Arthur Laffer Quotes

There's no safer investment in the world than in the United States.

People can have a long-term life plan only if they know their private property is secure.

We know that when people are safe in their homes, they are free to pursue their dream for a brighter economic future for themselves and their families.

If achieving the Hong Kong dream becomes a vanishing hope, then our society will suffer. What would the Hong Kong dream be? It's no different from the American dream, whereby an everyday man on the street who works hard would be able to make good savings and use those savings as equity for their future small business.

I don't know what to do with it. I'm very fortunate to have it, and it gives you room to maneuver. But the main thing about having money is it means you don't have to worry about it. And that for me is a lovely thing. It's not for fast cars and hookers.

There can be no security anywhere in the free world if there is no fiscal and economic stability within the United States.

Wealth is the ultimate panacea to poverty.

Later in life, when I'm retired and have a family of my own and will be able to send my kids to college, that's when I'll start spending. Way too many athletes go broke these days, and I like saving my money so that I can ensure my family and friends currently and after me will never have to endure some of the things I did when I was a kid.

I wasn't raised with money, so I had to get used to having it. I think I've adjusted to it pretty well.

Unless you are completely retired, earning money is the best form of wealth preservation.

I still happen to think the United States is the greatest place in the world to invest.

I'm for economic independence.

My dad never graduated high school. He was a printing salesman. We lived in a two-bedroom, one-bath house in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. We weren't rich - but we felt secure.

I have enough money for the rest of my life and enough to leave a good inheritance for our kids.

Everyone knows that if you can keep on making money, everyone's happy.

I invested, and I protected myself, so I enjoy that freedom.

As long as I manage investments properly and don't spend recklessly, Tumblr has given my family a strong safety net and given me the freedom to work on whatever I want. And that's exactly what I plan to do.

My mom always told me one of the reasons that she was really happy in her life was that, if Dad never worked again, she was confident that she could support the family.

The first time I had money, I was extravagant, but then you realise it's not just about that. If I lost it all tomorrow, it wouldn't be me that's hurt, it would be my babies. It would be more about people's opinion of me that would concern me.

Everyone must have a shot at the American Dream.

The economy is not an abstraction. The economy consists of people, and it will only grow if people feel secure and are reasonably free.

Our nest eggs, no matter how small, are safe.

People today expect a good economy the same way a they expect sunshine and good air.

The commerce of the United States is essential, if not to their existence, at least to their comfort, their growth, prosperity, and happiness. The genius, character, and habits of the people are highly commercial. Their cities have been formed and exist upon commerce. Our agriculture, fisheries, arts, and manufactures are connected with and depend upon it. In short, commerce has made this country what it is, and it can not be destroyed or neglected without involving the people in poverty and distress.

We will plant our flag on the hill of economic security.