Recession Quotes

194 Recession quotes by 152 unique authors

Successful people save in prosperous times so they have a financial cushion in times of recession. — Brian Tracy
This crisis is not simply a more severe version of the usual business cycle recession, the typical downturn in which economies ultimately adjust and stabilize. — Timothy Geithner
If there's a severe recession, the automatic stabilizers will come into effect, and we will still try to reduce the structural deficit, but we will… — Franklin Raines
Never miss out on an opportunity like a good recession. — Jack Welch
The Fed was largely responsible for converting what might have been a garden-variety recession, although perhaps a fairly severe one, into a major catastrophe. Instead… — Milton Friedman
Americans don't think we should be raising taxes on anybody, especially in the middle of a recession. — Mitch McConnell
Historically in every recovery, because the president rightly did inherit a recession. But historically, the lagging indicator always deals with employment. — Sean Hannity
Bond investors want growth much like equity investors, and to the extent that too much austerity leads to recession or stagnation then credit spreads widen… — Bill Gross
I realized that the artists who managed to fight through this recession have a better shot at longevity than most. The recession was a test… — Mark Edward
I don't know if you call a burger 'recession food.' It's comfort food. — Michael Mina
It's clear that the true problems of our Nation are much deeper - deeper than gasoline lines of energy shortages, deeper even than inflation or… — Jimmy Carter
The extension and expansion of the payroll tax holidays for workers would be number one on my list and key to avoiding recession. — Mark Zandi
There are different flavors of recession. You can get into some pretty dark scenarios pretty quickly. — Mark Zandi
Things are pretty good in Canada. We weathered the recession fairly well. And, of course, were up here up living here, we're watching American news… — Rick Mercer
If you listen to the news, read the news, you'd think we were still in a recession. Well, we're not in a recession. We've had… — Dan Quayle
Europe is a strong market for the U.S. If it has problems, if there's a lack of consumer confidence, if there's a deeper recession, this… — George Papandreou
Cold-turkey deficit reduction would cause a significant recession. A recent analysis by the Congressional Budget Office estimated that going headlong over the cliff would cause… — Christina Romer
Increased revenues, meaning higher taxes, will be a central element of any successful long-term budget plan, and President Obama is right to insist that the… — Steven Rattner
Our first goal is to stop the recession and start with recovery. — Antonis Samaras
Nevada was hit hardest by the recession - highest unemployment, highest foreclosure rate, highest bankruptcy rate. — Brian Sandoval
Before Barack Obama took office, it looked like that pride could have vanished forever, but today, from the staggering depths of the Great Recession, the… — Ted Strickland
The unemployment rate has effectively not gone down from where it was at the peak of the recession. The only reason it's gone technically from… — Jim Talent
I favor the extension of the middle-class tax cuts because in a recession they're stimulative and they help with demand. — Peter Welch
Folks in the bottom half of the economy are already squeezed hard. They will be bloodied and bankrupt if economic policy inadvertently induces a recession. — William Greider
According to the Bank of England the economy is growing too fast so interest rates must rise to counter the supposed inflationary threat. In lay… — Harry Enfield

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