Famous Quotes & Sayings

J. C. Ryle

If you do not love Christ, let me plainly tell you what is the reason: You have no sense of debt to Him.

Gwen Ifill

One of the things that Africa needs, everybody seems to agree, is some measure of debt relief.

I'm offended by the phrase 'paid his debt to society.' It sounds as if a life were for sale. I don't think it's a debt that's payable.

In particular, sustained efforts to strengthen the public finances have contributed to improved macroeconomic stability and robust growth. Zambia's external position has strengthened in recent years and debt relief has greatly reduced Zambia's external debt burden.

Citations are an acknowledgement of intellectual debt. Web of Science lets researchers instantly recognize works that are well regarded by their peers. That way, they know they are basing their work on quality research.

Phil Angelides

California's level of debt is far greater than when the governor took office 23 months ago. And the state is facing deficits as far as the eye can see,

Kemal Dervis

This is a debt, not a gift, and we should use it very well,

They've already paid their debts to society, and then they're hit over the head again.

Enron got in trouble with too much debt. Investors and analysts didn't realize how much debt they had because it was hidden.

Concerns, however, remain on the level of the national debt, inflation and lack of investment.

We have discharged one generation of debtors after another, but we do not find that their numbers lessen. We find only that we forget, when times are good, that times were ever bad.

We do not manage the task. We only make debt planning that will be proposed by ministries and financial institution. There will be no overlapping in debt management.

U.S. Distressed Debt Monthly Monitor. In the U.S., the automotive, telecommunications, and retail/restaurant sectors showed the highest propensity for distress as a share of total speculative-grade rated issues.

Robert Kiyosaki

Be careful when you take on debt. If you take on debt personally, make sure it is small. If you take on large debt, make sure someone else is paying for it.

Michael Greco

What Sandy did as ABA president is still being felt around the world. We owe Sandy a great debt of gratitude for showing that leadership.

We focused on reducing interest-bearing debt in the past. But as the property market recovers, we would like to focus more on growth instead.

We've got about $5.7 million in lease obligations and long term debt.

Frank Zappa

It would be easier to pay off the national debt overnight than to neutralize the long-range effects of our national stupidity

The state's doing it tough. And the fundamentals of weak house prices and record household debt mean there's not much light at the end of the tunnel.

I see very little other sources of financial catastrophe than credit-card debt,

It would be imprudent for RJR to pay down any of its existing debt,

It would have been difficult for Goldman not to do well. Goldman is more oriented to equities than debt, and stocks rose throughout the period.

I understand that some debt disappears. But this steep incline ... this is serious stuff.

These are programs that the state right now can't afford. We're already in debt.

Michael Tanner

The Social Security surplus is always being spent. Now it's going to defense and rebuilding rather than paying down debt. From a psychological standpoint, spending it may even be good for privatization. Opponents might use that surplus as a hedge, saying we've got money in a lock-box and don't need to privatize.

Some people say you should pay down as much debt as possible. But you might make more by investing the money.

The next big obstacle would be financing the exit. Presumably they would be looking for debt financing and some equity financing.

John Young

The new purchasers fully intend to pay the full debt ... and all the money owed on the property.

The objective was to even out the debt over the life of the bonds.

The objective of debt relief is to free up resources to improve the lot of the poor. But sustained improvements in governance are necessary for these resources not to be hijacked by vested interests and used effectively and efficiently to improve the delivery of education, health and other essential services.

It is the development of the debt that is a concern.

It's a good time to make sure your debt is at a reasonable level.

A buyback would be a great way for Ecuador to reduce its debt burden. We could be talking several hundred million of dollars of debt.