Debts Quotes (860 Quotes)

It is very iniquitous to make me pay my debts, you have no idea of the pain it gives one.

Longer bonds will stay solid as inflation expectations won't grow significantly soon while shorter debt is difficult to buy amid speculation about a rate hike. The yield curve may flatten a bit more.

I talked to a lot of employers who just are, are fearful of what's coming next out of Washington. It's all the spending, it's all the debt. It's their national energy tax, they want to call it cap and trade - more mandates, higher costs, more taxes. Their healthcare bill - more mandates, higher costs, higher taxes.

Is there any reason why the American people should be taxed to guarantee the debts of banks, any more than they should be taxed to guarantee the debts of other institutions, including merchants, the industries, and the mills of the country?

We feel led to caution ... against forming the bad habit of incurring debt and taking upon themselves obligations which frequently burden them heavier than they can bear, and lead to the loss of their homes and other possessions. We know it is the fashion of the age to use credit to the utmost limit.... We, therefore, repeat our counsel ... to shun debt. Be content with moderate gains, and be not misled by illusory hopes of acquiring wealth.... Let our children also be taught habits of economy, and not to indulge in tastes which they cannot gratify without running into debt.

I will always vote what I have promised, and always vote the Constitution, as well as I will not vote for one single penny that isn't paid for, because debt is the monster, debt is what's going to eat us up and that is why our economy is on the brink.

There may be some selling as people want a higher coupon for the new debt. A 2.2 percent coupon may disappoint investors.

Auction results showed people are feeling safe to buy debt. Results were stronger than I had expected.

For majors, thats enough units for them to make money but not enough for (the artist) to get out of debt.

I think it's great for these worthy gentlemen to get their due in Cooperstown. They paved the way for all of us, and we owe them a debt.

My daughter graduated from college in 1985. She had a very close friend who is still paying off credit cards. They're not academic type debts. This woman is in her mid-30s, has a wonderful job and wonderful earnings, but so much of it goes to paying off her credit cards for debts incurred 15 years ago.

AWB could not inform DFAT and the UN that that debt was being paid out of these two (wheat) contracts without disclosing that the actions in 19951996 had themselves been outside the sanctions.

The state does not create veterans, the country does, and so the debt that is owed to our veterans and families is not a state debt, it is a national debt. So everywhere possible where a veteran is in a nursing home or a boarding home that is a care setting, we should first look to the Department of Veteran Affairs rather than the state to incur the costs.

For the immeasurable contribution of Ronald Wilson Reagan to the office of the Presidency, and to our great nation we all owe a debt of gratitude. Thank you, Mr. President. On behalf of all the men and women who served our nation under your Presidency, and those inspired by you who serve today. I salute you, sir.

It seems that what it allows you to do is ... stay in business with somewhat of an unfair advantage over your competitors, who still do have to pay their debts and pay interest on those debts.

Will has done an outstanding job as the chairman of the competition committees and rules. The Masters owes him a debt of gratitude for his many years of tireless and exemplary service.

Alms are only for the poor and the needy, and the officials (appointed) over them, and those whose hearts are made to incline (to truth) and the (ransoming of) captives and those in debts and in the way of Allah and the wayfarer an ordinance from Allah and Allah is knowing, Wise.

The monetization of debt will reverse yen strength and release money to leave Japan, which has always been the big problem.

We're ready to work with the Bush administration, ... But we're also ready to work against any budget that returns us to never-ending deficits and a mountain of debt.

Allah enjoins you concerning your children The male shall have the equal of the portion of two females then if they are more than two females, they shall have two-thirds of what the deceased has left, and if there is one, she shall have the half and as for his parents, each of them shall have the sixth of what he has left if he has a child, but if he has no child and (only) his two parents inherit him, then his mother shall have the third but if he has brothers, then his mother shall have the sixth after (the payment of) a bequest he may have bequeathed or a debt your parents and your children, you know not which of them is the nearer to you in usefulness this is an ordinance from Allah Surely Allah is Knowing, Wise.

Our goal is to minimize the tremendous impact of these hurricanes on our customers. This proposal allows us to issue bonds that will reduce the overall price of electricity by extending the payment period. Even though that means it will take us longer to pay off the debt, we think this plan is more beneficial overall.

The old argument that the working class won't enter higher education because they are afraid of getting into debt is patronizing.

Whoever has lived long enough to find out what life is, know how deep a debt of gratitude we owe to Adam, the first great benefactor of our race. He brought death into the world.

The intent of the law was to prevent people from filing after they run up all this debt.

I am accounted by some people as a good man. How cheap that character is acquired Pay your debts, dont borrow money, nor twist your kittens neck off, nor disturb a congregation, etc., your business is done. I know things of myself, which would make every friend I have fly me as a plague patient.

People are very desperate this time of year right after the holidays when they may not have realized how much they have spent. But you want to make sure that where you turn is actually helping you and not putting you further in debt.

Mr. Obama denounced the $2.3 trillion added to the national debt on Mr. Bush's watch as "deficits as far as the eye can see." But Mr. Obama's budget adds $9.3 trillion to the debt over the next 10 years. What happened to Obama the deficit hawk?

I'm not the man I used to be, so why should I have to pay off his debts.

In a rising interest rate environment, there's very little justification for holding on to credit card debt. It should almost always be the primary focus of your debt reduction efforts.

We want to have the right combination of debt and equity to be able to get the most efficient financing.

This is not a game, ... Debt has become a part of who we are. It's become that spoiled child in the grocery store with their lip stuck out 'I want it. I want it. I deserve it because I breathe air.' And, well, that's an uphill climb in our culture right now, to go against that and say, 'Hey, let's be grownups here. Let's be mature, learn to delay pleasure, save up and pay for things.'

This forces family businesses to sometimes sell off under fire-sale conditions to come up with cash. Sometimes it causes them to go into a decade or more of very, very deep debt, which takes away their capital and their ability to grow as they had been growing, to provide more jobs and employment opportunities. Sometimes they end up having to slice off parts of the business or farm to come up with the cash.

If they're taking naps they aren't lazy, ... They need to make up this sleep debt.

And here's the fact: the fact is it doesn't solve the problem. First of all, if you taxed these people at 100 percent, basically next year you said, 'Look, every penny you make next year the government's going to take it from you,' it still doesn't solve the debt.

If one wants to get out and stay out of debt he should act his wage.

The privatization plan weakens Social Security and threatens our economic security by creating trillions of dollars in new debt.

I believe President Bush's campaign promises are unraveling, ... He claimed we could afford his massive tax cut, a major defense buildup, more money for education, while paying down the debt and protecting Social Security and Medicare. He was wrong.

That's stupid, because most of these large deals are equity. Look at all of the major transactions, where's the burden If anything (this type of merger) is positive for the balance sheets because it builds your equity base to support the existing debt.

Buck reveals the club was sinking in a quagmire of debt. I personally was surprised, ... They had a 75m Eurobond outstanding and it was perfectly clear to the markets that they might have trouble making the July payment. The then chief executive Trevor Birch had been in discussions for some time about restructuring that bond. The financial community as opposed to the football community knew there were some real issues.

The sale will definitely boost GM shares as it will help reduce debt.

At 50 to 60 a share, that was probably the right currency to buy high-flying tech companies. For companies that are maturing, sometimes debt is the right currency.

The cut in the debt sales is a positive for bonds. The improved fiscal situation with a stricter cap on sales lightens up the sentiment in the market.

When you take a look at the problems our country is facing, debt is No. 1. The math is downright scary and the credit markets aren't going to keep on giving us cheap rates.

Two-thirds of the economy is run by consumer spending. There seems to be plenty of people with plenty of money, a willingness to spend it and a willingness to go into debt.

The surplus creates an environment where there's a tremendous amount of saving being freed up for private investment every time the government pays down its debt, that frees funds to flow into private investments. That has created this strong growth economy that we have.

The Monetary Policy Committee is back facing a familiar dilemma a housing market that is recovering well, with households not afraid to take on more debt, but real economy and inflation numbers which are much softer.

One of the things that Africa needs, everybody seems to agree, is some measure of debt relief.

It has already gone on for an awfully long time. But that doesn't mean that it can't go on some more. You can continue to run up your debt as long as the world is willing to finance your debt.

Given all the leverage that the household sector has built up, their confidence in rising home equity has been an important part of their willingness to take on all that (mortgage) debt.

And a big church that undoubtedly has lots of debt ... and evidently needs a new parking lot. No addresses, Leslie.