Top 1200 National Debt Quotes & Sayings - Page 19

The American people reject the idea of giving Washington a blank check to increase the debt limit.

I never got into debt because my parents had drummed into me at a young age: if you can't afford it, you can't have it.

Higher projected corporate and personal income tax receipts and lower public debt charges.

The people of Illinois sent me to Springfield to end the era of unbalanced budgets and runaway debt.

We have a debt the size of our economy, which makes us look a lot like Greece.

Raising the debt limit on some levels is a ministerial act. It doesn't involve any new spending.

It is a debt we owe to the purity of our religion to show that it is at variance with that law which warrants slavery.

Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay, but we can honor their sacrifice.

The quickest and easiest way to screw up your life is to take on too much debt.

There are only two honest ways to reduce our debt: cut spending or raise revenues.

This would be a much better world if more married couples were as deeply in love as they are in debt.

The ingenious slogan that the public debt does not matter because 'we owe it to ourselves' is clearly absurd.

The fore horse of this frightful team is public debt. Taxation follow that, and in its turn wretchedness and oppression.

We need some rules changes. This is an outrage that this, the oldest democracy has now, you know, ranked - when I say ranked 59th, it means that in the percentage of women, in our national parliament, our National Congress, is now ranks 59th from the top. That means 58 countries have more women than we do in percentage wise.

What is gained by debt relief and aid can be lost if we don't get a proper trade agreement in Hong Kong.

The slender debt to Nature's quickly paid,Discharged, perchance, with greater ease than made.

Let's say you're all worried about student-loan debt and you need to have steady income. That doesn't have to be your everything.

All of us at Cablevision and MSG owe Dave Checketts a debt of gratitude for 10 years of service.

We need to reshape the movement as one of grassroots activists, and not 'professional activists' who populate the seemingly endless number of national animal rights groups. For many people, activism has become writing a check to a national group that is very pleased to have you leave it to them. Although it is important to give financial support to worthy efforts only, giving money is not enough and giving to the wrong groups can actually do more harm than good.

I absolutely appreciate the opportunity it's been. I wouldn't be here without 'Gossip Girl,' so I will always be in debt and grateful.

We call for a bailout for an entire generation that is basically held hostage by unpayable student-loan debt.

Social Security is legally prohibited from contributing to the deficit. It cannot use debt to pay out benefits.

Would I advise early-stage companies against taking debt? One hundred percent yes.

Ultimately, multiple livelihood opportunities alone can insulate farmers in rainfed areas from the debt trap.

Slow growth and inflation have a tendency to accompany large deficits and increasing debt as a percentage of GDP.

Revenge is a debt, in the paying of which the greatest knave is honest and sincere, and, so far as he is able, punctual.

I can tell you if you look at the polls, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, they do not think we should increase the debt limit.

The biggest threat to advanced economies is that debt will accumulate until the overhang weighs on growth.

One big theme for me is that we have got to move from an economy built on debt to one where we save and invest in the future.

Love's an illusion. It's a dream you wake up from with an enormous hangover and net credit debt. I'd rather have cash.

true Christians consider themselves not as satisfying some rigorous creditor, but as discharging a debt of gratitude

I will fight for budget honesty and eliminating the deficit to reduce the transfer of debt to younger generations.

That is especially important as more young people must take on huge debt loads to go to college.

Our nation truly owes a debt of gratitude to all who have served and sacrificed on behalf of this great country.

I used to have insecurity about my finances, then I announced that I had debt, and now I don't have any insecurities.

In a big picture sense, it's more national prestige that we're risking. You know, we are proud of our space program, but as we were talking earlier, the average American doesn't think that much about it right now. So, it may seem like something we could just give up and not really worry about it, but I think it starts creeping into the national psyche. If American astronauts have to hitch rides with the Russians or other nations in the future.

The decision to go into debt alters the course and condition of your life. You no longer own it. You are owned.

Slight was the thing I bought, small was the debt I thought, Poor was the loan at best - God! but the interest!

Refinancing doesn't reduce your debt, it just restructures it, so be clear about what you want to achieve with a refi.

I'd like to see college debt levels drop by a lot, but I'm not quite sure what the best way to do that is.

What does Christianity mean today? National Socialism is a religion. All we lack is a religious genius capable of uprooting outmoded religious practices and putting new ones in their place. We lack traditions and ritual. One day soon National Socialism will be the religion of all Germans. My Party is my church, and I believe I serve the Lord best if I do his will, and liberate my oppressed people from the fetters of slavery. That is my gospel.

I say after eight years of this Administration we have just as much unemployment as when we started. … And an enormous debt to boot!

President Putin and President Trump are very much alike in their basic approach to international relations.They both insist on their priority as national interest. And they both understand pretty well that sometimes it is in your national interest to conduct good relationship with your counterpart, ensuring that those relationships are mutually beneficial and ensuring that - that you are really ready to take into account each other's concern.

Every part of society should honour the debt we owe those who've served our country.

In the United States we have the great Harvard Business School, but America is the country with the greatest debt in the world.

I've been in football a long time and people have problems through debt, drugs, drink and family.

Spain is finding it very difficult to finance itself with sovereign debt risk premium so high.

Which reminded me...I still owed the gods a debt. "You're a genius," I (Percy) told Annabeth.

Investing is important, but get debt-free first. That's what frees up your income so you can win.

It is simply science fiction fantasy to say that, if you do not raise the debt ceiling, that everything is going to collapse.

One of the things that we have to change in this country is the idea that people can't disagree without challenging each other's character and patriotism. I have never suggested that Sen. McCain picks his positions on national security based on politics or personal ambition. I have not suggested it because I believe that he genuinely wants to serve America's national interest. Now, it's time for him to acknowledge that I want to do the same. Let me be clear: I will let no one question my love of this country.

I had a sense of debt to the medical profession and to surgery particularly. I would not be as ambient as I am without it.

By paying our other debts, we are equal with all mankind; but in refusing to pay a debt of revenge, we are superior.

for ... austere and gracious allegory, as for so much of its mysticism and its chivalry, its ardours and its endurances, the world is in debt to Spain.

Critics have stepped up their attacks on the President for authorizing the National Security Agency to listen to international communications of known al Qaeda members or affiliated terrorists during a time of war. The American people expect their leaders to stay a step ahead of the enemy, and the National Security Agency authorization is a critical tool in the War on Terror that saves lives and protects civil liberties at the same time.

I fear debt. I don't like being indebted to banks. I have a rule in life that I will get it when I can afford it.

Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people.

I gave up on the national team - I thought to myself, 'Well, that's just not something that's going to happen for me.' The national team was in residency camp; I was 6,000 miles away. Nobody was watching, nobody cared... I'm just going to go play for myself and my team and try to be great... and I had more fun than I'd have ever had.

Botswana is actually very peaceful. It's democratic. It never was in debt. They've been fortunate, they've had diamonds.

Our balanced budget has an important psychological function. It is a signal that we can't continue to constantly take on debt.