Ian Anderson Quotes

If somebody gives you his money, definitely he will be interested in knowing how you spend the money.

No man's credit is ever as good as his money.

No, I was pleased that it is possible for somebody who makes full disclosure as I've done, not only of the contributors, but also how the money is spent.

We design our own programmes; we take leadership. Of course the donors come in to support us, to complement our efforts. Our responsibility to the donors is about accountability: about how we use that money. If somebody gives you his money, definitely he will be interested in knowing how you spend the money.

If my company spends money, it should be disclosed to the shareholders and how it was spent. With my personal money, I can do anything I want. But company money should be disclosed.

Be fair in all your dealings, may it be in your family or in your business. At the end of it all, what matters is not how much money you make but how honest you are.

It is time for us to insist that we are accountable for the money that we are spending.

There's one thing very important to me in business and for the long-term: always be honest with people. For the past 60 years, I always pay my debts.

I firmly believe that the most important feature of spending the people's money is complete transparency.

I'd rather lose my own money than someone else's.

If you don't trust someone to look after your investments, then they shouldn't be doing the job for you.

The American people have a right to know on the rare occasions in which their money is used to invest in private operations, if you will, take bets on capitalism, that is very well vetted, very well thought out and without political interference.

Donors need to know what their money is being used for.

Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision.

Quite frankly, the financial community has to improve its image. The financial community has to be much more transparent than it is.

My top priority will be to secure maximum value for money in aid through greater transparency, rigorous independent evaluation and an unremitting focus on results.

If you have a line of business - I know this as a CEO - or if you have a teenager - I know this as a parent - who have a spending problem, what do you do? You quit giving them money.

If a man breaks a pledge, the public ought to know it.

Everybody likes a kidder, but nobody lends him money.

I will not promise what I cannot deliver. And I will never hide the cost of what I propose.

In politics there is no honor.

When a donor is asked to contribute to a group whose innocuous-sounding name makes it appear to be doing work in the public interest, that donor should have a clear picture of where his or her money is going.

We must never take the public's trust for granted - our predecessors worked hard to earn it, and it is our responsibility to continually earn that trust.

At the end of the day, if someone tries to conceal something they will, and when you find out, you deal with it. That's it. We can't possibly know everything that happens.

People may not have the right to know about your personal, private life or any detail about any potentially embarrassing photo, but they do have the right to know whether you are honest, candid and forthcoming.