Jochen Zeitz Quotes

Confident countries are willing to invest in the future.

Long term, I have a lot of confidence in the United States. We have an excellent record in terms of innovation. We have great universities that are involved in technological change and progress. We have an entrepreneurial culture, much more than almost any other country.

Nation’s that don’t invest in the future tend not to do well there.

It's my impression that investment in Europe is done for the right reasons. Europe is a very good place to do business; it's a large market.

There are opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry, the insurance industry, so yes back home we are talking about investment opportunities in Morocco for various sectors of our economy and we will continue to do that.

We see entrepreneurship and small businesses and supply chains as a critical part of the economic growth and competitiveness agenda.

We need to stop thinking about infrastructure as an economic stimulant and start thinking about it as a strategy. Economic stimulants produce Bridges to Nowhere. Strategic investment in infrastructure produces a foundation for long-term growth.

Asia has been by all accounts an incredible investment made by Yahoo.

But economic recovery must be earned. And it will be earned by entrepreneurs and it will be earned by small businesses.

We targeted five industries for growth, industries where we have natural advantages in North Dakota: value-added agriculture, advanced manufacturing, technology-based businesses, energy and tourism. We worked very hard to grow all those businesses, and that's what's happening.

Globalization presumes sustained economic growth. Otherwise, the process loses its economic benefits and political support.

As business people, we have to remind ourselves that it's up to us to create jobs. It's up to us as business people to drive the economy, and no one else.

Countries should think of Haiti not as a place where to do charity but a place where to invest and do business. And doing business in Haiti means poverty reduction.

With a population of more than 600 million people, an emerging middle class that is driving strong consumption, and a robust and resilient economy, Southeast Asia presents a compelling growth opportunity for Starbucks.

To those who say Britain cannot afford to invest in infrastructure, I say we cannot afford not to invest in our future.

I tell foreign companies that come here... 'Don't see Turkey as a country of 770,000 sq km and $800bn gross domestic product. This country has the potential to do so much business in the surrounding countries.'

My task over the last two years hasn't just been to stop the bleeding. My task has also been to try to figure out how do we address some of the structural problems in the economy that have prevented more Googles from being created.

I think economics is about passion. Economic progress, whether it is a two-person coffee shop or whether it is Netscape, is about people with brave ideas. Because it is brave to mortgage the house, when you've got two kids, to start a coffee shop.

If GE's strategy of investment in China is wrong, it represents a loss of a billion dollars, perhaps a couple of billion dollars. If it is right, it is the future of this company for the next century.

lt is the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere.

It is the duty of the Government to spare no opportunity of opening fresh outlets for the energy of British commerce and enterprise.

Prosperity comes slowly.

You must remember that the Union saved Scotland. Scotland was bankrupt and the English opened us up to their American and Canadian markets, from which we just flowered

If we foster business growth and create opportunities, then our economy will again thrive.

To all companies large and small, I would say this: the British economy is fundamentally strong; we are highly competitive, and we are open for business.