Economic Quotes

For Marx, 'pure' economic theory, that is economic theory which abstracts from a specific social structure, is impossible.

At every turn, when humanity is asked the question, 'Do you want temporary economic gain or long-term environmental loss, which one do you prefer,' we invariably choose the money.

If socialism means that we live well, that there is equality and justice, and that we have no social and economic problems, then I welcome it.

The fight against capitalism has many aspects, particularly the distinctive economic models that concentrate the capital in few hands.

State control is important for the people who have always been excluded from the claims of social and economic development.

Having your fiscal house in order and having a more manageable macro-economic future is going to be very useful in creating growth.

We need to put in place an economic system of governance for the euro-zone.

In order to consolidate the euro we need to harmonise our economic, fiscal and social policies, hence we are going toward greater integration.

I think the media has to continually remind itself, and I think we do but sometimes not well enough that we're not just an economic property.

Economic diseases are highly communicable. It follows therefore that the economic health of every country is a proper matter of concern to all its neighbors, near or distant.

We cannot afford the EPA's continued expansion of red tape that is slowing economic growth and threatening to entangle millions of small businesses.

Everyone in advanced meditation practice should be involved with the economic support of the spread of the dharma. We live in a material world, and it's very expensive to teach meditation.

There is a certain beauty and refinement that is often found in our world and it is expensive. It shouldn't necessarily be so. It is just the way our economic system is.

The way our world is set up, a higher economic priority is given to things that bespeak a greater refinement. It is just a determination that was made, to make money.

It's very important for the coming times to have a sound economic base and to be as mobile as possible. The energy lines will be shifting strongly as we enter into the end phase of the earth's cycle.

They have done this through sexual repression, economic repression, political repression, social repression, ideological repression and spiritual repression.

Your very own sister may take your husband away and your husband may be the ticket for economic survival.

It is one thing to impose drastic measures and harsh economic penalties when an environmental problem is clear-cut and severe...

They call me Freestyle Freddy and I'm always ready to rap. Even when I wake up from a nap. Economic devastation's kinda sweeping the nation. It's time for us to wake up and get an education.

We can't afford the wrath of Heaven. We survived a deluge by the skin of our teeth, but an economic crisis would be disastrous.

There is no time in American history in which there was more economic conflict between segments of the population than there was prior to the Civil War.

Parecon is a very tough-minded economic vision and model, and it sets a standard for us to look at.

This is the problem for which revolutionary theory has yet to find the right solution, if there is one. The difficulty is that the economic interests of the two classes are antagonistic.

If we look at statistical data, we see that Protestant countries in terms of economic development are more successful than those observing Catholicism.

The prevailing view is that the easy way to stimulate economic growth is to have a low currency.

Not one country in all the world has eliminated its economic participation [gender] gap - not one.

I want to work with non-profits that stimulate growth to the community. Whether it is economic growth, intellectual, or freedom.

We want people to have a stake in the British economy so I am in favour of actually encouraging people to have small shareholdings and feel they've got a stake in our economic future.

Globalization looked like it was going to answer all the economic questions of class. Turned out not to be the case.

Today we have the economic collapse that the whole planet is suffering, but there is hope, and that's what's going to keep us moving ahead.

There's been shock waves sent throughout all parts of the nation's economic fabric.

Free market capitalism is far more than economic theory. It is the engine of social mobility-the highway to the American Dream.

Issues are won based upon whether or not you can keep this economy strong; elections are won based upon economic issues and national security issues.

How do you measure whether or not a strategy of economic growth that is articulated by a very smart, capable economist actually yields growth? You can't. But you can influence.

[The economic crisis ] gave people the option to put money into private accounts.

I come from the school of thought that says when people have more money in their pocket during economic times, it increases demand or investment. Small businesses begin to grow, and jobs are added.

Too often we shape our public positions on the basis of our economic connections. That brings us dangerously close to economic determinism.

If the present economic structure can change only by collapsing, then it had better collapse as soon as possible.

If I can make an economic deal with Amazon that works for them and works for me, OK - I'll make it available. But I don't want to be part of restrictions that make life difficult for my guests.

A citizen can hardly distinguish between a tax and a fine, except that the fine is generally much lighter.

I beg you, look for the words 'social justice' or 'economic justice' on your church Web site. If you find it, run as fast as you can. Social justice and economic justice, they are code words.

It's the biggest economic influence in a woman's life whether she can decide when and whether to have children or not.

It used to be said that this country was a child-centered one. Nothing could be further from the truth. Children have been our lowest priority, both in economic and emotional spending.

Being able to support oneself allows one to choose a marriage out of love and not just economic dependence. It also allows one to risk that marriage.

Economic systems are not value-free columns of numbers based on rules of reason, but ways of expressing what varying societies believe is important.

My first rule - the golden rule - ensures that over the economic cycle the Government will borrow only to invest, and that current spending will be met from taxation.

If you take the same child and put them in two different places, it will dramatically shape the way in which their economic outcomes are realized later in life.

To paraphrase Winston Churchill, capitalism is the worst economic system except for all the other forms.

It's not just about the current economic environment. History shows that slashing budgets always leads to recession.

There is grim irony in speaking of the freedom of contract of those who, because of their economic necessities, give their service for less than is needful to keep body and soul together.