If you look at the history of the American capital market, there's probably no innovation more important than the idea of generally accepted accountancy principles. — Lawrence Summers Copy Share Image
Just between you and me, shouldn’t the World Bank be encouraging MORE migration of the dirty industries to the LDCs [Less Developed Countries]?... I… — Lawrence Summers Copy Share
I promise you that there are a lot of people involved in various kinds of retail activities who think they have a crucial role… — Lawrence Summers Copy Share
A good rule of thumb for many things in life holds that things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then… — Lawrence Summers Copy Share
I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up… — Lawrence Summers Copy Share
There are children who are working in textile businesses in Asia who would be prostitutes on the streets if they did not have those… — Lawrence Summers Copy Share
I have always thought that underpopulated countries in Africa are vastly underpolluted. — Lawrence Summers Copy Share
It used to be said that when the U.S. sneezed, the world caught a cold. The opposite is equally true today. Our prosperity is… — Lawrence Summers Copy Share
But ultimately what I was impressed by during my years in government was how much the intellectual climate and the prevailing intellectual notions constrained… — Lawrence Summers Copy Share
All taxes discourage something. Why not discourage bad things like pollution rather than good things like working? — Lawrence Summers Copy Share
The United States basically accepted protection abroad as the price of post-war recovery. Now, that these countries have caught up to our level of… — Lawrence Summers Copy Share
One of those disturbing tendencies in academic life is that there is a desire on the part of many in the name of open-mindedness… — Lawrence Summers Copy Share
As long as we keep our fundamentals strong...the dollar (and) U.S. borrowing costs will do just fine. — Lawrence Summers Copy Share
Investment in girls' education may well be the highest-return investment available in the developing world. — Lawrence Summers Copy Share
Spread the truth-the laws of economics are like the laws of engineering. One set of laws works everywhere. — Lawrence Summers Copy Share
