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Quotes about Economy

Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either lead into freedom or constitute a proof for its existence.

by Hannah Arendt (Historian, German , born in 1906) keywords: curse, economic , existence

Expensive advertising courts us with hints and images. The ordinary kind merely says, Buy.

by Mason Cooley (Writer, American , born in 1927) keywords: advertising, buy , expensive

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Poet, American , born in 1970) keywords: capitalism, good, result , well

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Cheap labor is not going to be the way we compete in the United States. It's going to be brain power.

by Rosabeth Moss Kanter (Businessman, American , born in 1942) keywords: brain, cheap, compete, labor , power

Florence Kelley

In the garment trades, on the other hand, the presence of a body of the disfranchised, of the weak and young, undoubtedly contributes to the economic weakness of these trades.

by Florence Kelley (Activist, American , born in 1970) keywords: economic, garment , weak

Soren Kierkegaard

Not just in commerce but in the world of ideas too our age is putting on a veritable clearance sale. Everything can be had so dirt cheap that one begins to wonder whether in the end anyone will want to make a bid.

by Soren Kierkegaard (Philosopher, Danish , born in 1970) keywords: age, bid, cheap , commerce

Globalization was a deep trend pushed by technology and right ideas, as much as anything else.

by Jeffrey Sachs (Economist, American , born in 1954) keywords: globalization, ideas, technology , trend

George Smathers

I don't believe in social equality, and they know it.

by George Smathers (Politician, American , born in 1913) keywords: believe, equality, know , social

We have the most flexible and adaptive economy. Making sure we sustain the ability of the American economy to perform well is really the priority of economic policy.

by John W. Snow (Economist, American , born in 1939) keywords: ability, american , economy

What made women's labour particularly attractive to the capitalists was not only its lower price but also the greater submissiveness of women.

by Clara Zetkin (Politician, German , born in 1970) keywords: labour, price , women