Sir Mix-a-Lot Quotes

When the economy is strong, people tend to buy three things from the top of their wish list. But when things are bad, people often buy only the first thing on their list.

By March '87 we're down to seven thousand, by the end of the year we're down to twelve hundred. The whole bottom just fell out of the market. It was bad for me because I was in Australia at the time.

Alas, in 1929 came the Stock Market crash and everything changed and became worrisome. People started practicing conservatism because of financial losses, myself included.

Where people are now in terms of the economic crisis, they're looking at what we think is the bottom, and I think that's when people look to film and to spirituality.

There's a loss of faith in the banking system that for so long has been the backbone of prosperity and growth.

New York never felt the recession. New York never felt a depression.

Financial crisis is the moment of truth for real collectors and true artists.

The United States bonds are safe and free from reverses. They have been funded in such a sound manner and the prosperity of the country is growing so rapidly that there is no doubt of their solvency.

Physical wealth has not necessarily been very secure.

Throughout the Great Recession of 2008, the average 401(k) balance lost anywhere from 25 to 40 percent of value. Nobody was more harmed than baby boomers or recent retirees, who, unlike younger workers, didn't have the time for the market to rebound or were no longer contributing and therefore unable to invest when stocks were cheap.

I have always said that after sport, I wanted a life, I wanted an opportunity, I wanted to be able to do something. And if something happens - the economy falls out or the dollar is worthless, anything could happen - you have to be ready to work. And I'm ready.

A wide range of possible fiscal policy tools and approaches could enhance the cyclical stability of the economy. For example, steps could be taken to increase the effectiveness of the automatic stabilizers, and some economists have proposed that greater fiscal support could be usefully provided to state and local governments during recessions.

I can't see myself ever spending hundreds of thousands on anything that doesn't come with a toilet.

Every serious deflation I've looked at is preceded by an asset bubble, and then it bursts.

I have a habit of collecting all my old stuff. I still have all my old clothes and old cars, but my wife spends all my money.

Having money is better than not having it, but I've been poor, and I've survived.

Consumers may put off buying a car, but they don't put off buying a vacation.

Unless you have economic security, then you can't have general security.

What's the difference? Ninety million or 80 million. You still can't spend it all.

History has shown that even in a recession, consumers go to shows.

To be productive and focused, the rugged individuals in our economy need health security so that our country can remain competitive and agile in the changing economy.

The consumer is going through a period around the world of uncertainty - whether geopolitical uncertainty, economic uncertainty - and that makes them a little nervous as well.

You cannot control the spending habits of people. It is a free society, after all, and people should have right to spend their money as they wish.

Every time there is a recession, consumers will typically be more cautious, more conservative, take more time, and make more serious price-performance trade-offs.

In the old days I never thought about money - but then, of course, the clothes were so ugly in the '80s there was nothing I wanted.