John L. Flannery Quotes

If you want to help Africa, you should help them out of poverty, not try to build solar cells and windmills.

Energy is one of the worst bottlenecks in the development of industry and the national economy

The energy sector presents exceptional opportunities for governments and investors.

I invite you all to participate in Make in India.

We must invest in infrastructure development and rebuilding communities to create jobs.

We have built tens of thousands of schools, clinics and rural roads.

Urban development in India... will be the biggest sunrise industry that any country has seen in any part of the world.

There's a tremendous amount of energy in Japan and, increasingly, in China.

Haiti is open for business!

Serbia is open for business.

Finance is critical. If sufficient investment is made in infrastructure and venture capital is made available, there will be a big improvement in the situation.

The United States should pursue a more robust agenda for U.S. competitiveness and innovation focused on a lower-carbon economy, including investments in education, basic research and development, infrastructure, retraining, retirement security, and universal health care.

In India, because of the huge investments materialising in industry and infrastructure projects, the demand for steel has grown much faster than anticipated.

Where are the jobs going to come from? Small business, manufacturing and clean energy. Where's the money to finance them? The banks and the corporations in America today have lots of money that they can invest right now.

It is impossible for any power to become eminent in commerce, without excelling in manufactures and navigation. America is capable of supporting and increasing both …

It is a lie that I made the people starve. A lie, a lie in my face. This shows how little patriotism there is, how many treasonable offenses were committed.… At no point was there such an upswing, so much construction, so much consolidation in the Romanian provinces. I guaranteed that every village has its schools, hospitals and doctors. I have done everything to create a decent and rich life for the people in the country, like in no other country in the world.

Simple projects such as paving roads, can do more to boost a poor economy than a premature push to develop cutting-edge technologies, but soon the benefits of basic infrastructure run their course.

Go ask Virginia— go ask even noble Maryland ... to show you her people, canals, railroads, universities, schools, charities, commerce cities, and cultivated areas.

We need a comprehensive focus on infrastructure that supports not just transportation but also broadband, education, healthcare, and our environment.

The lack of roads in Africa greatly hinders agriculture, education, and development.

People want development, modern thinking. They want to encourage and support research in agriculture and other fields.

Our focus must be on making America the best place on earth to do business.

The power and energy sectors are the biggest constituents of the infrastructure sector. If you ignore them, no development will happen.

We believe infrastructure is key to economic growth, and we will do what we can to develop infrastructure in India.

When roads are built, children can read, then jobs and prosperity will follow.