Global Economy Quotes - Page 7

• Our government is committed to helping our young people develop the skills and training they need to succeed. Through our Summer Company program, students can launch a business, become employers, and gain an advantage in the highly competitive global economy - all while still in school.

  Brad Duguid

  Summer, School, Skills

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• A global economy is characterized not only by the free movement of goods and services but, more important, by the free movement of ideas and of capital.

  George Soros

  Ideas, Important, Investing

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• To compete in a global economy, our students must continue their education beyond high school. To make this expectation a reality, we must give students the tools they need to succeed, including the opportunity to take a college entrance exam.

  Jennifer Granholm

  School, Opportunity, Reality

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• I think because we're such a trading nation, I think Canadians understand that first and foremost we're part of the global economy.

  Stephen Harper

  Thinking, Firsts, Economy

  "Postmedia News" Interview, nationalpost.com. January 12, 2011.

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• We got into a recession because the global economy went into the recession and we're a big exporting nation.

  Stephen Harper

  Economy, Bigs, Exporting

  "Postmedia News" Interview, nationalpost.com. January 12, 2011.

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• What's going on in this country? Unions stand against those trends. We've got to somehow insulate the robust American economy from this global economy that seems to want to devour our standard of living.

  James P. Hoffa

  Country, Unions, Trends

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• I don't think anyone can speculate what will happen with respect to oil prices and gas prices because they are set on the global economy.

  Ken Salazar

  Thinking, Oil, Economy

  "Could US gas prices reach $9 a gallon?". "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren, www.foxnews.com. April 26, 2012.

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• Investors should be cautiously positioned as the global economy and markets face major uncertainties. The downgrade will be a further headwind to growth and job creation in the U.S.

  Mohamed El-Erian

  Jobs, Growth, Faces

  " China Weighs in on S&P Downgrade, Says U.S. Should Live Within its Means [Slideshow]" by Laura Matthews, www.ibtimes.com. August 6, 2011.

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• We have to remember we're in a global economy. The purpose of fiscal stimulus is not simply to sustain activity in our national economies, but to help the global economy as well, and that's why it's so critical that measures in those packages avoid anything that smacks of protectionism.

  Stephen Harper

  Purpose, Helping, Remember

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• The American consumer, even today, the weight of the American consumer in the global economy is China plus India doubled. So, it's tough to replace that.

  Fareed Zakaria

  India, Weight, Today

  Interview with Michael Maiello, www.forbes.com. May 19, 2009.

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• We must retool our nation to prepare for the challenge we already face to maintain our position in the global economy. And this much is certain: America will not have national security without economic security.

  John F. Kerry

  America, Challenges, Faces

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• Europe would be well advised to pay more attention to Latin America. The emerging economies are the engines of the global economy. Colombia has done too little to improve its reputation in Europe.

  Juan Manuel Santos

  Latin, America, Europe

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• People who are running for office mislead the American people by saying that there's a three-point plan or a bumper sticker kind of way of bringing down gasoline prices. The fact of the matter is that nobody can do that. The price of oil is set on the global economy. People who have looked at this closely and hard know that's the case.

  Ken Salazar

  Running, Gasoline Prices, Oil

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• Women who earn a certificate or degree from a community college, especially in STEM-related field, will be ready to move into a good-paying job in the growing global economy. Community colleges also offer mentorship and support that goes far beyond the classroom.

  Jill Biden

  Jobs, Moving, College

  Source: on.mtv.com

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• Ontario's auto sector is a cornerstone of our economy - a key source of our ability to export, innovate and create jobs. In this highly competitive global economy, we need to drive further investment and ensure the sector remains strong. I am confident that this new partnership, with Ray Tanguay's strategic advice and leadership, will allow Ontario to increase our competitiveness, productivity, and market share in the auto sector, and I look forward to their important work contributing to a more prosperous, innovative Ontario economy.

  Brad Duguid

  Strong, Jobs, Keys

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• I think we ought to all take a step back and remember where we were 24, 48 hours ago, a week ago, two weeks ago - the prospect that was hanging out there that America would not honor its obligations for the first time in its history, and the impact that would have on our economy and the global economy.

  Jay Carney

  Thinking, Two, America

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• The global economy is spluttering back into life. The Tories would have left it to choke to death.

  Alistair Darling

  Economy, Choke, Left

  "The cure is working" by Alistair Darling, www.theguardian.com. August 30, 2009.

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

  Mark Zandi

  Japan, Financial, Commodity

  "Mark Zandi: No Global Impact From Japan". Interview with Lori Ann LaRocco, www.cnbc.com. March 17, 2011.

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• Here at home, ... while the most likely scenario remains solid growth and low inflation -- subject to the usual ups and downs -- certain sectors have been impacted by the crisis, some because of increased imports and others because of decreased exports. Moreover, problems in the global economy do constitute a risk to all our overall economic well-being.

  Robert Rubin

  Home, Risk, Growth

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• We have to make sure America writes the rules of the global economy, and we should do it today while our economy is in the position of global strength, because if we don't write the rules for trade around the world, guess what: China will.

  Barack Obama

  Strength, Writing, America

  "Obama: Liberal critics of trade stuck in the past" by Theodore Schleifer, www.cnn.com. May 8, 2015.

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• We must support government coercion over enforcing international protocols and speed limits on motorways if we want the global economy not to collapse and millions, billions of people to die.

  Rowan Williams

  Government, People, Support

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• Many people in the world believe that in the 21st century, the Asia-Pacific - Asia in particular - will play a more important role in global economy and politics and that Asia will become an important engine for the world economy.

  Li Keqiang

  Believe, Play, People

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• Geographically, the global economy is now multi-polar , as new centres of production have emerged in parts of what had been, historically, the periphery of the world economy. The world is now more accurately described as a 'mosaic of unevenness in a continual state of flux'.

  Peter Dicken

  Mosaics, World, Economy

  Peter Dicken (2003). “Global Shift: Reshaping the Global Economic Map in the 21st Century”, p.509, SAGE

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• Compassion is something we can count on. Even if we face economic problems and our fortunes decline, we can still share our compassion with our fellow human beings. National and global economies are subject to many ups and downs, but through them all we can retain a compassionate attitude that will carry us through.

  Dalai Lama

  Attitude, Compassion, Faces

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• Business has to have capital.I think Wall Street is a necessary ingredient of the global economy, you've just got to keep people realizing that helping clients is the most important thing, not helping yourself.

  John Kasich

  Wall, Thinking, People

  "John Kasich Tells TIME: The Republican Party Is My Vehicle, Not My Master". Interview with Zeke J Miller, Deer Valley, time.com. June 18, 2015.

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