I remember Secretary of State [George] Shultz one day saying that America is an economic model for the world. I replied to… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
Only when the human spirit is allowed to invent and create, only when individuals are given a personal stake in deciding economic… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The world has never been as divided as it is now, what with religious wars, genocides, a lack of respect for the… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Political freedom without economic freedom is almost worthless, and it is because the modern proletariat has the one kind of freedom without… — Hilaire Belloc Copy Share Image
The growth of a nation's productive potential is the central factor in determining its growth in real wages and living standards… high… — Paul Samuelson Copy Share Image
Today we face many problems. Some are created essentially by ourselves based on divisions due to ideology, religion, race, economic status, or… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The capitalist system of production is an economic democracy in which every penny gives a right to vote. The consumers are the… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
What are we seeking to achieve? We are seeking to optimize budget spending. I believe that even in such uneasy times we… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Cruelty to animals is an enormous injustice; so is expecting those on the lowest rung of the economic ladder to do the… — Victoria Moran Copy Share Image
I used to think that the causes of war were predominantly economic. I came to think that they were more psychological. I… — B. H. Liddell Hart Copy Share Image
China's history is marked by thousands of years of world-changing innovations: from the compass and gunpowder to acupuncture and the printing press.… — Gary Locke Copy Share Image
We need to reject not only outdated fossil-fuel technology, but also an outdated economic system and an outdated corporatist political system. The… — Tim DeChristopher Copy Share Image
Eventually economic growth reaches the point at which the accumulation of wealth in the families of achievers becomes so significant that the… — Robert Sheaffer Copy Share Image
I know of no example in time or place of a society that has been marked by a large measure of political… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
So virtuous are the programs said to be - pensions for the elderly, compensation for the unemployed, medicine for the sick, and… — Mark Levin Copy Share Image
You create your life, and you can recreate it, too. In times of economic downturn and uncertainty, it's more important than ever… — Ken Robinson Copy Share Image
Now we've got that [children's death rate] down to about 5 percent, so we've more than cut it in half, and that's… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
It is time to end the western policy of malign neglect. It is in the interest of the whole world to help… — James Buchan Copy Share Image
We can't treat the matter of black economic empowerment as just the redistribution of existing wealth. It really has to focus on… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
You know, if I listened to him [Michael Dukakis] long enough, I would be convinced we're in an economic downturn and people… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I think it's a little early to tell what the economic impact will be. This year our cattle prices have been particularly… — Ann Veneman Copy Share Image
Politics is a dirty business, a ruse, an ideological cul-de-sac, a vast looter of intellectual and financial resources, a lie that corrupts,… — Jeffrey Tucker Copy Share Image
With the Arab Spring, came a great deal of hope that there would be a change towards more moderation, and opportunity for… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
With knowledge now the key raw material for creating all economic wealth, the new power struggles will reach deep into our minds… — Denis Waitley Copy Share Image
Now that economic realism has finally arrived in India, the future lies in becoming a strong economic power. Dominance in the world… — Mukesh Ambani Copy Share Image
At a time when the European project is facing challenges, it's especially important to show the benefits of economic integration by continuing… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The ability of the 1 percent to buy politicians and regulators is nothing new in American politics - just as inequality has… — Eric Alterman Copy Share Image
This bill, by vesting the power to withhold or terminate Federal funds, creates a concentration of power of economic coercion unequaled in… — Strom Thurmond Copy Share Image
Later in that administration, I was asked to take a job which I had to turn down as Assistant Secretary of State… — Lloyd Cutler Copy Share Image
Capitalism is not an 'ism.' It is closer to being the opposite of an 'ism,' because it is simply the freedom of… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
When it comes to America's economy, the truth is that Mitt Romney believes that the key to our country's economic future lies… — Charlie Gonzalez Copy Share Image
By seeing the problem of poverty merely in terms of assistance, we overlook that our enormous economic advantage is deeply tainted by… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
The president's economic plan doesn't do enough to create new jobs and that has to be a national priority. While there are… — Jay Rockefeller Copy Share Image
A state does not simply fall apart as a result of depression... [Weimar Germany] was not destroyed by economic depression or widespread… — Sebastian Haffner Copy Share Image
If Britain becomes a member of the Community, it will be healthier for Britain, advantageous for Europe, and a gain for the… — James Callaghan Copy Share Image