Finance Quotes

“Well, first let me say that I think health care reform is important. It has to be a priority. And our system is broken. The Finance Committee bill is the best effort yet, due in large measure to the efforts of my colleague, Olympia Snowe, but it's not there yet. It falls short.”

-- Susan Collins

“Capital is that part of wealth which is devoted to obtaining further wealth.”

-- Alfred Marshall

“The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity.”

-- Jean-Paul Sartre

“Actually criminal sanctions that are given could be up to five years for violating the rules and regulations under the campaign finance reform. This is like the Alien and Sedition Act of years and years ago, decades ago.”

-- Jay Alan Sekulow

“Well, paycheck protection is an important ingredient for a successful campaign finance reform measure.”

-- Andrew Card

“I understand that finance can be very complex.”

-- Kevin Harrington

“Owning a home is a keystone of wealth - both financial affluence and emotional security.”

-- Suze Orman

“Wealth is not without its advantages and the case to the contrary, although it has often been made, has never proved widely persuasive.”

-- John Kenneth Galbraith

“Poverty is unnecessary.”

-- Muhammad Yunus

“Finance is critical. If sufficient investment is made in infrastructure and venture capital is made available, there will be a big improvement in the situation.”

-- Sanjay Kumar