Pierre Nanterme Quotes

Most people work for the private sector, which cannot exist without profit.

I don't want a trillion-dollar empire to run.

Business is in itself a power.

It's been said that government doesn't create jobs, business does. For the most part, this is true. But government creates the environment in which businesses can excel and expand.

You're not going to build private-sector jobs if you don't like business people.

And so in terms of territorial control, in terms of economic preeminence, the western share of the gross world product is declining as Asian societies in particular develop economically.

But economic recovery must be earned. And it will be earned by entrepreneurs and it will be earned by small businesses.

If you look historically, what creates growth and wealth is innovation and investment, and increase in scale - more customers.

Gains in corporate profits depend in large part on accelerating global economic growth.

You always want to try to make something new, and, of course, America is the world leader in economics today.

For the first time since the 15th century, China is becoming a major economic power.

The United States has the world's largest and most innovative economy, an unmatched rule of law, and a free market that is the envy of the international community. For investors, we are the reserve currency.

Shaping the future is what drives me. Since I left politics, I'm very much interested in emerging markets.

Filipino businessmen must have the ability to compete freely in the global economy.

Entrepreneurship is the very back bone of our country and what makes us great - we are a nation of founders.

America used to be a uniquely productive, low-cost place to do business. We had efficient infrastructure. We had limited regulation. We believed in the market.

I see opportunities in all my businesses. And the reason is simple. We thrive on countries that are urbanizing.

We need the private sector to succeed, because if the private sector succeeds, America succeeds. Because it's not the government that produces jobs, it's the private sector.

Building fast-growing, globally competitive companies is tough.

Supporting the entrepreneurial spirit is our best chance for economic progress.

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.

Any government has to be friendly with investors and the business community. They provide jobs, new investments; they keep the country running.

We are the number one economy in the world, and we ought to continue to pursue those kinds of policies that ensure that we maintain that position, like innovation and like technology and like education and like just research and development and discovery.

Most of what we've done at SurveyMonkey is create a market, which I would say is much harder than trying to enter a market that already exists. But if you get it right, it can become a great business.

My own belief is that the way we grow the economy, create jobs, create wealth is in the private sector. The government doesn't do that.