#rio

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. ↗

— Muhammad Yunus

#away #billions #could #development #dollars

In a very weak economy, when you say 'cut government spending,' what you mean is you're laying off school teachers and you're de-funding various programs that put money into the economy. This means you have more unemployed people that then draw unemployment benefits and don't pay taxes. ↗

— Fareed Zakaria

#cut #draw #economy #government #government spending

It's time to pull the bandage off America's foreclosure problem. The economy is ready to emerge from its recent dark period, but to make it happen soon we need to speed the resolution of millions of troubled home loans. Six years have passed since the crisis began, yet instead of accelerating, foreclosures have slowed. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#bandage #began #crisis #dark #economy

There are different flavors of recession. You can get into some pretty dark scenarios pretty quickly. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#different #flavors #get #into #pretty

If there's some work to be done that seems like it will be fun, I'll do it. I don't take anything seriously at all. ↗

— Dweezil Zappa

#done #fun #i #like #seems

While it is true that Frank had a great sense of humor, he was also very serious about composing music. In reality there are only a handful of skilled players who can play his most complex pieces. It takes a lot of patience to learn and requires a fantastic memory. ↗

— Dweezil Zappa

#also #complex #composing #fantastic #frank

Characters can be mysterious and you're not really sure which way they might turn at a given point. ↗

— Michael Zaslow

#given #might #mysterious #point #really

Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically. ↗

— Mao Zedong

#despise #enemy #him #seriously #strategically

There is a serious tendency toward capitalism among the well-to-do peasants. ↗

— Mao Zedong

#capitalism #peasants #serious #tendency #toward

I learned a lot about critics, not to really take them too seriously about movies. ↗