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title: "11 Drive Economy Quotes by 11 authors"
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> [Optics can drive an economy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-douglas/optics-can-drive-an-economy/)

[Shane Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-douglas/)

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> [You don't drive an economy by consuming - the consumer is not the engine, the consumer is the caboose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-schiff/you-don-t-drive-an-economy-by-consuming-the-consumer-is-not-the/)

[Peter Schiff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-schiff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/274/peter-schiff-8095_consumer_you-don-t-drive-an-economy-by-consuming_1218542.png)

> [Let's protect and empower workers who actually drive our economy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-clinton/let-s-protect-and-empower-workers-who-actually-drive-our-economy/)

[Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-clinton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbe/hillary-clinton-51_economics_let-s-protect-and-empower-workers-who-ac_768641.jpg)

> [Freedom of expression, innovation, and choice drive our economy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-inslee/freedom-of-expression-innovation-and-choice-drive-our-economy/)

[Jay Inslee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-inslee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f7/jay-inslee-8528_choice_freedom-of-expression-innovation-and-cho_441993.png)

> [I believe the private sector and small businesses drive our economy, and that means the federal government should work to ensure the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-kirkpatrick/i-believe-the-private-sector-and-small-businesses-drive-our-economy/)

[Ann Kirkpatrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-kirkpatrick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35f/ann-kirkpatrick-29457_believe_i-believe-the-private-sector-and-small-b_1677218.jpg)

> [If we were starting from scratch, there's no question a simple retail consumption tax with protections for those with lower incomes would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-brady/if-we-were-starting-from-scratch-there-s-no-question-a-simple-retail/)

[Kevin Brady](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-brady/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ba/kevin-brady-5020_best_if-we-were-starting-from-scratch-there-s_1562828.jpg)

> [As business people, we have to remind ourselves that it's up to us to create jobs. It's up to us as business…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-brenneman/as-business-people-we-have-to-remind-ourselves-that-it-s-up-to-us-to/)

[Greg Brenneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-brenneman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e7/greg-brenneman-27049_business_as-business-people-we-have-to-remind-our_1950702.jpg)

> [The insane pursuit of the holy grail of a balanced budget in the end is going to drive the economy into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-vickrey/the-insane-pursuit-of-the-holy-grail-of-a-balanced-budget-in-the-end/)

[William Vickrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-vickrey/)

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> [My genuine belief is that if we can get through the eurozone crisis from a political point of view, we've got a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enda-kenny/my-genuine-belief-is-that-if-we-can-get-through-the-eurozone-crisis/)

[Enda Kenny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enda-kenny/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89c/enda-kenny-11375_belief_my-genuine-belief-is-that-if-we-can-get_188266.jpg)

> [Canada, the United States and Mexico, we developed these energy reserves that we have in this North American region. And you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/canada-the-united-states-and-mexico-we-developed-these-energy/)

[Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd1/rick-perry-1638_canada_canada-the-united-states-and-mexico-we-d_1512319.jpg)

> [We’ve never had a decline in house prices on a nationwide basis. So, what I think what is more likely is that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bernanke/we-ve-never-had-a-decline-in-house-prices-on-a-nationwide-basis-so/)

[Ben Bernanke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bernanke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b7/ben-bernanke-1388_bases_we-ve-never-had-a-decline-in-house-price_2678217.png)

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