Economics Quotes · Page 19

Economy is a great revenue. [Lat., Magnum vectigal est parsimonia.]

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Capitalism has survived communism. Now, it eats away at itself.

— Charles Bukowski

I joined the Lib Dem party at the Freshers' Fair at the London School of Economics.

— Jo Swinson

We have weakened our economy in America. We need a strong economy.

— Mitt Romney

A 'mixed economy' is a society in the process of committing suicide.

— Ayn Rand

Productive power is the foundation of a country's economic strength.

— Stafford Cripps

Capitalism is the engine that has grown economies.

— Trish Regan

Strong leaders understand that action cures indecision

— Toyotomi Hideyoshi

The global realignment is accelerating the migration of growth and wealth dynamics from the industrial world to the larger emerging economies.

— Mohamed El-Erian

Capitalism has given people both the liberty and the incentive to create, produce, and trade, thereby generating prosperity.

— Johan Norberg

Railroads are the primary economic beneficiaries. It's a difficult project for the public sector.

— John Gates

One of the most important branches of the Egyptian economy is tourism. No bikinis, no tourism. So they have to decide what…

— Shimon Peres

The kind of capitalism I hate most is crony capitalism, the friends who decide. These are things which should be killed in…

— Anatoly Chubais

The general message is about a bigger global integrated economy is going to lead to faster growth, that policy could improve efficiency…

— Paul Romer

When people are able to live at home, they have more disposable income. That part is good for the economy.

— John Layfield

Either you can save the economy, or you can save the One Percent from losing a single penny.

— Michael Hudson

I suspect that one of capitalism's crucial assets derives from the fact that the imagination of economists, including its critics, lags well…

— Zygmunt Bauman

The economics of the space industry are changing. Within so called 'NewSpace,' not only are new entrants being created almost daily, the…

— Dylan Taylor

There can be no such thing as 'fairness in taxation.' Taxation is nothing but organized theft, and the concept of a 'fair…

— Murray Rothbard

This is the permanent tension that lies at the heart of a capitalist democracy and is exacerbated in times of crisis. In…

— Tariq Ali

Investment in jobs at a time when millions are unemployed can only be a good thing: all the better if the jobs…

— Sharan Burrow

Economics works great for planning your life when you don't have a work passion, since we tend to assume that your job…

— Emily Oster

Chinese experts noted that the U.S. economy has rebounded from the 2008 crash more strongly than some analysts here had expected, while…

— David Ignatius

There's no easy way to say this, so I'€™ll just say it: We're no longer No. 1. Today, we're No. 2. Yes,…

— Stephen F. Hayes

Mr. Greenspan did a very good job in the early 1990's. But recently he's fallen prey to this crazy theory that prosperity…

— Steve Forbes

The essence of capitalism is to turn nature into commodities and commodities into capital. The live green earth is transformed into dead…

— Michael Parenti

“To say that "the worker has an interest in the rapid growth of capital", means only this: that the more speedily the…

— Karl Marx

In the great depression, things could only be set right by causing the idle plant to work again . . . Roosevelt…

— Bertrand Russell

Economics now drives politics. This gives us a system in which the relationship between power and politics is no longer fused. Power…

— Henry Giroux

“Stalin formulated the economic aims of socialism as: “The securing of the maximum satisfaction of the constantly rising material and cultural requirements…

— Joan Robinson

I think capitalism will not disappear, but it's going to increasingly not be the exclusive arbiter of economic life. It's going to…

— Jeremy Rifkin

“studies are beginning to show that our ability to appreciate the intrinsic value of generosity, sharing and selflessness is central to maximizing…

— Raj Patel

Leadership produces change. That is its primary function

— John P. Kotter

Experimentation has been the key factor in the success of Western capitalism

— Nathan Rosenberg

There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.

— Anonymous

In a gift economy, the more you give, the richer you are.

— Charles Eisenstein

Well, gentlemen, life's just one damn thing after another.

— John Dustin Archbold

If socialists understood economics, they wouldn't be socialist.

— Friedrich August von Hayek

You alleviate poverty by trickle-down economics.

— Jacob Rees-Mogg

True economy consists in always making the income exceed the outgo.

— P. T. Barnum