Prosperity Quotes - Page 12

• The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.

  Marcus Aurelius

  Philosophical, Forever, Keep Moving Forward

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• Loyalty and friendship, which is to me the same, created all the wealth that I've ever thought I'd have.

  Ernie Banks

  Sports, Loyalty, Wealth

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• I never have been insecure, because I see what a waste it is. I know there is a solution to insecurity. I don't tend to be thrown by problems that don't have solutions. And insecurity has a wealth of alternatives.

  Drew Barrymore

  Insecure, Insecurity, Alternatives

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• Countries around the world are celebrating new oil and natural gas discoveries that hold the promise of greater prosperity for their citizens.

  Bob Beauprez

  Country, Oil, Discovery

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• If I am confirmed, I am confident that my colleagues on the Federal Open Market Committee and I will maintain the focus on long-term price stability as monetary policy's greatest contribution to general economic prosperity and maximum employment.

  Ben Bernanke

  Long, Focus, Employment

  "Hearing Regarding Ben Bernanke's Nomination to Be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve". www.washingtonpost.com. November 15, 2005.

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• Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain't lawful tender for a loaf of bread.

  Josh Billings

  Wisdom, Truth, Honesty

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• Choice dependent on wealth; those are the Tory words.

  Tony Blair

  Choices, Wealth, Dependent

  Tony Blair's Labour Speech to the Conference in Brighton, www.theguardian.com. September 28, 2004.

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• But the world is ever more interdependent. Stock markets and economies rise and fall together. Confidence is the key to prosperity. Insecurity spreads like contagion. So people crave stability and order.

  Tony Blair

  Fall, Keys, Order

  Tony Blair (2004). “Tony Blair in His Own Words”, Politicos Pub

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• Happy the country that lives on nothing but its wits; cursed be the one that thinks it can get rich by planting or digging or drilling for wealth.

  Bono

  Country, Thinking, Digging

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• If September 11th has taught us anything, it's certainly that the world has never been so interdependent. It is impossible now to be an island of prosperity in a sea of despair.

  Bono

  Islands, Sea, Taught Us

  "The lobbyist rock star", www.cnn.com. April 19, 2004.

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• The Saudi government's denial of basic rights to women is not only wrong, it hurts Saudi Arabia's economic development, modernization and prosperity.

  Barbara Boxer

  Hurt, Rights, Government

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• For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility. And the responsibility for me is to invest in creating new businesses, create jobs, employ people, and to put money aside to tackle issues where we can make a difference.

  Richard Branson

  Jobs, Mean, Responsibility

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• But, actually, it is only Americans who say that our freedoms and prosperity are the reason foreigners hate us. If you ask the foreigners, they make it clear that it's America's bullying foreign policy they detest.

  Harry Browne

  Bullying, Hate, America

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• I can't imagine there has ever been a more gratifying time or place to be alive than America in the 1950s. No country had ever known such prosperity.

  Bill Bryson

  Country, America, Alive

  Bill Bryson (2006). “The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid”

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• Of all the failed technologies that litter the onward march of science - steam carriages, zeppelins, armoured trains - none has been so catastrophic to prosperity as the last century's attempt to generate electricity from nuclear fission.

  James Buchan

  Technology, Nuclear, Zeppelins

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• It is the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere.

  Edmund Burke

  Business, World, Wealth

  Edmund Burke, Harvey C. Mansfield (1984). “Selected Letters of Edmund Burke”, p.406, University of Chicago Press

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• Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States.

  George W. Bush

  Jobs, Government, People

  "Uh, who needs therapy? And which kind?" by Michael Tomasky, www.theguardian.com. June 18, 2009.

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• As governor, I saw the link between economic prosperity and the ability to acquire knowledge.

  Jeb Bush

  Links, Saws, Economic

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• The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Success, Wise, Wealth

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• O wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet.

  Chanakya

  Wise, Sweet, Men

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• One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.

  Chanakya

  Inspirational, Book, Wealth Of Knowledge

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• Globalism began as a vision of a world with free trade, shared prosperity, and open borders. These are good, even noble things to aim for.

  Deepak Chopra

  Vision, Borders, Noble

  "Why Globalism Is a Victory for You" by Deepak Chopra, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 18, 2012.

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• If a country doesn't recognize minority rights and human rights, including women's rights, you will not have the kind of stability and prosperity that is possible.

  Hillary Clinton

  Country, Rights, Minorities

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• We Democrats think the country works better with a strong middle class, real opportunities for poor people to work their way into it and a relentless focus on the future, with business and government working together to promote growth and broadly shared prosperity. We think "we're all in this together" is a better philosophy than "you're on your own."

  William J. Clinton

  Country, Strong, Philosophy

  William J. Clinton's speech to the Democratic National Convention, www.washingtonpost.com. September 5, 2012.

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• If you want a future of shared prosperity, where the middle class is growing and poverty is declining, where the American Dream really is alive and well again, and where the United States remains the leading force for peace and justice and prosperity in a highly competitive world, you have to vote for Barack Obama.

  William J. Clinton

  Dream, Class, United States

  "2012 Democratic Convention: Bill Clinton Goes All-In for Obama's Reelection in Rousing Speech" by Tina Daunt, www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 5, 2012.

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