Economy, n. Purchasing the barrel of whiskey that you do not need for the price of the cow that you cannot afford. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Our water resources are an essential part of our identity as Michiganders. They're a pillar of our economy, recreation industry, and national… — John E. James Copy Share Image
The principal investors in the South African economy are South Africans. And this is something, I think, we should really pay attention… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
If we are serious about our human wellbeing - from local communities to the global world economy - we need to now… — Johan Rockstrom Copy Share Image
When it's well managed, migration works in the national interest, for our communities, economy and country. — Priti Patel Copy Share Image
We have made a decision in our economy to lower taxes on successful risk-taking and have been very successful relative to Europe… — Edward Conard Copy Share Image
'Capitalism' is a dirty word for many intellectuals, but there are a number of studies showing that open economies and free trade… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
The key thing was to learn the value of economy with words and to never insult the viewer by telling them what… — Richie Benaud Copy Share Image
We have to understand the ubiquity of energy in everything we do. Energy is core to our economy and it brings with… — Ernest Moniz Copy Share Image
I hope that the economic, financial and trade blockade against Cuba will be lifted, so that the economy can grow and wages… — Mariela Castro Copy Share Image
You're having government spending on the economy being cut almost everywhere. That means that the only source of spending for growth has… — Michael Hudson Copy Share Image
And I am convinced that a single focus on preserving the purchasing power of the dollar, in effect, guarding against inflation or… — Kevin Brady Copy Share Image
What both the state and the capitalist economy oppose is an understanding of what might be called "the true nature of things"… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
There is much in American society which I admire, but I have long held the view that the absence of an effective… — John Howard Copy Share Image
Profit sharing in the form of stock distributions to workers would help to democratize the ownership of America's vast corporate wealth which… — Walter Reuther Copy Share Image
The Trump phenomenon has a lot of really good stuff in it, the anti-elitism, the concern for America's economy in the Rust… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
“Nations do not plunge at once into ruin - governments do not change suddenly - the causes which bring about the final… — Lydia Maria Francis Child Copy Share Image
One of the proven ways of getting workers more involved with their jobs is by dovetailing employee profit-sharing and stock ownership plans… — Jacob K. Javits Copy Share Image
Year after year in Washington, budget debates seem to come down to an old, tired argument: on one side, those who want… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Donald Trump moves in two parallel tracks at the same time. There's the controversial political guy that's always out there with his… — Christopher Ruddy Copy Share Image
The tumults in America I expected would have produced in Europe an unfavorable opinion of our political state. But it has not.… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
In the economy we guarantee all market players the same conditions, and the private sector plays an increasingly important role. We are… — Nguyen Minh Triet Copy Share Image
Rome was in the most dangerous inclination to change on account of the unequal distribution of wealth and property, those of highest… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
The Democrats have to know in their hearts... I think this is one of the reasons that they're constantly enraged. They have… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
If I had a dollar for everytime someone over 40 told me my generation sucks, then I could afford a house in… — John Vercetti Copy Share Image
We need to diversify our economy, and the energy industry would be a great place to begin that diversification. — Sharron Angle Copy Share Image
Iowa's small businesses are the lifeblood of our communities and the engine behind our economy. — Kim Reynolds Copy Share Image
A war is going to destroy our economy even further. It's going to be a threefold humanitarian disaster. — Janeane Garofalo Copy Share Image
Climate protection creates sustainability and jobs in the real economy - in construction, in the production of heavy machinery and in systems… — Sigmar Gabriel Copy Share Image
If we didn't have the rest of the world growing, the United States economy would be in much worse shape than it… — Fareed Zakaria Copy Share Image
Economies typically do not function well in hyperinflation. The real value of government debt might disappear, but the economy is likely to… — Eugene Fama Copy Share Image
We need a transformation of the world economy and of how we use and share the Earth's resources. We are running out… — Graciela Chichilnisky Copy Share Image
Our discussions of the economy may sometimes ring in the ears of the public with more certainty than is appropriate. — Jerome Powell Copy Share Image
If a socialist economy is opened up to increasing degrees of market forces, a point will be reached at which democratic governance… — Peter L. Berger Copy Share Image
Economists can certainly disappoint you. One said that the economy would turn up by the last quarter. Well, I'm down to mine… — Robert Orben Copy Share Image
With the rise of America, the global balance of power shifted away from the old European powers. — Armstrong Williams Copy Share Image
I personally think intellectual property is an oxymoron. Physical objects have a completely different natural economy than intellectual goods. — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
In a 21st-century economy, it is critical that we equip our nation's children with the tools they need to compete in a… — Elise Stefanik Copy Share Image
Economy: that what you played had to have meaning, not just a bunch of sixteenth notes. You learn to make better choices… — Art Farmer Copy Share Image
Protest against Industrial Capitalism from one aspect or another is universal: so was the protest against the condition of European religion at… — Hilaire Belloc Copy Share Image
