Iain Duncan Smith Quotes

Budget drives everything that we do.

Adhering to budgeting rules shouldn't trump good decision-making.

Budgets are nothing if not statements of priorities.

Budgets are not bottomless pits.

In the private sector, you have a budget and you stick to it.

Budgets are matters of priority and prioritizing. It's a high priority.

Economy consists in a due and proper application of the means afforded according to the ability of the employer and the situation chosen; care being taken that the expenditure is prudently conducted.

Economy does not lie in sparing money, but in spending it wisely.

People know that you can't spend more than you have.

Every family in America knows they have to do a budget. Every small business in America knows they have to do a budget. Every local government, every state, knows they have to do a budget.

What you don't do, if you're an adult, is decide that you're going to budget things through a sequester. What does that word have to do with budgeting? It's like if you have a family budget and go, 'We really don't know what to take out economically from the budget, so we're going to whack out protein for this week.'

The more you keep costs down, the more freedom you have creatively.

Any sensible family has a budget that lays out how much will be spent for household and other purposes. Without such planning, things would quickly go awry.

Whether you're managing the finances for a household of one, a business of a thousand, or a government of several hundred million, there's no more important statement of fiscal intent you can make than putting together a responsible budget - one that acknowledges its available means, and makes a reasonable attempt to live within them.

I never go overbudget on my movies.

Having a think about whether you can afford 'this' or 'that' is a good discipline to have, to maximise what you can achieve to the highest standard.

Economy in government does not mean spending little ... It means spending what you have and spending it well.

Ajax was spending too much money; they were buying players that were too expensive. If you get 100 per cent, you can't spend 120 per cent. It's quite easy.

Tough times call for tough choices and pinching every penny.

All of us in Canada have to be better at making a dollar count, because we have fewer dollars.

I always cooperate to complete a film within the budget. Not a single film of mine has overshot its budget.

Fiscal prudence is very important.

The most effective thing we can do is to limit spending.

Everyone is always in favour of general economy and particular expenditure.

Every budget I have ever prepared has been balanced.