Pauline Marois Quotes

Too many people think that economics is this subject that should wait until the university level. But it can't wait that long.

I want my own country, not against Canada but for Quebec.

Sovereigntism and separatism they are… it may seem like it's splitting hairs, but a lot of Quebecers are sovereignists - they respect the sovereignty of Quebec. They're not interested in separating.

Unfortunately [René] Lévesque had so little self confidence in Quebec and in the people themselves, that he fell for that and, yes, he'd say, you know, it might be ruinous for us economically.

If, as is believed by many Canadians, Canada can not exist without Quebec, then it simply does not deserve to exist.

Most Americans don't know enough about basic economics to fill out one fortune cookie.

Mitt Romney, you can criticize him for a lot of things, and that's fair, but he knows how the economy works.

I don't think Obama understands basic economics. Not economics that work. He may understand some theory that someone in Princeton sat and dreamed up, but it's not working.

I hope that one day the people of Quebec will one day be a part of the concert of nations. This is an internal debate. This will happen when Quebecers are ready.

In countries operating a largely capitalist system, there does not appear to be a wide understanding among its actors and overseers of either its advantages or its hazards.

Our biggest challenge is to eliminate the popular perception that economists don't have anything useful to say.

Spending time at the Federal Reserve was a good learning opportunity for me. It helped me to understand economic philosophies and polices that I had not previously known about.

By the time I returned to Czechoslovakia, I had an understanding of the principles of the market.

I believe that we must understand the economy of the situation.

If Quebeckers want Jean Charest, well, they can choose him. It's never a winning formula to divide Quebeckers.

If Quebecers want to keep the Canadian dollar, they'll keep it - and nobody can stop that, end of debate.

I want to tell Quebecers that are listening: if you want to get back to the goal of creating a country, only a majority government can do it, a sovereigntist government of the Parti Quebecois.

Why would it be ridiculous that Quebec has an army?

Traitor? Traitor to what? My country is Quebec!

If ignorance paid dividends, most Americans could make a fortune out of what they don't know about economics.

It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a 'dismal science.' But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on economic subjects while remaining in this state of ignorance.

Very few people in Congress know very much about economics.

People misunderstand who I truly am. Truly who I am. If I go somewhere, people just think I'm a party boy 24/7.

I can't think of a president who has been overburdened by a knowledge of economics.

I have kids in high school that don't know how to balance a checkbook. We need to have that fundamental understanding of economics as we move forward to develop the next generation of young people.