Jacques Chirac Quotes

The United States’ economic preeminence is its own to lose.

Real power in the modern world is determined by a nation's economic capabilities, not just the nuclear warheads it stores.

The United States is going to be a rich country, it is going to be prosperous, but it is not going to be able to take the lead in the next phase of global economic development.

Fortunately there is more wealth in the world than there was at the time of the global economic crisis of 1929 - Chinese, Indian, Arab and Russian.

The single currency should allow the European Union, and therefore France, to balance its monetary strength with the United States. It should help us adjust to the development of China.

If the United States does well [economically], then the whole world does well.

Economic diseases are highly communicable. It follows, therefore, that the economic health of every country is a proper matter of concern to all its neighbors, near and distant. Only through a dynamic and a soundly expanding world economy can the living standards of individual nations be advanced to levels which will permit a full realization of our hopes for the future.

China became an economic power with few equals. By 2010 China gad overtaken Japan as the world’s second largest economy in terms of GDP, China’s transformation consistently drew one ideas beyond it shores.

Influence in the globalized world is increasingly determined by economic strength.

The dollar is a winner. The euro is a tie. Get off the dime, Europe, and play to win.

The E.U. needs Britain more than Britain needs the E.U. The London Stock Exchange is one of the most powerful financial centers in the world. Frankfurt will never replace it.

China has, without doubt, become an economic superpower.

Our country has the potential not just to be the giant of Africa but a major economic giant in the world.

The world economy is growing so fast.

President Obama and I recognize the importance of strong economic engagement for the continued growth of both the Philippines and the United States.

China is growing very quickly and is clearly becoming an important player in the world economy.

China is a BRIC country. BRIC country means Brazil, Russia, India and China. This emerging economy really is helping the revival of the world economy.

If you put all the European countries together, we are the biggest economy in the world.

Well, the U.S., of course, is the world's largest economy. It's about a quarter of the world's output. It's also home to many of the largest financial institutions and financial markets.

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

I was quite ready to accept certain restrictions on the United States. After all, there was a great dollar shortage. It was quite clear that the more prosperous Europe became, the more business there would be in the United States.

The 200 years when Britain and the US were the top two economies were an aberration and that will change. The decline of empires has happened much faster than folks think. I believe that gold will be a far better bet in 20 years than the dollar.

The only way in which a European union, embracing Britain but excluding eastern Europe, could become economically healthy would be develop the closest sort of trading relationships either with this hemisphere or with Africa.

The need to promote the adoption of a global currency as a vital element in the integration of the global economy is self-evident.

An economically successful Africa is not only in the interest of the Africans but also is in the interest of the United States as well.