Bill Clinton Quotes

When you get the economy growing, that's when you can deal with the national debt.

The best way to revitalize the economy is war, and the U.S. has grown stronger [economically] with war.

I think it's important to look at what we need to do to get the economy going again. That's why I said new jobs with rising incomes, investments, not in more tax cuts that would add $5 trillion to the debt.

Faster economic growth helps raise the economy which raises revenues. And that helps us tackle the deficit. There's two things we've got to do to get rid of this debt. Deal with entitlements, that's why we're frustrated health care reform hasn't passed the senate yet.

Well obviously the economy is critical to everything we do and we need to get the economy back in shape, the deficit down, the debt paid off, so that the economy can grow again and grow properly.

I think growing an economy is a good way to help with a deficit, but ultimately, it's about fiscal discipline and responsible spending - and smart decisions.

The only way to eliminate the deficit in the long run is through growth.

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.

The debt limits have to come down. The whole world of debt has to be changed as far as this country is concerned. We have to create jobs and we have to create them rapidly because if we don't things are just going to head in a direction that's going to be almost impossible to recover from.

Growth is widely thought to be the panacea for all the major economic ills of the modern world.

Well, I think the global economy is in the position for continuing good growth with inflation well in check.

Right now the problem in Thailand is we have high debt, but we don't know how to earn the new source of revenue back to Thailand. This is my job.

My first priority is growing this economy in the long term, and stimulating it in the short term.

We are enjoying the longest sustained growth period in recent history. But the capital controls are very damning for investment interest in Iceland but also very damaging to the real economy where we are losing opportunities.

The best deficit reduction program is a growing economy.

One of the best ways to grow this economy is to put money in people's pockets.

I think the age of the universe has zero to do with how our economy is going to grow.

We won't get any growth in Greece by just imposing cuts. What I would prefer is a special economic zone for Greece.

When the economy's shrinking, providing jobs, spending on things like infrastructure can actually increase revenue and drive down debt. And then, there's going to be a time at which point debt has to be taken care of.

I really want to focus on economic growth and growing the economy.

I think if we give Glenn Beck the numbers, he can solve this [the national debt].

The Federal Budget can and should be made an instrument of prosperity and stability, not a deterrent to recovery.

You've got to have tax reform to get faster economic growth. Faster economic growth is necessary for us to get our debt under control.

We must stop spending money that we just don't have. Historic debt leads to historic tax increases, which stifle job growth.

The prevailing view is that the easy way to stimulate economic growth is to have a low currency.