Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Eddings

If the general opinion is pessimistic, fantasy is going to hold its own.

Bill Vaughan

There is not a single pessimistic note anywhere in the New Testament after the resurrection.

Joni Eareckson Tada

Americans are nervous; Americans are restless; and what troubles me the most is that Americans are uncharacteristically pessimistic.

Eugene Ionesco

Nothing makes me more pessimistic than the obligation not to be pessimistic.

Mark Twain

Pessimist: The optimist who didn't arrive.

Nate Silver

The public is even more pessimistic about the economy than even the most bearish economists are.

William Sanderson

I'm probably the most pessimistic actor I know. I'm always sure I'll never work again.

David Suzuki

Other things, like capitalism, free enterprise, the economy, currency, the market, are not forces of nature, we invented them. They are not immutable and we can change them.

Matthew Smith

The perception that the U.S. economy is a runaway freight train is mistaken -- things are slowing.

John Davidson

The ongoing issues are the strength of the economy and whether or not the pace of the recovery is in fact slowing down. One of the important things this week will be to see the extent of the damage.

Sidney Taurel

We are seeing a very resilient economy and one that seems to be growing in every part of the world. Just about every region is growing and it's very encouraging.

Shahab Jalinoos

There are some fears that the post-war U.S. economy still finds it hard to go back into full gear.

George Rose

We're in a global wine economy now. If you're out of grapes, you're out of grapes.

David Rosenberg

When you think of all the fiscal and monetary stimulus we've had, we should have the economy growing at 5 or 6 percent. The fact that we're not is the story.

Helen Sharman

The government will see that human spaceflight is useful - for science and the economy - and inspirational.

Patricia Russo

We have seen China's economy growing at 8-9% over the past few years and in particular within the telecom industry there has been rapid developments in technology and innovation enhancements,

James Glassman

Usually economists are figuring things out after the fact, especially the Fed chairman.

Paul Mendelsohn

Most traders will really be positioning for the October employment report. Economists are expecting that non-farm payrolls rose by approximately 50,000 during the month, providing evidence that with two straight months of employment growth, the jobs picture is finally turning around.

Ronald Coase

There is no doubt that the recognition by economists of the importance of the role of the firm in the functioning of the economy will prompt them to investigate its activities more closely.

Edward Abbey

What our economists call a depressed area almost always turns out to be a cleaner, freer, more livable place than most.

Winona LaDuke

I'm Harvard-educated; I'm an economist by training. I'm an author, a journalist, as well as being active in community development.

Nolan Gould

I need something to fall back on if fame doesn't work. I'll have to become an economist or something.

Tim Harford

I never understand why 'economist makes forecast' is ever a headline. Whether the economist in question is from the International Monetary Fund, a City forecasting group or the Treasury - a forecast is still not news.

Ha-Joon Chang

Indeed, willingness to challenge professional economists and other experts is a foundation stone of democracy. If all we have to do is to listen to the experts, what is the point of having democracy?

George Bernard Shaw

If all the economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion.