Famous Quotes & Sayings

This winter will be a catastrophe. The overall economy is a little better than it was two years ago, but that doesn't seem to have benefited our most vulnerable households.

Mario Draghi

There is a recovery, it's doubtless under way. There are signs that indicate that the economy is improving.

There is a real sense of foreboding about the economy now that Katrina has struck with full force. This storm will be the most devastating ever for the U.S. oil and refining industries.

There is a push and pull between the people who want to be optimistic about the economy and those who are less so.

There are some signs that the economy is not getting worse, in fact it is getting better.

Benjamin Disraeli

There can be no economy where there is no efficiency.

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.

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.

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

Dennis Moore

Kids need to be equipped for that. They need to learn to use that technology to keep the new economy going.

I think it's a good idea to diversify the economy and keep more of the grapes here.

I think it indicates that the economy seems to be growing at probably the same rate in March as it was in February.

We're nowhere near the same economy as we were in the 1970s. We're more service-based. We're much more energy efficient.

Chris Shipley

What impresses me more than anything when we look at the economy and we say, 'Things aren't going so well' is to see what great technology is really happening here.

Tyler Cowen

To get anything done, Obama has to be seen as having winning economy - which isn't easy.

What you're seeing is the gay media and entertainment economy blossoming.

What we have now is an economy that's slowing down. I think we're going to see some cyclicality to tech earnings.

What we have now is an economy that's slowing down, ... I think we're going to see some cyclicality to tech earnings.

Herring roe is a traditional luxury food for the Japanese, and is usually presented as gifts during their holidays. When their economy went south, the price of roe went with it.

I think the market senses something good going on. On the one hand, the feeling is that the economy is starting to show signs of improvement. But there are plenty of skeptics around who say that feeling may be a little premature, and they are selling on strength,

I think the market is in pretty good shape right now. The economy is improving, and you're seeing investors react to that.

I think the performance gap between the new-economy and old-economy stocks is like a rubber band; it seems to be snapping the other way. The new economy sounds very exciting, but you're still going to need food, medicine and electricity to survive.

I think the Fed meant to say something reassuring about the economy, but the result was very confusing.

I think the economy will surprise us on the upside because of what the Fed has done.

I think the economy will be surprisingly strong in the first half. The real question is: What comes after that?

I think the back-up in rates should rate a mention -- it's the most significant thing that's happened to the economy in the past seven weeks.

Subodh Kumar

I think that the objective of the interest rate hikes is to keep the economy in the 3-1/2, maybe 3-3/4 range. So the Fed has been saying all along, give us 12 months from when we start to raise rates and we'll get the trajectory down. And I think that's what they've done.

It is good because it shows the economy is not growing too quickly.

Dennis Hastert

It is something that will help the economy.

He's got the formula right. He's entering the market at the right time in terms of European liberalization and during a strong economy and he's entering with the right concept.

Historically we have seen strong home improvement spending in the wake of a slow economy. The stock market has been less secure in the last 18 months or so than it had previously been. So instead of the stock market, people were investing in their homes.

Historically, markets are much more interested in things like how the economy is doing and what interest rate policy is than who is in power.