead as the day they were lived. Economic independence has put woman on exactly the same footing as man"

Norma Shearer, Actress

"By providing outstanding economic leadership, this country can wage its attack successfully - and can thereby build the foundations of a peaceful world"

James Forrestal, Public Servant

"My research interests since then have shifted strongly towards the economic and regulatory problems of the financial services industry, and especially of the securities and options exchanges"

Merton Miller, Economist

"On the other hand, it is not fair to say that changes in federal policy have caused our tuition to rise faster. Every economic argument imaginable would indicate that we should raise tuition at a faster rate than we do"

Charles Vest, Educator

"The problem of Italy is not really a question of age. Japan has an older population, and it is now in full economic recovery. The problem is that Italy is old in the structure of the society"

Romano Prodi, Statesman

"Globalization and free trade do spur economic growth, and they lead to lower prices on many goods"

Robert Reich, Economist

"Livable neighborhoods with a vibrant street life will stimulate our economic life as well"

Gavin Newsom, Politician

"The New Deal was going to redistribute the national income according to ideals of social and economic justice"

Garet Garrett, Journalist

"We have seen economic growth. But we have not seen earnings growth"

Mike Farrell, Actor

"Our economic freedom is founded on individual property rights; government should never be permitted to take those away"

Ernest Istook, Politician

"High gas prices are eating away at consumer's disposal income and could lead to a further economic downturn, especially for those whose livelihood depend on gasoline and diesel fuel"

Major R. Owens, Politician

"Make no mistake: The organization of the working class must be both economic and political. The capitalist is organized upon both lines. You must attack him on both"

Daniel De Leon, Activist

"The importance to the nation of a generously adequate food supply for the coming year cannot be overemphasized, in view of the economic problems which may arise as a result of the entrance of the United States into the war"

David F. Houston, Politician

"And the whole world, the whole world that believes in freedom, whether you're talking about personal freedom, economic freedom, religious freedom, they look to the United States for leadership; and you're part of that leadership"

Don Nickles, Politician

"Of the 55 refineries closed in America in the last 10 years, they were all closed for economic reasons, mostly oil company mergers. Not a single one was closed for environmental purposes or objections"

Peter DeFazio, Politician

"A lot of attention has been going to social values - abortion, gay rights, other divisive issues - but economic values are equally important"

Robert Reich, Economist

"The war on terrorism has made national security a legitimate concern, and a rising deficit, changes brought on by globalization and even the price of oil have thrown the nation's economic health into question"

Roger Mahony, Clergyman

"The stark reality facing us today is that without the labour reforms, workers will get neither the income nor jobs in the face of cut-throat global economic competition"

Kim Y. Sam

"Meanwhile, our young men and women whose economic circumstances make military service a viable career choice are dying bravely in a war with no end in sight"

Charles Rangel, Politician

"The Muslim world and its subset the countries of the Middle East have been left behind in the marathon of political, economic and human development. For that, there is a tendency to blame others as the primary cause"

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President

"Folks in the bottom half of the economy are already squeezed hard. They will be bloodied and bankrupt if economic policy inadvertently induces a recession"

William Greider, Author

"In order to spur economic growth we need to put the brakes on out of control spending, lower Ohioans tax burden and create a most efficient and effective government"

Kenneth Blackwell, Politician

"There are no two countries with the same style of economic mechanism, with the same capitalism"

Anatoly Chubais, Politician

"It appears fashionable these days, and almost politically correct, to blame hard-working immigrants, especially those from Mexico and Central America, for the social and economic ills of our state and nation"

Roger Mahony, Clergyman

"We must have a foreign policy which is based only on the long-term interests of our race, not on the interest of other races or on economic considerations or anything else"

George Lincoln Rockwell, Activist

"When you look at the state of the economy right now, you have to set a priority. And my top priority is the deficit of jobs and economic growth, and especially this perception that the United States could be falling behind especially Asian economies"

Mark Kirk, Politician

"But economic recovery must be earned. And it will be earned by entrepreneurs and it will be earned by small businesses"

Jon Huntsman, Jr., Politician

"But the dollars spent on economic incentives and new investment strategies are wasted unless we seriously address the two most important economic issues in Kansas: education and health care"

Kathleen Sebelius, Politician

"But, at the same time, I think that there is room for economic stimulus in terms of accelerated depreciation to encourage businesses to invest and to grow and ultimately to hire more people again"

John Breaux, Politician

"We can no longer afford the war in Iraq. Our financial costs have already passed a third of a trillion dollars; the lifetime costs for this war, in both human and economic terms, will be borne by Americans for generations to come"

Earl Blumenauer, Politician

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