Investment in Human Capital Quotes

One of the ways you go after the debt, one of the ways you create jobs is by investing in people.

Here we were talking about economic development, about investing billions of dollars in various programs, and I could see it wasn't billions of dollars people needed right away.

Early investment in the lives of disadvantaged children will help reduce inequality, in both the short and the long run.

Building capacities for the young generation is going to make a better generation and a better future tomorrow for Africa.

One thousand dollars invested in salvaging an unemployable youth can return forty thousand dollars or more in his lifetime.

The single greatest investment we can make in the economy is to make sure that each person has a good education.

India will be successful when UP, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam and other parts of North East India are strengthened. India cannot develop till the eastern part of the country develops.

In financing growing companies, we always looked for human value that didn't appear on the balance sheet.

Human capital analysis starts with the assumption that individuals decide on their education, training, medical care, and other additions to knowledge and health by weighing the benefits and costs. Benefits include cultural and other non-monetary gains along with improvement in earnings and occupations, while costs usually depend mainly on the foregone value of the time spent on these investments.

As women slowly gain power, their values and priorities are reshaping the agenda. A multitude of studies show that when women control the family funds, they generally spend more on health, nutrition, and education - and less on alcohol and cigarettes.

The ultimate proof of confidence for a small-business owner is, are they hiring employees?

The only way to kill militancy, to reduce it, is to provide opportunities to people who have no opportunities. I've always told my American friends that.

Just as an individual's ability to delay gratification at a young age is a powerful predictor of future academic and professional achievement, discipline is also central to the long-run economic health of nations.

When companies fail, or fail to grow, it's almost always because they don't invest in the people, the systems, and the processes they need.

I think we need to talk about mental illness a lot more. People complain about tax dollars and say we don't have the money. But if we can't put some of our investments, or some of our money back into humans, isn't that where it all begins?

If you had to explain America's economic success with one word, that word would be "education".... Until now, the results of educational neglect have been gradual - a slow-motion erosion of America's relative position. But things are about to get much worse, as the economic crisis ... deals a severe blow to education across the board.... We need to wake up and realize that one of the keys to our nation's historic success is now a wasting asset. Education made America great; neglect of education can reverse the process.