Roger McNamee Quotes

Investment in infrastructure is a long term requirement for growth and a long term factor that will make growth sustainable.

To those who say Britain cannot afford to invest in infrastructure, I say we cannot afford not to invest in our future.

The Australia to 2050 report highlights something that is well understood by South Australians, that infrastructure plays a key role in long-term economic expansion.

Nation’s that don’t invest in the future tend not to do well there.

You can't fuel real economic growth with indiscriminate credit. You can only fuel it with well-allocated, long-term investment.

Our infrastructure is just barely adequate to support our current level of economic activity, and our current rate of infrastructure improvement and investment falls vastly short of tomorrow's needs.

All I'll say is if you look at countries where it is - where they are rapidly growing, they're investing in their infrastructure. They're investing in their educations. They are trying to streamline regulations, but they're not neglecting key investments.

We believe infrastructure is key to economic growth, and we will do what we can to develop infrastructure in India.

We need to invest in our crumbling infrastructure to create jobs and remain economically competitive.

America is hungry and starving for more infrastructure investment.

While America's infrastructure needs are substantial, there is no reason to delay completion of the highway bill. Every day of delay means jobs lost, investment opportunities missed and growth sacrificed.

For an economy built to last we must invest in what will fuel us for generations to come. This is our history - from the Transcontinental Railroad to the Hoover Dam, to the dredging of our ports and building of our most historic bridges - our American ancestors prioritized growth and investment in our nation's infrastructure.

Our nation's infrastructure needs are tremendous, and they're growing.

A lot of our fiscal deficit went to fund consumption and really did not get used to build investment and infrastructure. The trouble is, you can get a spurt in GDP growth, which may not be sustainable. I would much rather build the gradient of a long-term marathon.

What the Obama administration's policies have really been oriented towards have always been towards providing benefits continuing consumption. What this country needs really is a policy which stresses investments.

Simple projects such as paving roads, can do more to boost a poor economy than a premature push to develop cutting-edge technologies, but soon the benefits of basic infrastructure run their course.

A healthy national infrastructure requires not just competent engineers but also a government—and a public—willing to pay for it.

In my home state of Indiana, we prove every day that you can build a growing economy on balanced budgets, low taxes, even while making record investments in education and roads and health care.

The power and energy sectors are the biggest constituents of the infrastructure sector. If you ignore them, no development will happen.

Instead of leading the world by how much we borrow, it's time that we make sure we lead the world in how much we build and create and invest.

In Utah, one word sums up our business prowess: investment. Simply put, we know we can't have long-term economic growth and maintain Utah's enviable quality of life without making some critical investments.

My priority will continue to be that we maintain the optimal balance to be able to invest in education and infrastructure while encouraging business growth.

To give him his credit, I never thought I'd say this, but Donald Trump was talking about the importance of investing in jobs and infrastructure and in the economies across the country, not just the main cities, and that's right.

Visit any of the fastest growing parts of the world and you will find investment in infrastructure.

America must reduce its fiscal deficit, modernize its infrastructure, and improve its schools.