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Great opportunities can be and have been created during tough economic times. -- Howard Schultz
Not surprisingly, troubled economic times often beget proselytizers of wacky, extreme ideas. -- Steven Rattner
In dire economic times, movies are relatively inexpensive entertainment for the whole family. -- John Lasseter
In tough economic times, desperate people do desperate things, and the abortion rate goes up. -- Jesse Jackson
It's interesting that when economic times were the hardest, that's when many people embraced liberalism. -- Oliver Stone
During these continued tough economic times, writing a sensible, fair budget that provides real opportunities for Washington families, workers and businesses is always a challenge. -- Jeanne Kohl-Welles
We are going through tough economic times but things are looking up, and the indicators are improving not only for large corporations but also for small business. -- George Pataki
All too often in tough economic times, it is the environment that gets left on the cutting room floors of Congress as everyone scraps for limited federal dollars. -- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democrats with a good understanding of the need for strong energy policy in our country, especially in these difficult economic times, recognized the importance of the Keystone XL pipeline. -- John Hoeven
Throughout history, when societies face tough economic times, we have seen democratic reforms deferred, decreased trust in government, persecution of minority groups, and a general shrinking of the democratic space. -- Samantha Power
I know it's going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we're in. You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money. -- George W. Bush
The 1986 tax act is sort of the unsung hero of the very good economic times we had for a long time. Of course, politics gums it all up again and preferences get put in. -- George P. Shultz
The President also talked at length about how well the American economy is doing. Apparently, he got his information on this topic from his millionaire supporters. For the average working family, these are trying economic times. -- Jose Serrano
In simple terms, I realised that food is the most fundamental need for a person. In difficult economic times, people's priorities change, and they might be willing to do something that secures for them the lowest possible weekly food bill. -- Stelios Haji-Ioannou
As even a democracy like the United States has shown, waging war can benefit a leader in several ways: it can rally citizens around the flag, it can distract them from bleak economic times, and it can enrich a country's elites. -- Samantha Power
I understand that in these difficult economic times, the potential for any additional expense is not welcomed by American businesses. But in the long run, the health insurance reform law promises to cut health-care costs for U.S. businesses, not expand them. -- Gary Locke
The rise of the Tea Party, along with the emergence of Christine O'Donnell in Delaware, Sharron Angle in Nevada, Carl Paladino in New York and Ron Paul in Kentucky, is not the first time in American history that voters have responded to hard economic times by supporting angry, unorthodox Senate and gubernatorial candidates. -- Robert Dallek
Difficult economic times, often spur great periods of creativity and invention. -- Carisa Bianchi
History reminds us that dictators and despots arise during times of severe economic crisis. -- Robert Kiyosaki
During difficult economic times, consumers gravitate toward the brands they know, the brands they love and trust. -- Muhtar Kent
Private enterprise creates; government destroys. That is the great economic lesson of our times and all times. -- Llewellyn Rockwell
These are tough and unusual times and I don't see the negative global economic situation abating anytime soon. -- James McNerney
Everywhere, and at all times, economic progress has meant far more to the poor than to the rich. -- Milton Friedman
There are times when you should be completely out of the market, for emotional as well as economic reasons. -- Jesse Lauriston Livermore
On Wall Street, fraudulent schemes tend to thrive during economic booms, and to blow up when times turn tough. -- James Surowiecki
It is regrettable that people think about our monetary system, and of our economic structure, only in times of depression. -- Henry Ford
In these tough economic times, everybody has to cut back. I am down to three tabs of ecstasy a day. -- Chelsea Handler
The economic crisis really affected my family - 2006 to 2011 were really bad times. Almost everybody in my family lost their jobs. -- Joey Badass
Americans have fought their way back from tough economic times, but the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top, -- Hillary Clinton
Art is fundamental, unique to each of us...Even in difficult economic times - especially in difficult economic times, the arts are essential. -- Maria Shriver
These are challenging times for all Americans. We face the specter of war abroad and a steady stream of bad economic news at home. -- Robert Matsui
These are challenging times for all Americans. We face the specter of war abroad and a steady stream of bad economic news at home. -- Robert Matsui
The minimum wage was enacted in 1937 during the Great Depression and it has been increased 16 times. It's a well-established economic policy to help families. -- John Freeman
In war and in peace, in prosperity and times of economic hardship, America has no better friend or more dependable ally than the United Kingdom. -- Louis Susman
In our researches on the likely economic apocalypse it's become clear what is the prime survival tool for hard times: friends. Good friends. Lots of them. -- Stewart Brand
I've been very sensitive for a long time to the repeated pattern, during economic hard times or after a war, of the United States' essentially unilaterally disarming. -- Robert M. Gates
Racism is always there underneath, but usually it is exploited in these times of economic crisis, and it's hard to find out when one slides into another. -- Iris Chang
The economic times we are facing... are arguably the worst they've been in 60 years. And I think it's going to be more profound and long-lasting than people thought. -- Alistair Darling
Productivity and the growth of productivity must be the first economic consideration at all times, not the last. That is the source of technological innovation, jobs, and wealth. -- William E. Simon
Coal research and development provides huge benefits for the nation, and pay for itself many times over through taxes flowing back to the Treasury from expanded economic activity. -- Tim Holden
Never before in modern times has so much of the world been simultaneously hit by a confluence of economic and financial turmoil such as we are now living through. -- Timothy Geithner
Never before in modern times has so much of the world been simultaneously hit by a confluence of economic and financial turmoil such as we are now living through -- Timothy Geithner
I come from the school of thought that says when people have more money in their pocket during economic times, it increases demand or investment. Small businesses begin to grow, and jobs are added. -- George W. Bush

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