“The more divided a society becomes in terms of wealth, the more reluctant the wealthy are to spend money on common needs.”

We won’t have an economic recovery until Covid-19 is under control.

It’s easy to get rich by getting a state asset at a deep discount.

I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely.

Inequality is a choice. It is not inevitable.

Letting bygones be bygones is a basic principle in economics.

Nationalization of private debts undermines prudential lender behavior and is a government intervention in the market.

If the President asked you to help, I don’t think anybody could refuse, unless one felt that one couldn’t be effective.

Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.

The U.S. basically wrote the rules and created the institutions of globalisation.

Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies.

The reason that the invisible hand often seems invisible is that it is often not there.

Bitcoin is successful only because of its potential for circumvention, lack of oversight.

But while I loved all of these courses, there was an irresistible attraction of economics.

Macroeconomic policy can never be devoid of politics: it involves fundamental trade-offs and affects different groups differently.

The extra curricular activity in which I was most engaged – debating – helped shape my interests in public policy.

Multinational corporations must pay their fair share of taxes.

Most people think they want more money than they really do, and they settle for a lot less than they could get.

If you are afraid of making mistakes, you won’t learn anything and you won’t make much money.

Money will not purchase character or good government.

To be a successful business owner and investor, you have to be emotionally neutral to winning and losing. Winning and losing are just part of the game.

Even my failures make money and become classics a year after I make them.

It’s more important to grow your income than cut your expenses. It’s more important to grow your spirit that cut your dreams.

If money titles meant anything, I’d play more tournaments. The only thing that means a lot to me is winning. If I have more wins than anybody else and win more majors than anybody else in the same year, then it’s been a good year.

Decide how much you want to be earning one year, five years and ten years from today. What will you have to do to achieve these amounts.