Lloyd Bentsen Quotes

The absence of significant development aid has only increased the importance of trade for Central America's future.

Economic development is a great pacifying force.

I hope we business people can invest more aggressively outside Metro Manila, whether in real estate, factories, or other enterprises, in order to give equal opportunities to all other regions.

I want to create economic opportunity at home and abroad. I don't want just one or the other. I want both.

Africa has no time to lose. The global economy is fast leaving our continent behind.

One problem in Africa has been a small population. And the natural resources were large. So you could be as foolish as possible. But you didn’t die. You just remained there eating mangoes and bananas. Now the population in Africa is growing. So the idea that you can go on with idiotic policies is not sustainable. Because a big population needs answers.

Debt relief without the opening of markets will not relieve third world countries from their poverty.

Global economic growth significantly increases with the growth of the world’s economic freedom.

Young people in the third world can participate in global security if they also can participate in global prosperity.

Remember, our focus should remain on development because it is development alone that can transform this nation as well as the lives of its people.

The developing world is full of entrepreneurs and visionaries, who with access to education, equity and credit would play a key role in developing the economic situations in their countries.

Shaping the future is what drives me. Since I left politics, I'm very much interested in emerging markets.

Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either lead into freedom or constitute a proof for its existence.

Towards the end of the eighteenth century the industrial-financial revolution began.

Developing nations want to become developed nations.

We believe that business is the engine that drives the car. You've got to build your business base. That means creating more jobs, better paying jobs - that's how you raise your standard of living. That's how you raise your quality of life. That's what funds all the other services people want from government.

Today, being the biggest developing countries in the world, China and India are both committed to developing their economy and raising their people's living standards.

Private sector development and the creation of small businesses spur investment, jobs, opportunity, and hope. It empowers the market to meet local needs, whether for food, basic goods, or services.

We are the number one economy in the world, and we ought to continue to pursue those kinds of policies that ensure that we maintain that position, like innovation and like technology and like education and like just research and development and discovery.

My dad's main client was the World Bank, and he spent most of his time traveling to Third World countries. His particular interest lay in the eradication of poverty through development and business.

I think one of the strengths of Wisconsin's economy is it's diversity - and in making sure that we're doing everything we can to have a state government that's responsive to that and being here and encouraging people to expand their businesses here.

I believe in just enriching the economy. And we're leaving so much on the table, 72 percent of the planet.

We have decided to diversify agriculture; we decided to develop our tourism sector. We have decided to develop our mining sector. So these are some of the things we're telling Malawians: we say this is what we need to do in order for us to get out of this total dependence on aid.

People see fashion as superficial and shallow, but it's actually not. As an industry, it can really change how things happen and change trade for countries that really need it.

Openness has been vital to Asia's fast growth in the past and it will continue to be crucial for the area's further development.