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Debt Quotes

Lines on borrowing, risk, and recovery.

These quotes treat debt as a serious force in both personal and national life, echoing an old warning that unchecked debt can undermine governments as surely as war. A related economic reflection appears in our Debt Ceiling quotes.

Monetary policy has less room to maneuver when interest rates are close to zero, while expansionary fiscal policy is likely both more effective and less costly in terms of increased debt burden when interest rates are pinned at low levels.

Quotes by Ben Bernanke

You go public because you want access to capital in the form of debt and equity.

Quotes by Barry Sternlicht

I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office.

Quotes by Barack Obama

I don't see why anybody's playing chicken with the debt ceiling.

Quotes by Austan Goolsbee

The debt ceiling is not something to toy with.

Quotes by Austan Goolsbee

In my min,d there is arguably a greater risk of a default on the debt of a U.S. state than there is on the debt of a euro-area member. I consider it unthinkable that a euro-area country would default.

Quotes by Athanasios Orphanides

Good debt accrues assets that generate positive returns and externalities.

Quotes by Anthony Scaramucci

When I became CEO of Xerox 10 years ago, the company's situation was dire. Debt was mounting, the stock sinking and bankers were calling. People urged me to declare bankruptcy, but I felt personally responsible for tens of thousands of...

Quotes by Anne M. Mulcahy

In 2010, I proposed that Congress take its first pay cut in 77 years, and my effort had bipartisan support. And as part of leading by example, I returned 5 percent of my paycheck every month to pay down the...

Quotes by Ann Kirkpatrick

Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver.

Quotes by Ambrose Bierce

Teach her story to future generations, and at least the moral debt owed to Jean McConville can be repaid. Jean McConville. Jean McConville. Jean McConville.

Quotes by Amanda Foreman

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

Quotes by Alexander McCall Smith

I have been in love, and in debt, and in drink, this many and many a year.

Quotes by Alexander Brome

A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.

Quotes by Alexander Hamilton

Most companies can survive even if their debt ratings are lowered below investment grade, although they will have higher borrowing costs.

Quotes by Alex Berenson

Mr. Macri's government caused damage similar to what Argentina suffered in 2001: a debt default, no foreign-currency reserves, a steep devaluation and increased poverty.

Quotes by Alberto Fernandez

Nobody believes Macri can pay back the debt.

Quotes by Alberto Fernandez

There are no debt payments that can be sustained if the country does not grow.

Quotes by Alberto Fernandez

Our national debt poses a threat to all Americans and is particularly troublesome both for well-established businesses and for those seeking to enter into the marketplace.

Quotes by Alan Patricof

The United States can pay any debt it has because we can always print money to do that. So there is zero probability of default.

Quotes by Alan Greenspan

Other lines argue that budget discipline is essential to long-term financial health, while low-income households still need fair access to everyday credit. See also our Debtor and Debtors pages.