Lawrence Kudlow Quotes

China was the most optimistic place I'd ever been. Everybody I met was pretty much convinced that their children would have it better than their parents had had it. It was like being in America in the 1950's, with this deep optimism about the future because everything was getting better, and that fascinated me.

Equities are boring; bonds are disgusting.

Markets rebounded quickly from morning jitters after the London Thursday terrorist bombing.

The idea of confidence, of the emotions of the population, is an incredibly important one in economics. John Maynard Keynes called it 'animal spirit.' And if people are feeling generally good about the future, they're more likely to spend money, to start new companies; companies are more likely to hire people, make investments.

I believe the conditions are very favorable for Mexico to grow. I'm very optimistic.

Stock market corrections, although painful at the time, are actually a very healthy part of the whole mechanism, because there are always speculative excesses that develop, particularly during the long bull market.

Today's stock market actually hates technology, as shown by all-time low price/earnings ratios for major public technology companies.

I actually have great hopes for the future.

I have always been very confident and very upbeat about the future potential of India. I think it is a great country with great potential.

Confidence in the future -- Hope -- gives power to individuals and communities. It is that which enables the poor man to become rich, and the character of all legislative action is to be judged by its greater or lesser tendency to produce this effect.

While the crash only took place six months ago, I am convinced we have now passed the worst, and with continued unity of effort, we shall rapidly recover. There is one certainty of the future of a people of the resources, intelligence and character of the people of the United States - that is, prosperity.

The lesson of 2008 is that ultimately our markets are driven by confidence.

It's never paid to bet against America.

I look on everything with a very optimistic eye. Because I'm a body builder by trade, you know, that was my intent all my life.

I'm quite a smiley guy, I have my moments, but I think I'm generally of a relatively optimistic nature.

Bull-markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism and die on euphoria.

There is no cause to worry. The high tide of prosperity will continue.

I always have been optimistic about humanity's future. Always. Even at the most dismaying of times.

People feel optimistic. Look at the jobs report.

To be an investor you must be a believer in a better tomorrow.

Your determination to become a more optimistic person in every part of your life will do more to ensure your success and happiness than any other single quality you can develop.

Invincible is never how I felt, but optimistic... yes.

I've always been the opposite of a paranoid. I operate as if everyone is part of a plot to enhance my well-being.

But while I'm realistic about our challenges, I'm optimistic about our future. There are a few things, and if we do them, we're going to have the greatest era in our history. And I have detailed what those things are specifically.

For the immediate future, at least, the outlook (stocks) is bright.