Julia Gillard Quotes

If you want a more productive economy, you need to invest in the skills of our workforce.

My hope is that countries like Morocco will have investment to create work, so people don't have to leave.

To get away from poverty, you need several things at the same time: school, health, and infrastructure - those are the public investments. And on the other side, you need market opportunities, information, employment, and human rights.

The way forward for Africa is investment.

But the dollars spent on economic incentives and new investment strategies are wasted unless we seriously address the two most important economic issues in Kansas: education and health care.

Over the long term, the only way we're going to raise wages, grow the economy, and improve American competitiveness is by investing in our people - especially their educations.

It’s the private sector that produces the jobs, but the private sector needs roads and an educated workforce.

Australia's economic future depends upon getting smarter. This means investing in the skills and knowledge of our workforce.

Afghanistan has the capacity to become an industrialized country because of its mining and agriculture sectors. We can also create jobs for educated men and women by investing in information technology.

For Modi, India offers a great opportunity for development with excellent natural and human resources.

Creating large numbers of decent jobs for young people is critical for achieving overall development objectives, from poverty reduction to better health and education.

Africa's young population could be a huge economic asset if inequality were addressed.

One of the smartest investments we can make in Connecticut is in job training programs.

An investment in our kids is an investment in our future. It strengthens our economy through workforce development, attracts new jobs, and builds new industries in our state.

The smartest thing we can do to create high-wage jobs and grow our economy is to keep our focus on education.

The world has shown that if you provide capital and expertise to an area that is starved for capital and expertise, really good things will happen.

Africa will thrive.

Education is critical not only to each one of us individually, but also to build the economic vitality of our state.

At the end of the day, things don't get better unless you continue to invest in your workforce. And I've not heard any Republican talk about education and the investment in the future workforce.

The U.K. has to keep investing in new technology, skills, and infrastructure to keep pace with international competition.

Ultimately, we have to decide, with the Legislature: Are we willing to take some bold steps to make us even more competitive in the future, competing in a global economy? I think Nebraskans are willing to listen to that discussion. They want an opportunity for their kids and grandkids to live here.

It's a combination of targeting higher paying jobs in these growth areas and fostering closer cooperation with higher education; a rising tide that lifts all boats.

This is my first visit to Africa, a region where President Bush has voiced a deep passion for fostering and encouraging economic development, investment and trade.

You cannot blame the mismanagement of the economy or the fact that we have not invested adequately in education in order to give our people the knowledge, the skills and the technology that they need in order to be able to use the resources that Africa has to gain wealth.

The connection between education and a healthy economy is critical.