“I indeed do respect all people for the positives in their life. Sadly, there comes a time of diminishing returns in the balance. At the end of the day, my respect is reserved for those solidly in the asset column of mankind.” PeopleEndsMankindReturnBalanceThe End Of The DayAssetsColumnsReservedThere Comes A TimeDiminishing Returns Author:Ted Nugent
“It would be a very odd chancellor of any UK government that insisted on a course of action that cost their own businesses hundreds of millions of pounds, that blew a massive hole in their balance of payments and, because assets and liabilities go hand in hand, would potentially leave the rest of the UK shouldering the entirety of UK debt.” HandsGovernmentWould BeActionCoursesMillionsBalanceCostDebtHolesOddPoundsMassiveAssetsPaymentHand In HandOwn BusinessLiabilityEntiretyAssets And Liabilities Author:Nicola Sturgeon
“If you look at the balance sheet, the US is heavily in debt. If you look at the income account - the amount of interest the US pays abroad - it is almost exactly equal to the amount of interest that it receives from abroad. American assets held abroad are earning a higher rate of return than foreign assets held here.” IfsLooksInterestPayReturnAmountBalanceHigherEqualAccountsRateDebtIncomeAssetsEarningSheetsBalance Sheets Author:Milton Friedman
“No one would look just at a firm's revenues to assess how well it was doing. Far more relevant is the balance sheet, which shows assets and liability. That is also true for a country.” WellsLooksCountryShowsBalanceFirmAssetsRelevantSheetsRevenueLiabilityBalance SheetsAssets And Liabilities Author:Joseph Stiglitz
“In business a reputation for keeping absolutely to the letter and spirit of an agreement, even when it is unfavorable, is the most precious of assets, although it is not entered in the balance sheet.” SpiritBalanceLettersReputationAgreementAssetsSheetsBalance Sheets Author:Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos
“Most people think of the economy as producing goods and services and paying labor to buy what it produces. But a growing part of the economy in every country has been the Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (FIRE) sector, which comprises the rent and interest paid to the economy's balance sheet of assets by debtors and rent payers.” PeopleThinkingHas BeensRealCountryInterestEconomyFireGrowingProduceBalanceLaborPaidFinanceGoodsAssetsEstatesSheetsGoods And ServicesDebtorsBalance Sheets Author:Michael Hudson
“For most businesses, America is the most important asset on their balance sheet.” ImportantAmericaBalanceAssetsSheetsBalance Sheets Author:Hillary Clinton
“Times of economic crises can change what the competitive landscape looks like, because when, for example, you have boom times, capital is easy to come by, growth is easy, sometimes what you focus on is, you know, how to accelerate in the boom. During economic crises, the question is, the companies that come out of, you know, that are sailing through that with the best liquidity, both assets on the balance sheet, making money, ability to grow their businesses, get a disproportionate competitive advantage.” KnowsLooksSometimesGrowsEasyGrowthAbilityCompanyKnow HowFocusEconomicExampleBalanceAdvantageCrisisMaking MoneyLandscapeAssetsSheetsSailingAccelerateCompetitive AdvantageEconomic CrisisLiquidityBalance Sheets Author:Reid Hoffman