O. Henry Quotes

In terms of the overall economy, we've got challenges and the big focus has got to be on recovery, on repair, and that's going to take a while.

China and the U.S. are the two largest importers of oil. They are the two largest emitters of carbon.

As the Indian government has embraced greater economic openness, the creativity and expertise of the Indian workforce has been unleashed onto the world economic stage.

One of the things I enjoy the most is fishing.

In China, export lobbies have fought for policies that favor their interests and limit foreign competition.

It is the policy of the federal government to use all resources at its disposal to make our financial system stronger.

One of the most constant aspects of American life is change - and nowhere is it more evident than in our financial markets.

I see the underlying economy as being very healthy.

The worst is likely to be behind us.

A Fed loan to Lehman Brothers would not have prevented a bankruptcy.

The U.S. didn't save enough; we borrowed a lot. There were structural imbalances in Asia with exporters, with oil exporters for a whole variety of things.

Anticompetitive practices hurt Chinese private firms nearly as much as foreign ones.

I don't think a bankruptcy is a good thing.

I understand how important the automakers are to America. And I understand a bankruptcy; a failure in that industry wouldn't be a good thing. It's something we should avoid.

Payment systems are critically important for overall market stability. On a typical business day, U.S. payment and settlement systems settle transactions valued at over $13 trillion.

The most pressing and significant problems in the global economy are unsustainable structural issues with regard to the E.U. - fiscal deficits and the structure of the E.U. itself.

Buying a home today is a complex process, but that in no way excuses home buyers from their obligation for due diligence.

China needs a currency that reflects underlying economic fundamentals.

What I've said repeatedly is, 'I think the auto industry is a very important industry.'

U.S. exports to China have more than quintupled since China entered the WTO and have grown more quickly than imports. In fact, China is America's fastest-growing export market.

I urge each of you to think seriously about the vision Dr. Daniel puts forth and think about what you can do to make it happen.

Dreams seem to have a will of their own.

How do you know, right now, that you are aware of being aware, or conscious?

Dream study impacts culture. We are put in touch with the inner poet who dreams. We hear our inner, subjective response to the outer world. That helps spiritualize our lives.

Rather than seeing dreams as containing hidden messages, see dreams as experiences of empathy. Then use empathy with the dream to reconnect with the experience of dreaming itself.

When we awaken, we cannot account for the time spent. We simply don't remember. About the only evidence we have of experiences while we were asleep is when we happen to remember a dream.

Freud published The Interpretation of Dreams in 1900. It introduced the notion that there existed certain predictable and identifiable processes by which dreams were formed.

Hugh Lynn Cayce, Edgar Cayce's son, is quoted as saying, The best interpretation of a dream is one you apply.

There is both a skill factor and an effort factor in dream recall. People can develop dream recall skills, such as lying still in the morning and writing down whatever comes to mind.

It is, we believe, Idle to hope that the simple stirrup-pump Can extinguish hell.

If there is any one truth from the legacy of the Cayce readings, it would be that there is a spiritual dimension to humans, something beyond time and space.

It is easier to learn to interpret dreams if you have a reason to use them for something constructive. You apply your dream insights to making constructive changes in your life.

The usual comment from psychologists and psychiatrists was that it's best not to encourage people to look at their dreams because they are liable to stir up problems for themselves.

People don't think their dreams amount to much, but when I ask them to examine them for common themes, they surprise themselves at how accurate they are! They see that their dreams have value.

To-day we have naming of parts. Yesterday We had daily cleaning. And tomorrow morning, We shall have what to do after firing. But to-day, To-day we have naming of parts.

What is it like to fall asleep? What happens? Where do we go? Why don't we remember? Since childhood most of us have wondered about the mystery of sleep.

The early bees are assaulting and fumbling the flowers: They call it 'easing the Spring.'

As we get older we do not get any younger. Seasons return, and today I am fifty-five, And this time last year I was fifty-four, And this time next year I shall be sixty-two.

You might as well enjoy the day - you never know when and how painfully it could all end.

I feel like a visitor that got left behind by his ride.

I just want to be able to stand up straight for a little while before I get cut down.

Do you know why Albert Camus was so prolific? He wrote to keep from screaming.

The destructive power of a lie is stronger than the truth.

I don't try to be angry to prove something. I wouldn't try to intimidate you for any reason unless you were trying to intimidate me, and then I would show you that you can't do that to me.

Youth is fleeting and life is short, you might as well strike hard. Anything else is just average.

I will do my best to dodge tonight's depression Hide in sleep Damage myself in dreams Wake up older, slightly more used.

The more you own, the more it owns you.

Am I self-righteous? Why not? It's not like I can count on you to be righteous for me.

In winter, I plot and plan. In spring, I move.

You can't get your head around something if you're yelling.