Ken Livingstone Quotes

Every family in America knows they have to do a budget. Every small business in America knows they have to do a budget. Every local government, every state, knows they have to do a budget.

How many people out there really set a budget?

Everybody has to look after their own economy and follow the rules.

Fiscal prudence is very important.

People know that you can't spend more than you have.

Any sensible family has a budget that lays out how much will be spent for household and other purposes. Without such planning, things would quickly go awry.

Budgeting is inherently complex.

Most people don't reconcile their bank accounts.

More generally, I strongly believe in the importance of fiscal responsibility.

What's really important to me is that we have fiscally responsible balanced budgets.

You cannot have a society where you spend more than you earn. I mean, it's just fundamentally not viable in the long run.

Rather than saying, 'My checking account is a wreck,' change it to 'I will learn how to track my spending and balance my checkbook.'

If I could only have cash, I know that I would spend very little.

Economy does not lie in sparing money, but in spending it wisely.

Everyone is always in favour of general economy and particular expenditure.

Just like families must live within their budgets, the Federal Government must live within its means. We have passed appropriations bills that have been fiscally responsible while recognizing our national priorities.

Until 'Scrubs,' I didn't have a business manager. I learned everything on my own - and I learned the hard way.

I'm a good businessman. I pay my bills. Growing up in a situation where everything counted helps.

Can there not be a limit to the fact that really you need to cut your cloth in accordance with what capabilities and finances you have?

I find money some way or other goes very fast. But I think I can reflect it has been spent with satisfaction and to my own honour.

My accountant worships me because I'm so cautious with my money.

Adhering to budgeting rules shouldn't trump good decision-making.

What you don't do, if you're an adult, is decide that you're going to budget things through a sequester. What does that word have to do with budgeting? It's like if you have a family budget and go, 'We really don't know what to take out economically from the budget, so we're going to whack out protein for this week.'

I have a personal prosperity plan. I know where my money goes, and how I can spend it more fruitfully. A prosperity plan is something fluid that may alter month to month.

We're going to have to control the spending of government.