Policy Quotes

2496 Policy quotes by 1468 unique authors

Economic policies need to be analyzed in terms of the incentives they create, rather than the hopes that inspired them. — Thomas Sowell
The purpose of life is the expansion of happiness. It is the goal of every other goal. Ben Henretig has embarked on an ambitious project… — Deepak Chopra
Once you adopt and communicate a quality policy, stick with it, live it, and protect it. You get only one chance! — Thomas Berry
If you are waging peace, you can't be too particular sometimes about the special attitudes that different countries take. We were a young country once,… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Our policy is to concentrate holdings. We try to avoid buying a little of this or that when we are only lukewarm about the business… — Warren Buffett
Quantitative easing is just the latest chapter in the Federal Reserve’s hundred-year history of failure. (...) The American people have suffered long enough under a… — Ron Paul
State interference in economic life, which calls itself economic policy, has done nothing but destroy economic life. Prohibitions and regulations have by their general obstructive… — Ludwig von Mises
The conservative "thinks of political policies as intended to preserve order, justice, and freedom. The ideologue, on the contrary, thinks of politics as a revolutionary… — Russell Kirk
It’s probably the most unpopular policy I’m responsible for. I know it is very unpopular, culling badgers. But I believe it is the right thing… — David Cameron
We are particularly interested in the mental health programs and policies that support our troops and their families before, during, and after deployment to Iraq… — John M. McHugh
Capacity building originally meant helping people to help themselves. Now it means required training to deliver imposed policies. — Andy Hargreaves
I think the real problem for American religion are those minority of fundamentalists who try to identify political policies with religion. — Andrew Greeley
I'd be happy to have regular face-to-face meetings at Downing Street with David Cameron to argue the case for alternative economic policies. — Frances O'Grady
Meyer [sic] Amschel Rothschild, who founded the great international banking house of Rothschild which, through its affiliation with the European Central Banks, still dominates the… — Mayer Amschel Rothschild
I'm tired of high policy talks. I want to focus on nuts and bolts. — Dave Freudenthal
Lack of accountability weakens the environmental and health rights of citizens; it damages peace- building and reconciliation initiatives; impedes the implementation of global health policies;… — Widad Akrawi
Good analysis is very useful when you want to convert a political decision into an investment. It can also go the other way and drive… — Hans Rosling
Writing a novel is like working on foreign policy. There are problems to be solved. It's not all inspirational. — James M. Cain
Honesty is the best policy in international relations, interpersonal relations, labor, business, education, family and crime control because truth is the only thing that works… — Ramsey Clark
Inflation is not caused by the actions of private citizens, but by the government: by an artificial expansion of the money supply required to support… — Ayn Rand
My policy is to have no policy. — Abraham Lincoln
The chief beneficiary of life insurance policies for young, single people is the life insurance agent. — Wes Smith
I like gold because it is a stabilizer; it is an insurance policy. — Kevin O'Leary
The difference between a good educator and a great educator is that the former figures out how to work within the constraints of traditional policies… — Alfie Kohn
Foreign policy can mean several things, not only foreign policy in the narrow sense. It can cover foreign policy, relations with the developing world, and… — Romano Prodi

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