Listen, I wish economic growth only went in one direction…

Demagogues always do well in economic downturns.

— John Avlon

I was criticized at some level within the Republican Party by those who say government should not be in the economic development business at…

— Jon Huntsman, Jr

Beyond monetary policy, fiscal policy has traditionally played an important role in dealing with severe economic downturns.

— Janet Yellen

Downturns are the best time to start businesses, because you develop discipline that's very lean and mean in terms of how to spend money.…

— Kevin O'Leary

New policy tools, which helped the Federal Reserve respond to the financial crisis and Great Recession, are likely to remain useful in dealing with…

— Janet Yellen

Below-target inflation increases the real value of debts owed by households and businesses and reduces the ability of central banks to respond to downturns.

— Jerome Powell

I think we will have continuing danger from these markets and that we will have repeats of the financial crisis - [they] may differ…

— Brooksley Born

When the market turns down, a lot of people lose jobs... and that's the time people become entrepreneurs. Downturns end up being the best…

— Tobias Lutke

If you talk to people about the history of the games business during economic downturns, they'll tell you that it's a recession-proof industry.

— Bobby Kotick

Financial institutions are not being bailed out as a favor to them or their stockholders. In fact, stockholders have come out worse off after…

— Thomas Sowell

To prove that Wall Street is an early omen of movements still to come in GNP, commentators quote economic studies alleging that market downturns…

— Paul Samuelson

History has proven time and again that downturns are the best time to invest in new start-ups. You get good deals and find a…

— Steve Jurvetson

Heartless though it may seem to some, among the least harmful things to eat are sustainably culled wild animals. In the absence of natural…

— Tristram Stuart

My understanding has always been that if there is any indication that pesticides are harmful, that they would not be allowed to be used.

— George Deukmejian

Too much principle is often more harmful than too little.

— Ellen Glasgow