Famous Quotes & Sayings

Sathya Baba

We owe everything to society and should be grateful to society for all that we receive from it. We have to repay this debt by helping at least as many people as we can.

At a time when we're not making our pension payments, when the state's in debt at record levels, we're not sure the time is right to do more borrowing.

A combination of debt and equity is what's being discussed.

A buyback would be a great way for Ecuador to reduce its debt burden. We could be talking several hundred million of dollars of debt.

It's expectations about savings and debt and their values. What's underneath is trust.

Samuel Johnson

Small debts are like small gun shot; they are rattling around us on all sides and one can scarcely escape being wounded. Large debts are like canons, they produce a loud noise, but are of little danger.

The next big obstacle would be financing the exit. Presumably they would be looking for debt financing and some equity financing.

John Young

The new purchasers fully intend to pay the full debt ... and all the money owed on the property.

The objective was to even out the debt over the life of the bonds.

The objective of debt relief is to free up resources to improve the lot of the poor. But sustained improvements in governance are necessary for these resources not to be hijacked by vested interests and used effectively and efficiently to improve the delivery of education, health and other essential services.

It puts you in a precarious spot where you have to worry about further losses pushing you into situation where you wouldn't meet the debt covenants.

It's useful to remember where we were in 2003 with liberation. In 2003, Iraq had the highest debt ... as a share of gross domestic product in the world. And today about two-thirds of that debt has been written off as a result of the support by the international community.

Will Rogers

For every nation and every individual, the principal worry is debt.

The number of students keeps going down, and the debt keeps going up.

Howard Marks

This is laying the groundwork for distressed debt opportunities. We think it is analogous to the stacking of wood for a bonfire.

This is involuntary debt. It doesn't reflect on a person's willingness to pay.

Samuel Rutherford

Oh my debt of praise, how weighty is it, and how far run up! Oh that others would lend me to pay, and teach me to praise!

It will reinforce what's happened recently in the debt markets, (the idea) that there's been a sharp underperformance in high-risk assets,

Joseph Stiglitz

The US economy has lots of vulnerabilities in debts and deficits.

George Bernard Shaw

The government who robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

Atul Gawande

Our health-care morass is like the problems of global warming and the national debt - the kind of vast policy failure that is far easier to get into than to get out of. Americans say that they want leaders who will take on these problems.

Gordon Brown

You are our great sporting heroes, you're legends of sport in our time, we owe you an incredible debt of gratitude for what you've achieved.

Danny Trejo

Nobody gets killed when they're happy. It always starts with an argument, or a debt.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

The world's largest debtor is a distinction of sorts, but not the one we like having...

Mark Russell

Wall Street recognizes the value generated by successful debt purchasing companies, but it is quick to react negatively to escalating portfolio prices, executive and employee turnover, and revenue recognition issues.

When you are looking to trim your debt portfolio in a falling rate environment, you keep your maturities shorter.

Ben Quayle

I think that when we look out with our underfunded liabilities and our national debt over $14 trillion, I think if we are part of that movement to get our government spending under control, I think that would be a tremendous legacy to leave.

We always say, don't let the debts go to the New Year. It's good to pay debts.

Michael Greco

What Sandy did as ABA president is still being felt around the world. We owe Sandy a great debt of gratitude for showing that leadership.

We focused on reducing interest-bearing debt in the past. But as the property market recovers, we would like to focus more on growth instead.

A default on our debts as a result of not meeting our obligations would be a disaster for the stock market, and Americans would see their retirement funds shrivel up.

When money's tight and hard to get - and your horse is also ran, When all you have is a heap of debt a pint of plain is your only man

We would expect BSX to quickly come back with a new bid, but importantly, we do not expect management to increase its debt or offer more equity.