"So, for example, a country was into recession right after I was sworn in, a dot-com bust had taken place. Then the attacks of September the 11th, and then of course the great financial meltdown in the -the fundamental question facing any presidency is how do you deal with the hand you're dealt?"

Finance, Financial, Country, Example, Presidency

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"So, for example, a country was into recession right after I was sworn in, a dot-com bust had taken place. Then the attacks of September the 11th, and then of course the great financial meltdown in the -the fundamental question facing any presidency is how do you deal with the hand you're dealt?"

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"The value of money is subjective, depending on age. At the age of one, one multiplies the actual sum by 145,000, making one pound seem like 145,000 pounds to a one-year-old. At seven " Bertie's age " the multiplier is 24, so that five pounds seems like 120 pounds. At the age of twenty four, five pounds is five pounds; at forty five it is divided by 5, so that it seems like one pound and one pound seems like twenty pence. (All figures courtesy of Scottish Government Advice Leaflet: Handling your Money.)"

Alexander McCall Smith, British Author

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"The financial crisis should not become an excuse to raise taxes, which would only undermine the economic growth required to regain our strength."

George W. Bush, American President

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"Money can't buy happiness but it will certainly get you a better class of memories."

Ronald Reagan, American President

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"It's not easy to part with the trophies. However, I do need to have some long-term financial security for those close to me."

Bjorn Borg, Swedish Athlete

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"As you know, Social Security functions under the premise that today's workers will help finance benefits for retirees and that these workers will then be supported by the next generation of workers paying into the same system."

Steve Israel, American Politician

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"I got IRS records to finance what I wanted to do."

Penelope Spheeris, American Director

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"Sometimes one is guided by what they say of themselves, and very frequently by what other people say of them, without giving oneself time to deliberate and judge."

Jane Austen, British Writer

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"Not an old woman that buys a paper of pins, without yielding a part of the price to the banks as interest!"

John Buchanan Robinson, American Politician

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"The rest of the world needs the US economy and financial system to recover in order for it to revive. We remain at the center of global economic activity with financial and trade ties to every region of the globe."

Timothy Geithner, American Public Servant

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"Failure is a steppingstone to poverty, Cosmic Ordering is an elevator to success."

Stephen Richards, British Author

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"I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together."

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"There's no bigger task than protecting the homeland of our country."

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"I think you can judge from somebody's actions a kind of a stability and sense of purpose perhaps created by strong religious roots. I mean, there's a certain patience, a certain discipline, I think, that religion helps you achieve."

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"We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace."

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"I have written a book. This will come as quite a shock to some. They didn't think I could read, much less write."

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"To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States."

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"I have zero desire, just so you know, to be in the limelight. I don't think it's good for the country to have a former president criticize his successor. You're not going to see me giving my opinions in the public arena, until I start selling my book. I'm going to emerge then submerge."

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"You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on."

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"For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible - and no one can now doubt the word of America."

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