Economy has frequently nothing whatever to do with the amount of money being spent, but with the wisdom used in spending it.
One thing that makes France different from other countries is the tradition of social solidarity. People from all backgrounds and political positions are willing to contribute for services and protection of society as a whole - but on the condition that money is being spent effectively and that everyone is paying their part.
I believe the only measure of government response shouldn't be how much we spend on a situation, but rather how well we spend.
I think if you have a big enough wallet you can solve anything but the key is to solve it with the least amount of expenditure.
Way back last summer I asked some of the most outstanding educational minds in this Nation to tackle this problem. I gave them a single instruction: find out how we can best invest each education dollar so that it will do the most good. Your support and the support of every leading education group proves that they did their job better than I had hoped, because for the first time we have succeeded in finding goals which unite us rather than divide us.
We have a responsibility to make sure that the limited resources we have are spent efficiently and effectively and that programs achieve their mission.
I'm not one of those who thinks the only way to fix what's wrong with American education is to throw more money at it. We also need to do it much better.
How well we spend education dollars is just as important as how much we spend.
I don't mind the government accruing debts as long as every dollar is spent effectively with a high return. That works out fine. If you accumulate debts and waste your money, that's, of course, a disaster.
It is very difficult to spend "federal (the taxpayers') dollars" so that the intended result is achieved.
Economy in government does not mean spending little ... It means spending what you have and spending it well.
I want to make sure we are spending wisely and using our resources effectively to address the issues facing San Francisco, while reaching residents throughout our entire City.
It's one thing to get the money apportioned in the budget; the other is to utilise it completely.
The American people need to know that money is being used effectively because frankly, the nation can't afford careless spending, no matter how well-intentioned.
The competition between me and Bill Gates, probably: Who can spend money more effectively that can do better philanthropy.
Title I dollars are well spent. They are really making a difference in the education of students.
