Steve Forbes Quotes & Sayings

“There is something fundamentally unfair about a government that takes away so much of people's money, power, and personal control while telling them that life will be better as a result.”

“Today, the US spends less on defense as a percentage of our economy than we did at any time since he Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. For the world's only superpower, that is an invitation to very serious trouble.”

“As our federal government has grown too large and too powerful, the real loss has been the freedom of people to govern their own lives and participate fully in the American dream.”

“One thing on psychology, which we've always known, is that every investor says they're long-term - and they are until the market takes a hit.”

“A promise made should be a promise kept.”

“And it would be fair. Everyone will pay the same tax and it will eliminate tax cheaters and corporate shenanigans.”

“Over time, there's a very close correlation between what happens to the dollar and what happens to the price of oil. When the dollar gets week, the price of oil, which, as you know, and other commodities are denominated in dollars, they go up. We saw it in the '70s, when the dollar was savagely weakened.”

“There's plenty of juice to keep this economy going.”

“The phenomenon of home schooling is a wonderful example of the American can-do attitude. Growing numbers of parents have become disenchanted with government-run public schools. Many parents have simply taken matters into their own hands, literally.”

“No more turning a blind eye to Chinese spies in our nuclear labs. No more keeping silent about Chinese slave labor camps.”