Debt Quotes

The Lord forbid that I should be out of debt, as if indeed I could not be trusted.

The United States has an incredible debt. That is obviously not the way to live. You have to eliminate waste in your life as the United States has to eliminate waste in its spending.

Although you have so far demonstrated little faith in my ability to pay, I yet hope to demonstrate that I am somebody who pays his debts-for example, to you.

I've been broke, and I've been in debt, and broke is better.

What Africa needs to do is to grow, to grow out of debt.

When Uganda got debt relief in 1999, the first item President Museveni bought was a presidential jacket for himself.

I am open to conviction on all points except dinner and debts. I hold that the one must be eaten and the other paid.

Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.

By no means run in debt: take thine own measure, Who cannot live on twenty pound a year, Cannot on forty.

One big theme for me is that we have got to move from an economy built on debt to one where we save and invest in the future.

[Banks] have a clear obligation to help get this country off its addiction to debt because they sure as hell helped to get this country addicted to debt.

We can help people. We have got to move this economy from its over-dependence on debt. People should have manageable debts, a manageable mortgage.

As well as, we know, as a real estate developer, [Donald Trump] has hundreds of millions of dollars in debt, in loans.

My pan plays down an unprecedented amount of our national debt.

We believe that by removing a crippling debt burden we'll help millions of Africans improve their lives and grow their economies.

Things that can't go on forever, won't. Debts that can't be paid, won't be.

Be modest in your wants...There is nothing that will cause greater tensions in marriage than grinding debt, which will make of you a slave to your creditors.

I've been in football a long time and people have problems through debt, drugs, drink and family.

I invested all my money in debt.

Since there is no orderly way to liquidate the federal debt, we must brace for a payment crisis.

Debt can be the most addictive thing in the universe, and it can kill you. You get used to living high off the hog. It was intoxicating.

for ... austere and gracious allegory, as for so much of its mysticism and its chivalry, its ardours and its endurances, the world is in debt to Spain.

Without growth we can't pay down our debt, and without growth there's no money for welfare.

Burdening people with debt is an old deal not a new deal.

Debt rolls a man over and over, binding him hand and foot, and letting him hang upon the fatal mesh until the long-legged interest devours him.

Nature holds an immense uncollected debt over every man's head.

It's not right that Donald Trump can ignore his debts, but students and families can't refinance theirs.

I have proposed I would not add a penny to the debt and [Donald Trump] plans would add $5 trillion to the debt.

This is a very connected, tolerant, creative generation, but a lot of them feel really constrained because they've got this big debt.

I think for a lot of young people there is a sense that maybe the future is not going to be everything it was held out to be, especially if they're coming out with a lot of student debt.

If you're one of the millions of people who have student debt right now, I'll help you refinance your loans at better rates.

For a hundred years we have been one of the largest oil-producing countries in the world but with a 60 percent poverty rate and now we are canceling the historical debt.

Well obviously the economy is critical to everything we do and we need to get the economy back in shape, the deficit down, the debt paid off, so that the economy can grow again and grow properly.

From my point of view it's impossible to cut debt in a country with new debt from another country.

Historically, the responsibility for voting on the debt limit has gone to the party in the majority.

Imagine having "no chain of titles for cars, no VIN numbers, and no DMV. There'd be total chaos! But that's basically the system for debt.

Advice is not a gift, but a debt that the old owe to the young.

Debt is always repaid, either by the borrower or by the lender.

Our investment bank looks like it does because its customers like our expansive network and want to do equity, debt, M&A, custody, move money, deposit money, et cetera.

You normally don't get a margin call unless your securities, minus the debt, are worth 30% or less of their nominal market value.

Love's an illusion. It's a dream you wake up from with an enormous hangover and net credit debt. I'd rather have cash.

President Obama flew to a rally in Las Vegas last night. However, he did not visit any of the casinos. You know why? When you're $16 trillion in debt, they don't let you in.

One thing I want to make clear: You never want to hide from your debts. It doesn't work.

Rolling all of your debts into a single loan is a good idea - in theory. In fact, it can be a great idea.

No company can promise an end date, but if you have multiple debts, the first one should be settled within a year.

You really don't need to hire a debt settlement company to negotiate with your creditors.

If you'd asked me a few years ago about debt settlement companies, I probably would have told you to avoid them.

If you're filing bankruptcy, you will likely want to hire an attorney. But for debt settlement, a company is sufficient, or as I said, you can often do the legwork on your own.

If you are, consolidating at a lower interest rate can help you pay off your debt faster. But if there's even a small chance that you'll spiral back into debt, it's not for you.

If you have even a smidgen of doubt that you'll be able to stay away from racking up additional debt, don't do it.