Financial Quotes - Page 13

Financial crisis is the moment of truth for real collectors and true artists.

Life's an offensive proposition from beginning to end. Maybe those who can't tolerate offense ought to just go ahead and end it all, and maybe those who demand financial compensation for offense ought to have it ended for them.

There is much to dislike about President Obama's approach to the financial crisis. But opposition, it seems, will have to come from somewhere other than conservatism. The party out of power is also a party out of touch.

Even a child who's above average on self-control could improve their financial outcomes in mid-life if they improved their self-control skills early on.

If the relationship between you and your money is harmonious, regardless of how much you have, your financial transactions will be harmonious as well.

The foundation of a financial fresh start actually has nothing to do with money or specific financial dos and don'ts.

Financial freedom is our birthright, rather than the "slave walk" of the Monday through Friday grind.

The concern here is that financial services become a kind of tech-led Wild West.

I'm sure there are managers who have had far greater financial success. But my companies such as easyJet have changed the lives of many people. We haven't just made flights affordable for a lot of people.

I'd probably still be a financial journalist now if it weren't for writing novels. Mmm. Fun! I'm much happier writing novels!

The housing and financial crisis could not have occurred in the absence of government housing and monetary policies.

People will make worse financial decisions for them if they're choosing from a lot of options than if they're choosing from a few options. If they have more options they're more likely to avoid stocks and put all their money in money market accounts, which doesn't even grow at the rate of inflation.

I have a perverse attraction to risk. Not physical risk but emotional, financial risk - anything than can't kill you immediately.

The whole financial industry is consolidating in the United States.

One measure for promoting both stability and fairness across financial market segments is a small sales tax on all financial transactions - what has come to be known as a Robin Hood Tax. This tax would raise the costs of short-term speculative trading and therefore discourage speculation. At the same time, the tax will not discourage "patient" investors who intend to hold their assets for longer time periods, since, unlike the speculators, they will be trading infrequently.

A man is not a financial plan.

I have never met anyone who wanted to save the world without my financial support.

Toronto won't topple New York or London as a financial center, nor will it dethrone Los Angeles as the international entertainment capital, but with its large and stable banks, numerous knowledge-based industries thriving in the surrounding mega-regions, and an increasingly diverse population, it will gain ground. And with employment opportunities in the largest centers eroding, it can make a big move on top global talent. It stands as a model of an older, once heavily industrial Frostbelt city that has not only turned itself around but continues to grow and thrive.

Hope is not a financial plan.

New York is the financial capital of the world. Everything moves so fast, and the music is fast, and some of it is for money.

New York is safer than it has been - and it's getting safer. But it's never safe. As the financial and communications capital of the world, this is where terrorists want to make a statement, where they get the most bang for the buck.

After 9/11, the American Red Cross received more than half a billion dollars in donations to help the victims of the terrorist attacks. The families of the victims were already well-provided for by various government funds, so Red Cross simply drew a line across lower Manhattan and offered everyone there financial assistance, whether they needed it or not.

We grow our own source revenue base, we put ourselves into a stronger financial position and so this budget is unashamedly going to be about focusing on ensuring that we continue to grow our economy and create jobs.

The healthier a new venture and the faster it grows, the more financial feeding it requires.

The U.S. will lose its status as the superpower of the world financial system. The world will become multi-polar.