If the economy is not expanding, the redistribution of income becomes a zero-sum game. And therefore, all the class struggle - and… — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
“...The reason why we’re strippers, is invariably more boring, more grounded in nonexistential needs like money—and pragmatic concerns, like money.” — Ruth Fowler Copy Share Image
Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites, with a… — Clara Barton Copy Share Image
Men, like animals, naturally multiply in proportion to the means of their subsistence. — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
Triumphant capitalism has unleashed a powerful drive toward inequality, not improvement, in the social sphere. — Herbert Schiller Copy Share Image
Each step in life has been another step in an area that was a challenge, that is highly satisfying and that gives… — Graeme Samuel Copy Share Image
In fact unrestrained capitalism is quite cruel and the cost is on the individual human, on his or her grace. — George Saunders Copy Share Image
America has always understood this principle of the economy - that everyone can benefit when everyone competes. — Julia Gillard Copy Share Image
The capitalist system is not delivering those decade-after-decade increases it promised. We're not where we should be in terms of our national… — Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell Copy Share Image
“When you are drawing, you are always one or two marks ahead. You're always thinking, 'After what I'm doing here I'll go… — Martin Gayford Copy Share Image
I think there are two areas where new ideas are terribly dangerous: economics and sex. By and large, it's all been tried,… — Felix Rohatyn Copy Share Image
It is universally appreciated, I think, that theorists are able to tweak their assumptions in order to reach any conclusion they wish.… — David M. Kreps Copy Share Image
The Federal Reserve's monetary policy objective is to foster maximum employment and price stability. In this regard, a key challenge is to… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
Business has to have capital.I think Wall Street is a necessary ingredient of the global economy, you've just got to keep people… — John Kasich Copy Share Image
For decades, the pace of technological change in manufacturing has outstripped that in the economy as a whole. And, so, firms -… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
If you allow for a purely capitalistic society, without any type of regulation at all, you will get one monopoly that will… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
Our goals are also the same, to have a just system of economics and politics, to let the people of the world… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
In the current economic situation, the temptation for the more dynamic economies is that of chasing after advantageous alliances that, nevertheless, can… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The economic distress of America's inner cities may be the most pressing issue facing the nation. The lack of businesses and jobs… — Michael Porter Copy Share Image
The government must nurture an eco-system where the economy is primed for growth; and growth promotes all-rounddevelopment. Where development is employment-generating ;… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
“It's almost hard to imagine anything more undemocratic than the view that political officials should not debate American wars in public, but… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
I chose to write about food: food is inherently political, but it's also an essential part of people's real lives. It's where… — Annia Ciezadlo Copy Share Image
“If the world were full of the self-seeking individuals found in economics textbooks, it would grind to a halt because we would… — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
“Overborrowing or overlending? Lenders encourage indebtedness because it is profitable. Developing country governments are sometimes even pressured to overborrow ... Even without… — Joseph E. Stiglitz Copy Share Image
After a breakthrough year for America, our economy is growing and creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Only in economics is endless expansion seen as a virtue. In biology it is called cancer.” — David Pilling Copy Share Image
Economists must always be prepared for surprises: they find many in trying to find order in the universe of their study. — Simon Kuznets Copy Share Image
The pendulum of economic power might well begin to shift from capital back to labor. — Stephen S. Roach Copy Share Image
“The economy is a test and measurement system, and it requires reliable learning guided by an accurate meter of monetary value.” — George Gilder Copy Share Image
Denmark is a small nation of five million people, but our economy is completely dependent on our commercial fleet. Every family has… — Tobias Lindholm Copy Share Image
A generation ago, the image was that you had to trample everyone else down to succeed; but I don't believe that makes… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
A natural way that an economist approaches a problem is to say, here's where I think the economy is going; this is… — Christina Romer Copy Share Image
We need investment in green economy infrastructure; public services, training and education; and a multilateral plan to create youth job opportunities. — Sharan Burrow Copy Share Image
What we do have is a gigantic matching tax-cutting program as a way of stimulating the economy. — Judy Woodruff Copy Share Image
There is no economy in having one operation produce a part and another separate the good ones from the bad ones. — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
I'm one of the top 2 or 3 or 4 most conservative members in the House of Representatives when it comes to economics. — Jeb Hensarling Copy Share Image
If economic progress means that we become anonymous cogs in some great machine, then progress is an empty promise. — Charles Handy Copy Share Image
Complex regulation in place of simple-rules capitalism disrupts market processes and corrupts business incentives. — Robert L. Bradley, Jr Copy Share Image
When I came here almost nine years ago our economy was troubled and our nation was divided. — Rodney King Copy Share Image
If you feed enough oats to the horse, some will pass through to feed the sparrows (referring to "trickle down" economics). — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
