Famous Quotes & Sayings

Alice Rivlin

The federal budget deficit is the biggest single impediment to revitalizing the American economy.

While we see progress, it's not sufficient to meet California's economic needs.

Jennifer Granholm

Well, clearly, for me in the immediate future, it is grappling, like so many other governors are grappling, with the economic woes of these states. We were all hoping to see some federal relief.

When it comes to the economics of baseball, there's no question he's been a hawk and is a hawk. But I don't think that meant that he didn't want to win. His excitement right now is undeniable.

When I took the job, we spoke about pursuing a liberal economic policy. Now, the state has evolved in quite the opposite direction.

Dick Cheney

We've got to make some kind of forecast, ... While it may be a little risky in some respects from an economic standpoint to make forecasts...you have to make some kind of planning.

We've fallen far short of prior economic expansions, ... We're about 5-1/2 million (jobs) short of where would be today if this were a typical expansion.

Callie Khouri

To me, feminism is such a simple description: it's equal rights, economic rights, political rights, and social rights.

Evo Morales

We are here to resolve social problems, economic problems.

Lisa Randall

I think simplicity is a good guide: The more economical a theory, the better.

Thein Sein

To have internal peace and stability and economic development, it is important to have good relations with the political parties that we have in our country. That is why we have had engagement with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

Thein Sein

As prime minister, I was able often to meet people, to try to understand their needs and the country's economic situation - but it wasn't as if I was planning or ever expected to become president, so I wasn't thinking back then of what I would do if I was in this position, I was just trying to understand the problems and challenges.

We have mistaken the nature of poverty, and thought it was economic poverty. No, it is poverty of soul, deprivation of God's recreating, loving peace.

What we do know is somewhat reassuring, even if there are significant gaps in his international economic policy resume.

Ed Asner

I will always have enough money to last the rest of my life...as long as I don't buy anything.

Arthur Henderson

The drive toward economic nationalism is only part of the general revival of nationalism.

What we now know is that a rebuilding kick is going to be spread out -- pick a time -- five years, maybe even ten years. We are not going to get the usual quick economic impact.

John Avlon

Demagogues always do well in economic downturns.

There are no longer really state economic systems that can function by themselves. Most of our largest corporations are in every major market in the world. We're intertwined.

We've seen such terrific growth in property values that it's very hard for a person starting out to get a home - and I feel that home ownership is probably the single most important thing in keeping a family together. If you look at economic stability for a family, and being part of a community, home ownership is the number one thing that we should address.

We've seen no signs of an economic recovery.

We've seen an increase of about one and a half trains per year because of economic growth.

The problem with vaccines is not a new problem, ... For the last decade, we have had reduction in the number of vaccine manufacturers. ...The issue comes down primarily to economics ... Profit margins are small.

We acknowledge it's a valuable graphic enhancement. Unfortunately, in this economic climate, we've been forced to tighten our belt, and it's an expensive enhancement.

Alan Greenspan

Whatever you tax you get less of.

Alan Autry

While it is true that we must seek value added industries like food processing plants and call center operations, we must do what is necessary to expand and develop our economic profile.

David Suzuki

The current economic system is fundamentally flawed and inevitably destructive.

We want to strengthen the commercial, economic relationship,

Chris Lynch

There is no question that there is going to be an economic impact from the expansion in the short term. We're unsure at this point as to how great the impact will be.

There is no question that more can be done to mend the gap that so often triggers social unrest when economic growth on a national scale leaves the poor and disadvantaged behind.

Natalie Massenet

Even without an economic downturn, women sometimes want to keep their shopping habits to themselves.

While job losses may be ebbing, we have yet to see any signs of outsized hiring. This will not come ... until we transition from a slow-growing expansion to a normal economic recovery.

Tom Scott

While January numbers were good and encouraging, I don't think we want to read too much into them in terms of the rest of the year. There is still a lot of negative economic news out there. I think that's reflected in the retailers' forecast for sales growth in 2006.