Quotes About Economy

Each needs the other: capital cannot do without labor, nor labor without capital.

Man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.

Mere parsimony is not economy . . . expense, and great expense, may be an essential part of true economy.

Capitalism in the United States has undergone profound modification, not just under the New Deal but through a consensus that continued to grow after the New Deal. Government in the U.S. today is a senior partner in every business in the country.

It is not the employer who pays wages - he only handles the money. It is the product that pays wages.

Gross National Product is our Holy Grail.

By pursuing his own interest (the individual) frequently promotes that of the society more effectually than when he really intends to promote it. I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good.

Ah, take the cash, and let the credit go.

A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.

He who will not economize will have to agonize.

After order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government.... Economy is always a guarantee of peace.

We are indeed a nation of shopkeepers.

A love of fashion makes the economy go round.

China has no income tax, no unemployed and not a single soldier outside its own territory.

Man is the only creature that consumes without producing.

The truth of good economic doctoring is to know the general principles, and to really know the specifics. To understand the context, and also, to understand that an economy may need some tender loving care, not just the so-called hard truths, if it's going to get by.

As long as inequality and other social problems plague us, populists will try to exploit them.

I personally think intellectual property is an oxymoron. Physical objects have a completely different natural economy than intellectual goods. It's a tricky thing to try to own something that remains in your possession even after you give it to many others.

We are a G20 country. One of the biggest world economies. We're in the middle of three continents. Changing Saudi Arabia for the better means helping the region and changing the world. So this is what we are trying to do here. And we hope we get support from everyone.

The government can't create jobs; they'll destroy jobs trying to do it. The government doesn't have any money; all they have is a printing press. We need to free markets to create jobs; if the government wants to help, they should reduce their burden on the economy.

The '80s market was only a Japanese market. It was the Japanese outbidding each other for the most expensive works of art. When the Japanese economy went down the tubes, there was no one left to pay the prices that have been recorded for all of those works.

As a party, Democrats must focus on the pocketbook issues that our constituents care about every day when they wake up to go to work, drop off their kids at school, and tuck them into bed at night.

Barack Obama knows that to create an economy built to last, we need to focus on middle-class families. Families who stay up on Sunday nights pacing the floor, like my dad did, while their children, tucked in bed, dream big dreams. Families who aren't sure what Monday morning will bring, but who believe our nation's best days are still ahead.

Our approach to economic development must be modern, focused and in tune with the global trend.