Robert Reich Quotes

Our future growth relies on competitiveness and innovation, skills and productivity... and these in turn rely on the education of our people.

Australia's economic future depends upon getting smarter. This means investing in the skills and knowledge of our workforce.

If you want a more productive economy, you need to invest in the skills of our workforce.

It's a combination of targeting higher paying jobs in these growth areas and fostering closer cooperation with higher education; a rising tide that lifts all boats.

Because education is the backbone of a competitive workforce and successful economy, making it a priority is not uncommon.

Ever since economists revealed how much universities contribute to economic growth, politicians have paid close attention to higher education.

You cannot be pro business unless you are pro education.

The smartest thing we can do to create high-wage jobs and grow our economy is to keep our focus on education.

At the end of the day, things don't get better unless you continue to invest in your workforce. And I've not heard any Republican talk about education and the investment in the future workforce.

A strong economy begins with a strong, well-educated workforce.

You cannot blame the mismanagement of the economy or the fact that we have not invested adequately in education in order to give our people the knowledge, the skills and the technology that they need in order to be able to use the resources that Africa has to gain wealth.

The connection between education and a healthy economy is critical.

We do not need Departments of Commerce, Labor, and Education; we need a single Department of Skills that will promote an integrated approach to global competitiveness.

It’s the private sector that produces the jobs, but the private sector needs roads and an educated workforce.

Education is economic development.

Education equals economic growth.

Our future is about investing in our own people.

A literate, skilled workforce is essential for low-income countries to attract investment and fill jobs with local rather than imported labour.

As our economy advances, educational attainment is going to keep Arizona competitive.

We won't win in the world if we don't do more to upskill our own workforce.

Education is critical not only to each one of us individually, but also to build the economic vitality of our state.

We need to invest in people's lives so that they can do the jobs of the 21st century.

When ministers in this government talk about investing in education and skills, about making the planning system work; about employment law reform and delivering transport and power generation and broadband communication infrastructure, we are talking about raising Britain's productivity.

Fundamentally, the basis of all modern progress is the efficiency of labor. And the only sure road to restored prosperity is through the thrift and hard work of our people as a whole.

So if we are really concerned about generating more taxes, we ought to be investing in our people, not taking away the kinds of resources that contribute to their ability to become greater taxpayers in this country.