Financial Quotes

You have more independent eyes scrutinizing the decision-making and financial statements of companies.

If you're not staying on top of your money, you are putting your financial well-being at risk.

Put your financial life on autopilot as a form of 'forced' saving.

No one's ever achieved financial fitness with a January resolution that's abandoned by February.

If you want to rear financial blessings, you have to sow financially.

The participation of our country in the eurozone is a guarantee for the country's monetary stability. It is a driver of financial prosperity.

Prices are going up. Unemployment is continue to go up. And we have not had the necessary correction for the financial bubble created by our Federal Reserve system.

Most cases, I would say, in a huge amount of cases, countries that have worked with us and have used our financial facilities have come out quick... more quickly and in a better shape from a crisis than would have come out otherwise.

The financial crisis is a stark reminder that transparency and disclosure are essential in today's marketplace.

Hedge funds, private equity and venture capital funds have played an important role in providing liquidity to our financial system and improving the efficiency of capital markets. But as their role has grown, so have the risks they pose.

Whenever it's suggested that our sponsors have some kind of influence or control of what we cover in some kind of censorship through financial pressure, it's rubbish. That's never happened.

What we know about the global financial crisis is that we don't know very much.

If a financial institution is too big to fail, it is too big to exist.

After all, Wall Street is clearly the most powerful lobbying force on Capitol Hill. From 1998 through 2008, the financial sector spent over $5 billion in lobbying and campaign contributions to deregulate Wall Street.

Establishing a 0.03 percent Wall Street speculation fee, similar to what we had from 1914-1966, would dampen the dangerous level of speculation and gambling on Wall Street, encourage the financial sector to invest in the productive economy and reduce the deficit by more than $350 billion over 10 years.

The Federal Reserve has a responsibility to ensure the safety and soundness of financial institutions and to contain systemic risks in financial markets.

'Nobody goes to jail.' This is the mantra of the financial-crisis era, one that saw virtually every major bank and financial company on Wall Street embroiled in obscene criminal scandals that impoverished millions and collectively destroyed hundreds of billions, in fact, trillions of dollars of the world's wealth - and nobody went to jail.

Ratings agencies are the glue that ostensibly holds the entire financial industry together.

People employed in financial institutions are rarely interesting and even more rarely likable.

What we need to do is break the financial community's grip on society.

I no longer care about the financial system. I gave them my roadmap. OK? Thanks, bye. I've no idea what's going on. I'm disconnected. I'm totally disengaged.

If there had been a Financial Product Safety Commission in place 10 years ago, the current financial crisis would have been averted.

It is critical that the American people, and not just their financial institutions, be represented at the negotiating table.

I'd be kidding if I said that I predicted the financial collapse.

I'm largely in favor of financial reform.

The Obama administration deserves credit for quickly ending the housing free fall. In particular, Obama empowered the Federal Housing Administration to ensure that households could find mortgages at low interest rates even during the worst phase of the financial panic.

The principal linkages between Japan and the U.S. global economies are trade, financial markets, and commodity markets.

CNBC is a very serious-minded financial news network, and what we've seen thus far from Fox appears to be not as investment-focused or financially focused, and that's good for us.

Pursuing your passion is fulfilling and leads to financial freedom.

It is unsound for an independent editor to be a financial contributor to any cause which would cause any type of special pleading.

We have, unlike many of our competitors, continued to meet our various financial obligations.

Our planes should be full, which among other things means we have a golden opportunity... to build on the momentum reflected in the financial results we are reporting today.

The middle and working classes are paying the debt that the financial markets created.

As mayor of Milwaukee, I've had many developers come and many businesses come and have asked for financial assistance from the city, and my questions have always been: how many jobs are we talking about and are these family-supporting jobs.

Financial transaction tax raises problems of competition.

People assume that because you have graced the same stage as the star act, in front of thousands, you must be reaping similar financial rewards. This is a complete fallacy.

The major media companies are significantly reducing their financial commitment to the motion picture sector.

For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation.

As part of my efforts to fight identity theft, I worked with my colleagues on the Financial Services Committee to strengthen consumer protection with a reasonable notification requirement.

I didn't have a financial need, and I wasn't very gifted at relationships. I probably was more like what we think of boys as being: hard to pin down and wary of commitment.

Our mission, as set forth by the Congress is a critical one: to preserve price stability, to foster maximum sustainable growth in output and employment, and to promote a stable and efficient financial system that serves all Americans well and fairly.

Well, the U.S., of course, is the world's largest economy. It's about a quarter of the world's output. It's also home to many of the largest financial institutions and financial markets.

The lesson of history is that you do not get a sustained economic recovery as long as the financial system is in crisis.

Developments in financial markets can have broad economic effects felt by many outside the markets.

In some respects, inside information is a form of financial steroid. It is unfair: it is offensive; it is unlawful; and it puts a black mark on the entire enterprise.

I support immediate financial assistance to the newly elected Palestinian president. Now, I don't know what those numbers will be, and I don't know how it's going to be framed.

Wish I could, through my own financial prestidigitation, transform a dollar bill into two, or two million. It is an awesome and mysterious skill.

We can be certain that cities around the world will compete for the jobs that the next revival of the financial services industry will bring.

Our strength in finance has led us to set up an international financial centre with medium and long-term objectives, especially to develop Islamic financial and insurance services.

It's not easy to part with the trophies. However, I do need to have some long-term financial security for those close to me.

I've been a financial journalist for 30 years.

There's every financial incentive in the world to stay in the conservative movement forever.

You need in the long run for stability, for economic growth, for jobs, as well as for financial stability, global economic institutions that make sure that growth to be sustained has to be shared, and are built on the principle that the prosperity of this world is indivisible.

If the EU and the US can cooperate successfully on regulating financial markets, everyone else will follow.

But our system of regulation must keep up with this. If it fails to keep up, it will hold back economic expansion. We need financial market regulation that works at national and European level.

Financial crises are like fireworks: they illuminate the sky even as they go pop.

But we didn't have the financial structure, like the right attorneys, the right managers, the right accountants, and we were going against the grain of what black entertainers is supposed to do.

And a musician has to learn to be frugal and to carefully manage financial affairs.

Financial institutions like to call what they do trading. Let's be honest. It's not trading; it's betting.

I'll always understand the Schadenfreude aspect to short-selling. I get that no one will always like it. I'm also convinced to the deepest part of my bones that short-selling plays the role of real-time financial watchdog. It's one of the few checks and balances in the market.

One of the special characteristics of New York is that it is different from a London or a Paris because it's the financial capital, and the cultural capital, but not the political capital.

Now financial liberalization is just a catastrophe waiting to happen, and there are very well understood reasons for that.

The Pell Grant is more than a financial aid program for college students in need. It is the right thing to do for America's college students, and it is the right thing to do for America's economy.

Not every financial company toppled during the 2008 crisis, and some seized the opportunity to take advantage of weaker competitors in the midst of the tumult.

I find it very difficult to see a scenario where financial regulation doesn't pass the Senate.

Workshops and seminars are basically financial speed dating for clueless people.

Being on a movie set is like one long financial crisis.

The press regularly proclaims my ambitions and my financial demands.

In 2003, Travelex acquired Thomas Cook Financial Services. We only had use of the Thomas Cook name for five years, so I had to increase public awareness of Travelex to migrate all Cook operations over to it. It was a success.

Travelex has grown into a global business in just 25 years. The acquisition of Thomas Cook's Global & Financial Services has created a business that would have had a combined turnover of U.S. $28.4 billion in 2000.

I believe in financial retirement. I don't necessarily believe in physical retirement.

Governments must commit to sound economic and financial policies. This is how we ensure reform in the euro area - and our independence.

Due to financial reasons, I dropped out of school after eight years of formal schooling.

Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they're not teaching because of the financial rewards.

Marriage is a financial contract; I have enough contracts already.