Artur Davis Quotes

We believed it was better to pay as you go than it was to pay your bills by borrowing and laying up debts for another day. To pay as you go, that policy is a safer business policy and a saner business policy, and we thought it was a saner national policy.

In addition to reining in spending, taxes, tolls and fees, let's rein in how much the state borrows.

We don't know what's around the corner - and we must do everything to ensure we get our country's debts down, building our resilience so we don't repeat the mistakes of the past.

I'm still a fiscal conservative, and I'm inclined to pay down debt.

Nigeria, with the oil sector, had the reputation of being corrupt and not managing its own public finances well. So what did we try to do? We introduced a fiscal rule that de-linked our budget from the oil price.

The budget is tight, and that is exactly where we want it to be and where we need it to be.

We have been spending beyond our means, we are going to focus on the projects that we committed to in the election but importantly if there is additional projects or new things that come up they have to have a business case, they have to work and they can't impose financial stress on families and private individuals and businesses.

The American people, in their own families, they understand that you have to do that. You have to make the tough decisions. You have to get your budget. You have got to put it in order. And they expect their elected officials and their leaders to do likewise.

It's insane to try to balance the budget.

If you don't get spending under control, eventually you're going to have a big tax increase.

Pray a little more, work a little harder, save, wait, be patient and, most of all, live within our means. That's the American way. It's not spending ourselves into prosperity or taxing ourselves into prosperity.

As a fiscal conservative, I believe one of the most important roles the federal government can play in assuring that our economy remains strong is to keep our fiscal house in order.

Stay on top of your finances. Don't leave that up to others.

The answer to too much debt is not more debt; it is less debt.

To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.

Without deficit reduction, we cannot have sustained economic growth.

The nation’s founding fathers deferred many of their own cherished plans until the nation paid off its debts.

It is important that China stop its over-reliance on municipal debt to finance infrastructure. I take comfort in the fact that China's leaders understand this.

There are only two honest ways to reduce our debt: cut spending or raise revenues.

As always, it would be important to ensure that any fiscal policy changes did not compromise long-run fiscal sustainability.

Budgets can make or break reputations and governments.

You have to tackle the real drivers of debt - that's mandatory spending, not discretionary.

It is important for India to stay the course on fiscal consolidation.

Congress must do what we said we would and find ways to pay for bills we propose so we don't leave future generations mired in debt.

More generally, I strongly believe in the importance of fiscal responsibility.