Mario Monti Quotes

Indebted countries can only grow out of their debt troubles through strong economic growth; austerity measures alone cannot work. It is imperative to engage in deep structural reform to spur growth.

So our focus has to be on the things that we can control, which is to take the necessary measures working with Congress to ensure that our economy grows, that we create jobs.

We are determined to improve the economic environment by getting foreign investors in and by cutting red tape.

I will be the government of increasing economic growth and creating jobs. Take it from me that that's the main issue.

People like Hillary Clinton think you grow the economy by growing Washington.

If you want your country to be competitive in the 21st century economy, a big financial sector is fundamentally bad news.

We need to show that Europe is investing in growth and not only in rigor and austerity.

The Netherlands has been severely hit by the debt crisis, and the solution is to lower taxes, get government finances in order, and make room for investment.

We are very supportive of the economic reforms that the Chinese government have talked about.

Obviously, the domestic need is to shape an economic policy that assures long-term healthy economic growth and a reassertion of American competitiveness in international competition.

I want to change Italy and get the economy back on track.

We can restore E.U. growth through reducing regulation, strengthening governance, pushing ahead with free trade agreements and strengthening the single market.

The industrial world enjoys a rare combination of growth and low inflation; the 'Washington consensus,' a model of economic development that emphasizes macroeconomic discipline and open markets, is being adopted by more countries.

If I take you back to the Nineties, our party came up with very bold reforms in the country, economic reforms. They were really revolutionary reforms.

More and more people realize the importance of economic growth, near-term and long-term in the U.S., and the competitiveness with other countries around the world.

It's time to create an Economic Growth Code whose purpose is to fix and grow the economy, not redistribute massive amounts of wealth.

There have been no voices against the structural reforms that I have proposed, especially the energy reform.

When you look at the state of the economy right now, you have to set a priority. And my top priority is the deficit of jobs and economic growth, and especially this perception that the United States could be falling behind especially Asian economies.

What is most important for Europe is economic growth and jobs, security at home and safety in the world.

The challenge as we saw in the Nigerian project was to restructure the economy decisively in the direction of a modern free market as an appropriate environment for cultivation of freedom and democracy and the natural emergence of a new social order.

I believe - I'm not a political expert, but I believe there is a broad consensus, a middle ground if you will, that Democrats and Republicans, business people and workers can agree on, to get this - the economy growing faster, getting people back to work.

It is absolutely clear that government plays a key role, as a catalyst, in promoting long-run growth.

So now we are pushing economic reform, bank reform and enterprise reform. So we can finish that reform this year, in September or October. Then our economy may be much more, you know, normalized.

Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States.

I am shocked that Republicans can't explain why our technological and economic advantages are the result of sound monetary and economic policy.