John Quelch Quotes

You don't have to be poor to need something or somebody.

Today, the rich bottom land of the Misssissippi is under water and no foreign land has sent a dollar to help.

The moment you say microfinance everybody wants to help you.

I wish I could talk to Annette, but she doesn't even correspond at this point.

I think, like many others, I realized that only the massive introduction of American support in one form or another, could possibly bring about a rehabilitation of the economies of those countries within a reasonable time.

When I see old friends, I'm very excited.

Programs like food stamps, unemployment insurance, Medicaid, and job retraining help Americans get back on their feet when they are down and out and laid off through no fault of their own.

Nontraditional students often have the misconception that aid is intended only for high school students entering college. Luckily, that's not the case.

The man who won't loan money isn't going to have many friends - or need them.

When I come to work each day, whether as a commentator for TheStreet.com or a host of Mad Money With Jim Cramer, I have only one thought in mind: helping people with their money.

So it's a mistake for someone to think that they bailed New York out. They did assist us, for which we are grateful, but it's a mistake to say we bailed New York out by giving them a grant of money to help those poor people who throw it away on welfare.

Most cases, I would say, in a huge amount of cases, countries that have worked with us and have used our financial facilities have come out quick... more quickly and in a better shape from a crisis than would have come out otherwise.

If businesses are being given relief, shouldn't the same relief be given to the American people?

My dad loves what I do and I support my parents financially because they didn't have a job that gave them a pension.

When you try to find funding for a VVA function, it doesn't seem like it's any trouble at all. People come out of the woodwork with their money to help out because we went over and fought a war.

I remember when I was in the Middle East, Yasser Arafat used to go to Bahrain and Qatar on a Thursday and then go to Saudi Arabia and get his financial help on a Saturday.

Can you make me some money?

It is not helpful to help a friend by putting coins in his pocket when he has holes in his pockets.

If you think you can’t pay, come in and discuss it with us and we have a number of options we might use.

One of the reasons I moved back to Brooklyn is to get to hang out with the guys I've known since we were 12, 13 years old. Having that sense of community is incredibly important to me.

Some people are lucky enough to borrow money from their parents, but that shouldn't determine whether you can pursue your dreams.

As I travel across Illinois and talk with people, and as others reach out to my office desperate for help, I am becoming convinced that, despite their rhetoric, many lenders have no interest in actually helping their customers.

I didn't like taking money from individuals.

Although we work through financial markets, our goal is to help Main Street, not Wall Street.

The people at the bottom who are working but working at relatively low wages need some help.