Economist Quotes by Peter Blair Henry

Good economic policy requires not so much the bravado to implement drastic change as the strength and wisdom to make reasonable trade-offs over the…

— Peter Blair Henry

Economic growth creates jobs, and countries grow when they educate their people and pursue policies that encourage households to save, existing businesses to invest,…

— Peter Blair Henry

Just as an individual's ability to delay gratification at a young age is a powerful predictor of future academic and professional achievement, discipline is…

— Peter Blair Henry

I think my wife would take objection to any characterization of me as perfect.

— Peter Blair Henry

You can actually make a lot of money and do a lot of good in the world. I don't see those things as being…

— Peter Blair Henry

I think that whether you're on the right or on the left as an economist or as a policy maker, every serious analyst I…

— Peter Blair Henry

I was born in Jamaica but was educated by, and now serve, prestigious First World institutions, so I believe that I have a unique,…

— Peter Blair Henry

Business is one of the most powerful institutions on Earth for creating wealth and opportunity and helping to lift people out of poverty. When…

— Peter Blair Henry

I'm generally slow to anger, quick to forgive, and I take in information before making decisions. So no matter how controversial the decision, my…

— Peter Blair Henry

Because I come from a place like Jamaica, which is a small, open economy, I viscerally get the importance of the global economy.

— Peter Blair Henry

As an economist, I'm aware that life is full of trade offs.

— Peter Blair Henry

It's probably indicative that I was destined for an academic career that I'm 6-5 and I lost the slam-dunk championship to somebody 5-8. I…

— Peter Blair Henry