Margaret Spellings Quotes

Governor Romney, how many fewer college degrees would it take to make America more competitive?

Firms gain comparative advantage from how good their people are. Retaining and attracting talent is a key point of competitive advantage in the global economy. We are seeing that play out, and there are implications for Australia, too. The idea that companies now compete on who can pay their workers the lowest - that's all changing.

South Africa has all the tools to compete in the new global village - an eager workforce, ready to take on any challenge.

In today's world, learning has become the key to economic prosperity, social cohesion and personal fulfillment. We can no longer afford to educate the few to think, and the many to do.

We know that to compete for the jobs of the 21st century and thrive in a global economy, we need a growing, skilled and educated workforce, particularly in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math. Americans with bachelor's degrees have half the unemployment rate of those with a high school degree.

Over the long term, the only way we're going to raise wages, grow the economy, and improve American competitiveness is by investing in our people - especially their educations.

Ever since economists revealed how much universities contribute to economic growth, politicians have paid close attention to higher education.

A nation’s success in the global economy is not determined by the quantity of its natural resources, but by the quality of its human resources.

As our economy advances, educational attainment is going to keep Arizona competitive.

Learning from the American experience, governments around the world have developed national innovation policies and programs to accelerate their economic prosperity and to help their citizens and companies compete globally.

The Philippines ranks among top off-shoring hubs in the world because of cost competitiveness and, more importantly, our highly trainable, English proficient, IT-enabled management and manpower.

If we're not creating an educated and skilled workforce, there is just no conceivable way that were going to be economically competitive.

As governor, I saw the link between economic prosperity and the ability to acquire knowledge.

We need foreign skills to stay competitive.

No economy can succeed without a high-quality workforce, particularly in an age of globalization and technical change.

The future of Norway isn't about competing on being the cheapest but the most innovative. We have an expensive welfare state, and the only answer to continue that way is to become more competitive, especially on knowledge.

This battle for global talent is so important.

The connection between education and a healthy economy is critical.

In an information society, education is no mere amenity; it is the prime tool for growing people and profits.

Today we're dealing with metropolitan Shanghai, metropolitan New Delhi or Paris. If we're competing at that level, our diversity, that richness of people coming from so many different backgrounds, is one of our greatest advantages.

I invite you to leverage Serbia because we have talented young professionals who are multilingual, highly educated, and willing to work for competitive wages.

We do not need Departments of Commerce, Labor, and Education; we need a single Department of Skills that will promote an integrated approach to global competitiveness.

We have the advantage over other global competitors in that we know how to assimilate immigrants.

Our future progress and prosperity depend upon our ability to equal, if not surpass, other nations in the enlargement and advance of science, industry and commerce.

Education is economic development.