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Quotes About Finance

In the typical economic recovery, a resurgent housing sector helps fuel reemployment and rising incomes.
~ Ben Bernanke
When Uganda got debt relief in 1999, the first item President Museveni bought was a presidential jacket for himself.
~ George Ayittey
The UK downgrade will come as little surprise to many. It does not appear to be occurring because the UK is cutting its deficit too far and too fast.
~ John Redwood
Generally speaking, the stronger the connection between the financing and the ultimate beneficiary, the better the result.
~ Paul Wolfowitz
The ultimate arbiters of the models of banking and the management of banking are the investors. It's the shareholders.
~ Bob Diamond
Coming up with a ballpark figure on how much you need to pay your expenses, such as your mortgage or rent, insurance, and utilities, is the first place to start when developing your ultimate goal of becoming a multimillionaire.
~ John Rampton
I think growing an economy is a good way to help with a deficit, but ultimately, it's about fiscal discipline and responsible spending - and smart decisions.
~ Justin Trudeau
Anything scarce will ultimately be tokenized because the benefits of digitization and increased liquidity are so great.
~ Balaji Srinivasan
LearnVest provides women with the necessary tools and resources to manage their personal finances; its core mission, to positively contribute to society through education and, ultimately, the promotion of self-sufficient and financially aware women.
~ Alexa Von Tobel
I'm doing my work in an environment that's ultimately about dollars and cents.
~ Marguerite Moreau
Sometimes it takes longer to create value, but if the companies generate more earnings, the stocks will ultimately reflect that.
~ Nelson Peltz
I think what's important to understand is if the United States hits the debt ceiling and is unable to pay its debts, the consequences will be immediate and dramatic.
~ Kenneth Chenault
Interest rates do not have to be identical across the whole euro area, but it is unacceptable if major differences arise from broken capital markets or concern about a euro area break-up.
~ Mario Draghi
The U.N. and other international bodies, along with wealthier nations, could manage the unavoidable migration from poorer countries if there were greater focus on stopping the larger chaos created by leaders who finance and support terrorism in the name of Islam.
~ Richard Grenell
Insurance, pension reforms are going to be extremely important for the stock market because the kind of money we'll get from that is unbelievable.
~ Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
I don't think that capitalism should be unbridled, if by 'unbridled' you mean unregulated.
~ Chris Patten
I'm no financial expert. I scarcely know what a coin is. Ask me to explain what a credit default swap is, and I'll emit an unbroken 10-minute 'um' through the clueless face of a broken puppet. You might as well ask a pantomime horse.
~ Charlie Brooker
Bailouts may have been more tolerable in the early 1990s when they were rare and their use for a failing bank was uncertain. That is no longer the case.
~ Jerome Powell
He who first called money the sinews of the state seems to have said this with special reference to war.
~ Plutarch
There is two things that can disrupt business in this country. One is War, and the other is a meeting of the Federal Reserve Bank.
~ Will Rogers
The reality is that we've seen the last of any serious price wars for a long time. I don't think any of the others could afford it, certainly not on a long-term basis.
~ Rupert Murdoch
I got tired of my taxes paying for exciting little wars around the world. Then I discovered that when I died, my wife would probably have to sell our house to pay for the taxes in America.
~ Terry Gilliam
The large banking interests were deeply interested in the World War because of the wide opportunities for large profits.
~ William Jennings Bryan
Endless money forms the sinews of war. [Lat., Nervi belli pecunia infinita.]
~ Marcus Tullius Cicero