William Vickrey Quotes

I will tell you, in the case of education, you have to make the investment if you're going to get the return. There's no doubt about that. It's a proven fact the return is there if you make the investment. It really is about priorities.

When women earn more, families are stronger, and children have better access to quality health care and education.

People understand what is good for them in the long run. In the long run, what is good for people is that India's economy continues to grow at clipping pace, 8% and above, that itself brings host of benefits to the people. It brings better roads, it brings better schools, brings more money to the communities, it brings more jobs.

And preserving our open spaces or having them there for recreational purposes is one of the things that contributes to the high level of quality of life that we offer in Pennsylvania, and that also translates into economic benefits.

Danes pay very high taxes, but in return enjoy a quality of life that many Americans would find hard to believe.

When someone has the desire to go to school and has the ability but can't get into our schools, that's wrong. Education drives the economy and the quality of life.

Investing in health will produce enormous benefits.

Entitlements seem to grow with prosperity; not only because they are indexed to inflation or GDP, but also because a prosperous country tells itself it can afford more benefits.

Economists report that a college education adds many thousands of dollars to a man's lifetime income - which he then spends sending his son to college.

Do you realize that if we could increase just by 50 percent the number of adults who have a college degree, it would add $5 billion to the economy and it would result in a net income to the state of Arkansas of $340 million a year?

Americans thinking that America will continue to lead the world in innovation and quality of life without some quick and serious educational improvements are dangerously delusional.

A dynamic economy begins with a good education.

The price we are willing to pay for safety cannot be infinite. It is distasteful to put a price on human life, but the more we spend on safety, the less we will have for our other goals.

Education's net economic benefits are greater than many other investments.

States with better-educated citizens also see economic benefits. These states have better luck recruiting and retaining quality employers, and they enjoy lower overall rates of unemployment, poverty, and welfare dependency.

Maryland is never going to be the low-cost place to live and work, and we shouldn't try to be because we have a lot of other stuff we bring to the table. And you get what you pay for.

The question for every Olympics is whether the giant investment will pay off in the future.

Nothing brings more money to the Treasury of the United States, than investment in education of the American people.

If we want to invest in the prosperity of our nation, we must invest in the education of our children so that their talents may be fully employed.

The happiness of men consists in life. And life is in labor.

Dying's a boring side effect.

Maybe a long life does have to be filled with many unpleasant conditions if it's to seem long. But in that event, who wants one?

To live is not a blessing, but to live well.

We are speeding up our lives and working harder in a futile attempt to buy the time to slow down and enjoy it.

We ask for long life, but 'tis deep life, or noble moments that signify. Let the measure of time be spiritual, not mechanical.