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Debt Quotes

"A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing."

"A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing."

Alexander Hamilton, American Politician

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"But learn that to die is a debt we must all pay."

"But learn that to die is a debt we must all pay."

Euripides, Greek Poet

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"Worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due."

"Worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due."

Will Rogers, American Actor

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"It is a fraud to borrow what we are unable to pay."

"It is a fraud to borrow what we are unable to pay."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

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"Education: A debt due from present to future generations."

"Education: A debt due from present to future generations."

George Peabody, American Businessman

Debt, Future, Generations, Present

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"I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them."

"I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them."

Ernie Banks, American Athlete

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"First our pleasures die - and then our hopes, and then our fears - and when these are dead, the debt is due dust claims dust - and we die too."

"First our pleasures die - and then our hopes, and then our fears - and when these are dead, the debt is due dust claims dust - and we die too."

Percy Bysshe Shelley, English Poet

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"The debt they ran up in the first year of the Obama administration is bigger than the last four years of the Bush combined."

"The debt they ran up in the first year of the Obama administration is bigger than the last four years of the Bush combined."

Mitch McConnell, American Politician

Debt, First, Years

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"Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt."

"Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt."

Herbert Hoover, American President

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"A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves."

"A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves."

Ralph W. Sockman, American Leader

5

"King of England, and you, duke of Bedford, who call yourself regent of the kingdom of France... settle your debt to the king of Heaven; return to the Maiden, who is envoy of the king of Heaven, the keys to all the good towns you took and violated in France."

"King of England, and you, duke of Bedford, who call yourself regent of the kingdom of France... settle your debt to the king of Heaven; return to the Maiden, who is envoy of the king of Heaven, the keys to all the good towns you took and violated in France."

Joan of Arc, French Celebrity

Debt, EnglFrance, Heaven

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"I think we are not serious about attacking the long-term debt problem, and that's one of the things that he's going to have to find a way to get on the agenda."

"I think we are not serious about attacking the long-term debt problem, and that's one of the things that he's going to have to find a way to get on the agenda."

Michael Bloomberg, American Politician

5

"Lose your freedom, and become a slave by borrowing."

"Lose your freedom, and become a slave by borrowing."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Debt, Freedom, Slavery, Borrowing

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"Solving a problem created by debt... by creating more debt is a fool's errand."

"Solving a problem created by debt... by creating more debt is a fool's errand."

Olivier Sarkozy, French Businessman

5

"If you look internationally over the last 50 years there have been improvements in the third world, but in the last 20 years the reverse has happened, with debt crises and increased poverty."

"If you look internationally over the last 50 years there have been improvements in the third world, but in the last 20 years the reverse has happened, with debt crises and increased poverty."

David Korten, American Activist

Debt, Poverty, World, Years

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"We all think we're going to get out of debt."

"We all think we're going to get out of debt."

Louie Anderson, American Comedian

5

"Mr. Obama denounced the $2.3 trillion added to the national debt on Mr. Bush's watch as "deficits as far as the eye can see." But Mr. Obama's budget adds $9.3 trillion to the debt over the next 10 years. What happened to Obama the deficit hawk?"

"Mr. Obama denounced the $2.3 trillion added to the national debt on Mr. Bush's watch as "deficits as far as the eye can see." But Mr. Obama's budget adds $9.3 trillion to the debt over the next 10 years. What happened to Obama the deficit hawk?"

Karl Rove, American Politician

Debt, Eye, Years

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"We can pay our debts to the past by putting the future in debt to ourselves."

"We can pay our debts to the past by putting the future in debt to ourselves."

John Buchan, Scottish Politician

Debt, Future, Past

5

"If you have debt I'm willing to bet that general clutter is a problem for you too."

"If you have debt I'm willing to bet that general clutter is a problem for you too."

Suze Orman, American Author

5

"Thousands of Ohio families are going deeper and deeper in debt just trying to pay their heating bills, fill prescriptions, and buy groceries. The current minimum wage is simply not enough."

"Thousands of Ohio families are going deeper and deeper in debt just trying to pay their heating bills, fill prescriptions, and buy groceries. The current minimum wage is simply not enough."

Sherrod Brown, American Politician

Debt, Trying, Wage

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"While President Bush's tax give-aways for the rich are pushing us further into debt, he compensates by increasing the out-of-pocket costs to our veterans."

"While President Bush's tax give-aways for the rich are pushing us further into debt, he compensates by increasing the out-of-pocket costs to our veterans."

Tom Harkin, American Politician

Debt, Tax, President, Veterans

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"Poets, like friends to whom you are in debt, you hate."

"Poets, like friends to whom you are in debt, you hate."

William Wycherley, English Dramatist

Debt, Friends, Hate, Poets

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"I spend my life constantly calling in 'imaginary' debts that aren't owed to me in order to avoid the 'real' debts that I owe to others, and so everybody ends up bankrupt."

"I spend my life constantly calling in 'imaginary' debts that aren't owed to me in order to avoid the 'real' debts that I owe to others, and so everybody ends up bankrupt."

Craig D. Lounsbrough, American Author

Debt, Truth, Regret, Wisdom, Power

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"Wars are made to make debt."

"Wars are made to make debt."

Ezra Pound, American Poet

4

"Our workers comp debt is the Achilles heel of our state's economy, and I firmly believe that in order to create more good jobs in West Virginia this system must be fixed and it must be fixed now. We cannot afford to wait even one more minute."

"Our workers comp debt is the Achilles heel of our state's economy, and I firmly believe that in order to create more good jobs in West Virginia this system must be fixed and it must be fixed now. We cannot afford to wait even one more minute."

Joe Manchin III, American Politician

Debt, Economy, Jobs, Now

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"There is nothing that puts a man more in your debt than that he owes you nothing."

"There is nothing that puts a man more in your debt than that he owes you nothing."

Mark Caine, American Author

Debt, Man, Nothing

4

"A promise made is a debt unpaid."

"A promise made is a debt unpaid."

Robert Service, Scottish Poet

4

"It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom you already owe much."

"It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom you already owe much."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Debt, Man, Nobility

4

"Repaying the debt of these ultimate sacrifices seems nearly impossible but we must try."

"Repaying the debt of these ultimate sacrifices seems nearly impossible but we must try."

Michael N. Castle, American Politician

4

"Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies. I owe them a great debt, because they redoubled my energies and drove me in new directions."

"Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies. I owe them a great debt, because they redoubled my energies and drove me in new directions."

E. O. Wilson, American Scientist

Debt, Enemies, Irony

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"Let every man, every corporation, and especially let every village, town, and city, every county and State, get out of debt and keep out of debt. It is the debtor that is ruined by hard times."

"Let every man, every corporation, and especially let every village, town, and city, every county and State, get out of debt and keep out of debt. It is the debtor that is ruined by hard times."

Rutherford B. Hayes, American President

Debt, Man, State

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"We can have tax cuts, but when we have tax cuts and do not have a surplus, the amount of the tax cut goes straight to the bottom line, adds to the deficit, and the deficit adds to the national debt, and sooner or later, the debt has to be paid."

"We can have tax cuts, but when we have tax cuts and do not have a surplus, the amount of the tax cut goes straight to the bottom line, adds to the deficit, and the deficit adds to the national debt, and sooner or later, the debt has to be paid."

John Spratt, American Politician

Debt, Tax, Taxcuts

3

"A borrower who doesn't returns is a beggar."

"A borrower who doesn't returns is a beggar."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Debt, Money, Truth, Life

3

"Have you noticed the debt is exploding? And it's not all because of Medicare."

"Have you noticed the debt is exploding? And it's not all because of Medicare."

Ron Paul, American Politician

3

"Ten million dollars after I'd become a star I was deeply in debt."

"Ten million dollars after I'd become a star I was deeply in debt."

Sammy Davis, Jr., American Entertainer

Debt, Sammy Davis, Jr.

3

"I would vote to increase the debt limit if there was a corresponding level of cuts. And if there was some serious talk about a balanced budget amendment, which we as governors always had to deal with."

"I would vote to increase the debt limit if there was a corresponding level of cuts. And if there was some serious talk about a balanced budget amendment, which we as governors always had to deal with."

Jon Huntsman, Jr., American Politician

Debt, Talk, Vote

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"I have a debt, a loyalty to the museum; the best place for me to do what I wanted to do."

"I have a debt, a loyalty to the museum; the best place for me to do what I wanted to do."

George G. Simpson, American Scientist

Debt, Loyalty, George Gaylord Simpson

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"When a person's debt increases a lot, at first he will feel he wants to pay it all back, later he will think, 'Why give back?' That spoils from within. We should not sign from within."

"When a person's debt increases a lot, at first he will feel he wants to pay it all back, later he will think, 'Why give back?' That spoils from within. We should not sign from within."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

Debt, Regret, Truth, Wisdom, Life

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"You cannot spend your way out of recession or borrow your way out of debt."

"You cannot spend your way out of recession or borrow your way out of debt."

Daniel Hannan, British Politician

3

"One of the things that Africa needs, everybody seems to agree, is some measure of debt relief."

"One of the things that Africa needs, everybody seems to agree, is some measure of debt relief."

Gwen Ifill, American Journalist

Debt, Measure, Needs

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"She had called in the debt that parents owe a child for bringing her, unasked, into a strange world. One should never make an offer without knowing full well what will happen if it is accepted."

"She had called in the debt that parents owe a child for bringing her, unasked, into a strange world. One should never make an offer without knowing full well what will happen if it is accepted."

David Brin, American Author

Debt, Parents, Will, World

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"Debt is great source of inner unhappiness."

"Debt is great source of inner unhappiness."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Debt, Happiness, Unhappiness, Inner

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"Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver."

"Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

2

"Our ministry is debt free and we have not had to beg or plead for finances."

"Our ministry is debt free and we have not had to beg or plead for finances."

David Wilkerson, American Clergyman

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"I can tell you this, if it wasn't for my book royalties, I'd be in debt."

"I can tell you this, if it wasn't for my book royalties, I'd be in debt."

Benny Hinn, Israeli Clergyman

2

"I talked to a lot of employers who just are, are fearful of what's coming next out of Washington. It's all the spending, it's all the debt. It's their national energy tax, they want to call it cap and trade - more mandates, higher costs, more taxes. Their healthcare bill - more mandates, higher costs, higher taxes."

"I talked to a lot of employers who just are, are fearful of what's coming next out of Washington. It's all the spending, it's all the debt. It's their national energy tax, they want to call it cap and trade - more mandates, higher costs, more taxes. Their healthcare bill - more mandates, higher costs, higher taxes."

John Boehner, American Politician

Debt, Energy, Tax, Healthcare

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