The government deficit is the difference between the amount of money the government spends and the amount it has the nerve to collect. – Sam Ewing
When you finally go back to your old home, you find it wasnt the old home you missed but your childhood. – Sam Ewing
Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some dont turn up at all. – Sam Ewing
Nobody ever asks a father how he manages to combine marriage and a career. – Sam Ewing
Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises. Our political system promotes nepotism and wasting money. This has undermined our legal system and confidence in the functioning of the state. One of the consequences is that many citizens dont pay their taxes. – Georgios A. Papandreou
I clearly believe a lot more than some of my coalition colleagues – Tories – in redistribution and using the tax system for that purpose. I also believe in the government having an active role in the economy, which is having an industrial strategy. Im not a believer in laissez-faire. – Vince Cable
Trust your gut instinct over spreadsheets. There are too many variables in the real world that you simply cant put into a spreadsheet. Spreadsheets spit out results from your inexact assumptions and give you a false sense of security. In most cases, your heart and gut are still your best guide. – Naveen Jain