Recession Quotes · Page 3

There are always, of course, job losses of a cyclical nature in a recession.

— Tim Bishop

To qualify as a recession, economic activity must decline in an absolute sense; a mere slowdown in real growth is not enough.

— Edgar Fiedler

“Hope is the universal currency of a recession. Invest it wisely!”

— Paul Guildea

I think the artists of the recession will end up being a very strong force in the future. They learned about survival.

— Mark Edward

In my view, if you have one in 10 unemployed - something is wrong with the economy whether you call it recession…

— Amity Shlaes

In the recession people are going to be looking even more at what movie stars are wearing, as it provides a fantasy…

— Cher

We're still in a recession. We're not gonna be out of it for a while, but we will get out.

— Warren Buffett

After years of grueling recession, our businesses have created over six million new jobs.

— Barack Obama

In the middle of a recession, where we're just climbing out of it, where the economy -unemployment is still at 9.7 percent,…

— Joe Biden

Throughout the nineteen-seventies and eighties, especially during periods of recession, employees were moved from offices to cubicles.

— Jill Lepore

The recession is over." This phrase has been used twice a year since 1973 by government leaders throughout the West. Its meaning…

— John Ralston Saul

Because the world is in economic recession, which worsened since this drama happened, and our country will bear the burden of all…

— Omar Bongo

President Obama's reelection started the countdown for lawmakers to address the fiscal cliff and the statutory debt limit. Unless the President and…

— Mark Zandi

I see nothing that points to a recession in Germany. But I see considerable long-term tasks ahead of us that have to…

— Angela Merkel

We described the coronavirus crisis as more of a shock to the system as opposed to a full-blown recession which would spiral…

— Cathie Wood

What most Americans mean when they say "the end of the recession" is, "When will it be back to normal? When can…

— Joseph Stiglitz

The job numbers are positive. We've had more jobs created now than were lost during the recession. We're seeing that the creation,…

— Stephen Harper

The fears of recession in the aftermath of Black Monday have turned to fears of the economy racing ahead too fast, with…

— Nigel Lawson

We haven't had a recession for 25 years in Australia. It's partly because of our trade with China. China's been doing relatively…

— Richard Glover

I think the ethos for Gov. Romney is to use a whole variety of policies, of which tax policy is one, to…

— Glenn Hubbard

I realized that the artists who managed to fight through this recession have a better shot at longevity than most. The recession…

— Mark Edward

I have seen American determination in people like Debbi Sommers. She runs a furniture rental business for conventions in Las Vegas. When…

— Mitt Romney

“If things go from bad to worse, with a recession resulting in higher unemployment—and therefore more loan losses and credit card delinquencies—then…

— Patricia Crisafulli

So when folks talk about the deficit and leaving the deficit for our children, we will never get out of debt had…

— Debbie Stabenow

With the recession, people are having to choose between their cable and their internet connection. And think about it.

— Rosario Dawson

“It’s a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it’s a depression when you lose your own.”

— Harry S. Truman

Ironically, for the mega-rich, recession brings with it the ability to live well at a lower cost and with less of a…

— Jamie Johnson

We have not recovered all that we lost in the Bush recession. That's why we need to continue to move forward.

— Martin O'Malley

I'm astonished at how quickly the Great Recession came and went.

— Mary Pilon

The early-'80s recession was good for good restaurants, not least because it put bad ones out of business.

— John Lanchester

Aggressive government spending during the Great Recession was absolutely necessary.

— Eric Garcetti

There are different flavors of recession. You can get into some pretty dark scenarios pretty quickly.

— Mark Zandi

A recession doubles the necessity to be really focused on three or four tactics that can prove a return on investment.

— David Gates

We haven't had a recession for 25 years in Australia. It's partly because of our trade with China.

— Richard Glover

People don't walk away from their homes unless they can't make the payments. That's an indication that we are in a recession.

— Eugene Fama

Loving relatives and home-cooked meals are solid levees against a recession.

— Rosecrans Baldwin

All of this talk of recession offends me. I am delighted that bankers have less money.

— Chris O'Dowd

The government has to spend money during a recession, because their spending is our earning.

— Linda Ronstadt

In a recession, you must be able to call into question everything you've done before.

— Francois-Henri Pinault

A recession is predominantly for the middle class. Where I come from, the majority of people have always lived in a recession.

— Curtis Jackson