Rodrigo Rato Quotes

It is our task to provide policies suited to the different situations of today.

I see four principles as laying the foundations for the kind of economic recovery Europe needs: fairness, efficiency, solidarity and growth.

I have nothing against wealth; I believe that government has a role to play in creating it by supporting pro-growth policies. However, success comes with responsibility.

At the same time, Clinton was doing a lot things right, like the economy.

I think Republicans really need to be disciplined, to stay focused on sustained economic growth.

I'm convinced the question of development is mainly an issue of governance and leadership.

My theme is going to be: Together we can win the future. The right policies lead to the right results. And I'm going to argue that President Obama will lose the future because the wrong policies lead to the wrong results.

The American people deserve a budget that invests in the future, protects the most vulnerable among us and helps to create jobs and economic security.

Lower taxes, less government spending on domestic programs and fewer regulations mean a better economy for everybody.

What the Obama administration's policies have really been oriented towards have always been towards providing benefits continuing consumption. What this country needs really is a policy which stresses investments.

India needs to be liberated both from the 'high GDP growth hedgehogs' and the 'conservation at all costs hedgehogs.'

Obama's explanation for the slowdown in economic growth is that the public sector is hurting, and that's where Washington must step in and act.

We cannot cut our way to prosperity.

The harsh truth is that if the policy isn’t hurting it isn’t working. I know there is a difficult period ahead but the important thing is that we cannot and must not fudge the determination to stop inflation in its tracks.

My priority is my economy minister mandate and to create momentum.

The E.U. needs renewal, and we need a strong U.K. at the table to help to drive the reform agenda that can help the union regain competitiveness and growth.

If we put our policies in the right order, we have a sustainable society without lowering but even increasing our levels of wellbeing.

I'll go to my grave saying a gimmick is not good public policy.

Britain cannot afford to allow a culture of Left-wing-dominated, single-issue activism to hold back our country from investing in infrastructure and new sources of energy and from bringing down the cost of our welfare state.

The victories are what I judge things on.

The records only count when we have won silverware.

Like war, economics is more an art than a science.

A long-lasting and sustained recovery will never be achieved through massive government spending programs.

I am personally looking forward to advancing policies that will help make the future of our state even stronger than it already is.

Rather than play politics with funding our government, pitting one group against another, we should make strong investments in our future.