Famous Quotes & Sayings

Edward Lazear

On the other side of the trade deficit, of course, is the capital surplus. We are buying more goods than we are selling, but, on the other hand, the capital account surplus means that the United States is such an attractive market...that individuals from abroad are investing in the United States...at a record rate.

Chen Xingdong

China's trade surplus will remain a sticking point between China and the U.S.. It's hard to close the trade gap because there's very little China can buy from abroad that it doesn't already make.

Jay Bryson

I guess if there's any surprise it's that I would have thought exports would have grown a little more than they did. But in the second quarter everyone else had weaker economies, although more recent signs are that things abroad are picking up. So maybe June was too soon to look for an increase.

Jack Straw

I have a clear duty of care in respect of both UK citizens and of UK staff in diplomatic posts abroad

Paul Mackel

Japan is signaling that they're not concerned about the pace of the decline in the yen, so people are going to continue to push the yen lower. Japanese investors are continuing to buy bonds abroad and we see more scope for yen weakness.

John O'Donoghue

I also believe strongly that capping this exemption would send out a message internationally that we do not encourage success in the arts ... We will force our young talent to go abroad as soon as they become successful. This is wrong.

Dennis Prager

It is easier to take a position in the abstract than when it hits home.

Amy Sedaris

There is nothing wrong with not wanting to be a hospitable person and have groups of people in your home touching your personables.

Amory Lovins

We'd find more energy in the attics of American homes (through energy conservation measures) than in all the oil buried in Alaska.

Anthea Turner

Maybe, instead of paying so much in tax, the very rich could be incentivised to help their local community and young people who do not have a home.

Anthony Braxton

So, yes, I am in the underground, but actually, it feels like home.

Andy Stanley

Let me take some pressure off. Your problem is not discipline. Your problem is not organization. Your problem is not that you have yet to stumble upon the perfect schedule. And your problem is not that the folks at home demand too much of your time. The problem is this: there’s not enough time to get everything done that you’re convinced—or others have convinced you—needs to get done.

Angela Ahrendts

I'm nearly always at home at the weekends; that's important for every working woman today, not just me. I don't encourage people to come in at the weekend and work; I encourage people to go home and create great families.

Ang Lee

Every movie I make, that’s my hideout, the place I don’t quite understand but feel most at home.

Anatole Broyard

An aphorism is a generalization of sorts, and our present-day writers seem more at home with the particular.

Valerie Azlynn

I like a man with some extra padding.