“The interests of Oregon for today and in the future must be protected from the grasping wastrels of the land. We must respect another truism - that unlimited and unregulated growth, leads inexorably to a lowered quality of life.” TodayGrowthInterestQualityLandProtectedUnlimitedQuality Of LifeGraspingOregonTruism Author:Tom McCall
“The future economic success of Silicon Valley will be contingent on whether we have a good quality of life. World-class workers will only want to come to a world-class living environment.” WorldWantGrowthNatureQualityClassEnvironmentEconomicSmartWorkersValleysConservationQuality Of LifeSiliconGood QualitySilicon ValleyWorld ClassEconomic SuccessSmart Growth Author:Carl Guardino
“Where America has got to move is not growth for the sake of growth, but it`s got to move to a society that provides a high quality of life for all of our people. In other words, if people have health care as a right, as do the people of every other major country, then there's less worry about growth. If people have educational opportunity and their kids can go to college and they have child care, then there's less worry about growth for the sake of growth.” PeopleIfsChildrenCountryCareKidsAmericaMovingOpportunityGrowthQualityWorryCollegeMajorsSakeEducationalHealth CareQuality Of LifeHigh QualityChild Care Author:Bernie Sanders
“The world is hungry for the discoveries that young, leading-edge brain researchers are making in Ontario today. This collaboration will help them bring their best ideas to market, improving the quality of life for Ontarians while creating good jobs and promoting economic growth.” WorldIdeasHelpingTodayJobsYoungGrowthBrainQualityEconomicCreatingDiscoveryEdgesHungryCollaborationImprovingGood JobPromotingEconomic GrowthQuality Of LifeResearchersOntario Author:Brad Duguid
“But waiting for 'eventually' to prove the alarmists wrong is not the wisest course of action. Unfullfillable ambitions to stifle growth will devastate a world trying to deal with the complexities of economics, stability, and the environment. Quality of life depends on access to energy. Noble intentions about 'C02-free' sources of energy are not sufficient, if their agenda of eliminating coal as a source, and turning their back on nuclear, are allowed to be part of our near-term policies.” IfsWorldTryingActionCoursesEnergyWaitingGrowthTermDealsQualityEnvironmentPolicySourceDependsProveAmbitionEconomicsIntentionNobleAccessNuclearSufficientComplexityAgendasStabilityCoalQuality Of LifeWisestEliminatingAlarmists Author:John H. Sununu
“The default assumption is that - financial crises aside - growth will continue indefinitely. Not just for the poorest countries, where a better quality of life is undeniably needed, but even for the richest nations where the cornucopia of material wealth adds little to happiness and is beginning to threaten the foundations of our wellbeing.” LittlesCountryLife IsNationsGrowthWealthQualityMaterialsNeededCrisisFoundationAddFinancialAssumptionConsumptionQuality Of LifePoorestWellbeingDefaultFinancial CrisisMaterial WealthBetter Quality Of Life Book:Prosperity Without Growth: Foundations for the Economy of Tomorrow Source: Prosperity Without Growth: Foundations for the Economy of Tomorrow
“Cuba is a poor country. Most of the Cubans who leave only do so if they can find better economic conditions elsewhere. That's why we need changes. We have to offer incentives to keep people here. We have to create more attractive policies for young people, so that it also makes economic sense for them to stay. We need growth and a better quality of life for everyone.” PeopleCountryGrowthPoorQualityEconomicPolicyAttractiveElsewhereQuality Of LifeCuban Author:Mariela Castro