Lars Lokke Rasmussen Quotes

It is past time to acknowledge that economic growth … is good, and that what the world needs is more of it.

The ultimate purpose of economics, of course, is to understand and promote the enhancement of well-being.

Growth is a panacea for many ills in society; not entirely, but many.

I believe economic growth should translate into the happiness and progress of all. Along with it, there should be development of art and culture, literature and education, science and technology. We have to see how to harness the many resources of India for achieving common good and for inclusive growth.

People want development. Not everyone knows what it means. Same as jobs. Not everyone knows what a job is, but people want jobs.

More people in more countries, both developing and developed, have experienced larger increases in living standards than in any prior fifty year period.

Prosperity comes slowly.

We have no longer States that are necessarily only planting States. None are excluded from achieving that diversification of pursuits among the people which brings wealth and contentment.

… authors generally neglect that growth has lifted billions of people out of grinding poverty and that others may remain poor because of the developed world’s environmental concerns …

The prosperity of a people depends upon such facts as the natural wealth of the country in which they live, their social discipline and industrial character, the result of generations, of centuries, it may be, of tradition.

Growth is not an objective in itself; we should be concerned with standards of living.

Economic growth without investment in human development is unsustainable - and unethical.

Our vision is not just of economic growth, but also of a growth which would improve the life of the common man.

Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man.

With proper governance, life will improve for all.

Economic growth and human development need to go hand in hand. Human values need to be advocated vigorously.

If you try to put social and cultural development ahead of economic development, it doesn't work. You have to do it all together.

The ultimate test of the value of a political system is whether it helps that society to establish conditions which improve the standard of living for the majority of its people.

Smart, sustainable, inclusive growth is the key to job-creation and the future prosperity of Europe.

Economic growth is necessary to keep the promise - enormously important to individual Americans - that each generation will have the opportunity to become more prosperous than the preceding one, the popular term for which is 'the American dream.'

I am bullish on the global development. I am bullish on billions of people getting out of poverty.

Education is the most powerful tool countries have for boosting economic growth, increasing prosperity, and forging more just, peaceful and equitable societies.

That is now my mission: to provide a European vision of growth, employment, prosperity - in one word, our future.

Global poverty is falling faster today than at any time in human history.

You must not embark on programs to curb economic growth without placing a priority on maintaining income, so that the poorest people won’t simply be further depressed in their condition but will have a share, and be able to live decently.