Quotes about Private Sector

You cannot have development in today's world without partnering with the private sector. Votes: 3

We need the private sector to create jobs. If the government could create jobs Communism would have worked, but it didn't. Votes: 3

The 'private sector' of the economy is, in fact, the voluntary sector; and the 'public sector' is, in fact, the coercive sector. Votes: 3

In today's knowledge-based economy, what you earn depends on what you learn. Jobs in the information technology sector, for example, pay 85 percent more than the private sector average. Votes: 3

To reduce deficit spending and our enormous debt, you reign in spending. You cut the budget. You don't take more from the private sector and grow government with it. And that's exactly what Obama has in mind with this expiration of Bush tax cuts proposal of his. Votes: 3

A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return. Votes: 3

It is time for corporate America to become 'the third pillar' of social change in our society, complementing the first two pillars of government and philanthropy. We need the entire private sector to begin committing itself not just to making profits, but to fulfilling higher and larger purposes by contributing to building a better world. Votes: 3

The job numbers are positive. We've had more jobs created now than were lost during the recession. We're seeing that the creation, we're seeing those numbers not only grow but shift toward the private sector and shift toward full-time employment and these are all signs that the recovery is taking some hold but we're not out of woods. Votes: 3

The private sector is doing fine. Votes: 2

Outside of its legitimate function, government does nothing as well or economically as the private sector. Votes: 2

Isn't it fitting that so many of those who have contempt for the private sector will soon find themselves back in it? Votes: 2

If we are to make poverty history, we must have the active participation of States, civil society and the private sector, as well as individual volunteers. Votes: 2

As a result of the assault on Christianity, the Christian faith has been isolated more and more into a tiny private sector of life and removed from the whole public spectrum of America. Votes: 2

I know it's going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we're in. You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money. Votes: 2

We ought to start running the government like a private-sector business. I have that ability as CEO of our companies. I have line item vetoes, and if I didn't, we'd probably be out of business by now. Votes: 2

The preservation of biodiversity is not just a job for governments. International and non-governmental organisations, the private sector and each and every individual have a role to play in changing entrenched outlooks and ending destructive patterns of behaviour Votes: 2

In the coming era of manned space exploration by the private sector, market forces will spur development and yield new, low-cost space technologies. If the history of private aviation is any guide, private development efforts will be safer, too. Votes: 2

The important thing for the survival of the Thai society is that the majority of those who work, both in the government and the private sector, still strive to work in the same direction; this is why the Thai nation still stands. Votes: 2

You can't fall back on the private sector and say, 'You take care of the nation's banking system.' That's a fundamental function of the government, the Federal Reserve, the Treasury and the FDIC, etc. All of those agencies have a major role to play there. Votes: 2

Conservatives may worship Adam Smith's 'invisible hand,' but for Obama, the helping hand comes in large measure from the public, not the private sector. To call this 'socialism' is to do violence to the word and to the concept. To call it 'un-American' is a smear. Votes: 2

Public servants say, always with the best of intentions, 'What greater service we could render if only we had a little more money and a little more power.' But the truth is that outside of its legitimate function, government does nothing as well or as economically as the private sector. Votes: 2

The Prime Minister in the UK thinks spending and borrowing more is the right thing to do in the circumstances, and is busily trying to bail out chunks of the private sector which would otherwise have to adjust more quickly to the painful reality that we have been living beyond our means. Votes: 2

I spent my whole life in the private sector, 25 years in the private sector. I understand that when government takes more money out of the hands of people, it makes it more difficult for them to buy things. If they can't buy things, the economy doesn't grow. If the economy doesn't grow, we don't put Americans to work. Votes: 2

I would cap the amount of federal government can spend at 20 percent of the economy. Bring it back to 20 percent or lower. And say, we are not going to spend above that level. Democrats, they want to raise your taxes and spend more and more and turn us into an economy which is no longer driven by the private sector. Votes: 2

70 to 80 percent of country economy is controlled by the Bolivian state, and the other percentage by the private sector. We admit that it's legal, constitutional, that the private sector is entitled to its own economy, but to ensure these profound changes that clearly this government is promoting, including profound changes in the food industry, what we are doing is an important step. Votes: 2

Prosperity comes from the private sector. Votes: 1

Government has a habit of blaming the private sector for its own failings while taking credit for advances we in fact owe to the private sector. Votes: 1

When WHO works with the private sector, the Organization takes all possible measures to ensure its work to develop policy and guidelines is protected from industry influence. Votes: 1

If we have an honest discussion on whether the war on poverty should be fought with welfare or with economic growth in the private sector, Democrats will lose black votes. Votes: 1

Many people think that the U.S. is ahead in the frontier technology sectors as a result of private sector entrepreneurship. It's not. The U.S. federal government created all these sectors. Votes: 1

It is only fair to expect public employees like me and others in the public sector to pay something close to what our neighbors and our fellow citizens do in the private sector. Votes: 1

For American foreign aid to become more effective, it must embrace the power of partnerships, access the transformative nature of free enterprise, and leverage the abundant resources that can come from the private sector. Votes: 1

I think we need to significantly reduce the regulatory burden on the private sector. The Obama administration is doing the opposite. They're loading on more and more regulation on the private respect to how the economy functions. Votes: 1

The healthcare bill not only is a monstrosity in terms of growing the government and cutting out the private sector, the way it was passed was sleazy. Every old Washington trick was used to pass the healthcare bill. Votes: 1

To amplify our efforts, USDA is joining with First Lady Michelle Obama in aggressively promoting the 'Let's Move' campaign, which will combat the epidemic of childhood obesity through a comprehensive approach that builds on effective strategies, and mobilizes public and private sector resources. Votes: 1

Building sustainable cities - and a sustainable future - will need open dialogue among all branches of national, regional and local government. And it will need the engagement of all stakeholders - including the private sector and civil society, and especially the poor and marginalized. Votes: 1

I always told people in the private sector, 'You can be the smartest person in the world, you can have the very best ideas, but if you can't sell them and you can't get other people to work with you, you're not going to succeed.' Votes: 1

There is definitely a need for increasing capacity in higher education; a large part of this is being met in the technical education segment by the private sector and in the non-technical by the state sector. In the public sector, we will do whatever we can afford. Votes: 1

We are a mixed economy. We will remain a mixed economy. The public and private sector will continue to play a very important role. The private sector in our country has very ample scope and I am confident that India's entrepreneurs have the capacity, and the will to rise to the occasion. Votes: 1

A peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will likely depend to a great extent on the economic development of a future Palestinian state. As I have argued before, private sector investment - especially in the West Bank - is going to prove crucial in creating the right political and social context for peace. Votes: 1

The institutions that we've built up over the years to protect our individual privacy rights from the government don't apply to the private sector. The Fourth Amendment doesn't apply to corporations. The Freedom of Information Act doesn't apply to Silicon Valley. And you can't impeach Google if it breaks its 'Don't be evil' campaign pledge. Votes: 1

I came out of the private sector, a life that I enjoyed. I sleep in a bed every night with a woman I went to first grade with. I wasn't running for a job. I was running - and I think you will find this to be the case with many of the freshmen - to produce results. Votes: 1

I think the Tea Party movement is great. I think anybody who has been frustrated over the last few years with the Republicans and Democrats, when they were trying to grow government and have spending and we weren't focusing on creating jobs and get our private sector growing again, I think that's when people started to wake up. Votes: 1

In order for our country and economy to get on the right track again, we need a leader who understands how the real economy works and has the vision to fundamentally change Washington. That leader is Mitt Romney. No other candidate in the field possesses his lifetime of success in both the private sector and as a governor. Votes: 1

Raising taxes won't create private sector jobs. Votes: 0

I built private sector jobs all my life. Votes: 0

Government should take management lesson from private sector. Votes: 0

I always intended to return to the private sector. Votes: 0

I ALWAYS intended to return to the private sector, Votes: 0

It takes four private-sector jobs to support every public-sector employee. Votes: 0

When the private does well, there's revenue for the public sector. Votes: 0

Some things are too important to be left to the private sector Votes: 0

Medicare provided guaranteed equal coverage, something that the private sector could not Votes: 0

The way to create jobs is to encourage private sector job creators. Votes: 0

Most people work for the private sector, which cannot exist without profit. Votes: 0

I plan to open Mexico's energy sector to national and foreign private investment. Votes: 0

Much of the real computer talent today is concentrated in the private sector. Votes: 0

Anything that the private sector can do, the government can do it worse. Votes: 0

As you know, I spent 30 years of my life in the private sector. Votes: 0

I am counting on the private sector, because it is crucial to Senegal's future. Votes: 0

Major investment decisions have become too important to be left to the private sector. Votes: 0

Mitt Romney turned businesses around in the private sector. He saved the Winter Olympics. Votes: 0

I think there's not much patience for organized labour, period, public or private sector. Votes: 0

Anything that strengthens the private sector vs. the state is protective of personal freedom. Votes: 0

Mitt Romney has a proven job creation record as governor and in the private sector. Votes: 0

The government competes in the private sector the way an alligator competes with a duck. Votes: 0

The private sector is motivated by profit and efficiency and the US government often is not. Votes: 0

I am not someone who tends to advocate for increased government involvement in the private sector. Votes: 0

Obama is from this group that resents the private sector, resents the capitalistic means of production. Votes: 0

The fundamental problem is that President Obama has grown government. He has grown the private sector jobs. Votes: 0

Conservatives brayed that government should stay out of the private sector; liberals bleated for nationalizing the banks. Votes: 0

I thought the Bush economic policy was a disaster. We lost 500,000 private sector jobs during his tenure. Votes: 0

It's so sad to see how few people in the Obama administration have any private sector experience. Votes: 0

You balance the budget by restraining the growth of government and encouraging the growth of the private sector. Votes: 0

Private sector labors unions continue to suffer losses in their membership while public sector and service unions grow. Votes: 0

Confronted with economic problems, politicians always blame the private sector first ... [even] blaming the problem on the solution. Votes: 0

Mitt Romney understands the private sector, he understands how profit is created, and he isn't embarrassed by it. Votes: 0

I responded that we needed a private sector to improve the market situation and make peoples lives easier. Votes: 0

Government does not do ANYthing as well as the private sector does, and that includes educating your children. Votes: 0

While the invisible hand looks after the private sector, the invisible foot kicks the public sector to pieces. Votes: 0

Jobs are created in the private sector. Not by the president or the government unless they're government jobs. Votes: 0

For the private sector to flourish, special privilege must give way to equal opportunity and equal risk for all. Votes: 0

I think politicians get hamstrung by the nature of politics when the private sector can really do great things. Votes: 0

With this latest largesse, public expenditures have tripled since 2004, while the private sector's contribution to non-oil GDP has stagnated. Votes: 0

Government pensions, built into law and mostly protected from stock market vagaries, are the envy of the private sector. Votes: 0

When the private sector fails, the solution is more government. When the government fails, the solution is more government. Votes: 0

I think what people understand there probably - well, they were hoping the private sector would do it [rescuing AIG ]. Votes: 0

Strong economic growth, and especially a significant increase in private sector investment, is the only sustainable path forward for Rwanda. Votes: 0

Adani Enterprises is well on track to realize its aim of emerging as India's largest private sector energy and logistics conglomerate. Votes: 0

If the private sectors are about markets and the public sectors are about governments, then the plural sector is about communities. Votes: 0

The Obama administration is an affront to every freedom-loving American,and a threat to every private sector job in this country. Votes: 0

We do many things at the federal level that would be considered dishonest and illegal if done in the private sector. Votes: 0

I believe we're past the point where the government or the private sector can solve all problems, it's all about partnerships. Votes: 0

The private sector is creating a miracle a day, even as the stuff that government attempts is failing left and right. Votes: 0

People working in the private sector should try to save money. There remains the possibility that it may someday be valuable again. Votes: 0

The fastest growing occupation in the private sector is security guards. The fastest growing occupation in the public sector is prison guards. (1992) Votes: 0

The purpose of the Senate is to keep 100 middle aged knuckleheads out of the private sector where they can do real harm. Votes: 0

In the eight years before I became governor, there was zero net private sector job growth in New Jersey. Zero. For eight years. Votes: 0

If you want to slow medical inflation in the private sector, it makes sense to expand the government's investment in private health care. Votes: 0

Republican governors are leading the way in helping the private sector create new jobs, reforming government and getting our economy back on track. Votes: 0

Government has a legitimate function, but the private sector has one too, and it is superior. In other words, people are better than institutions. Votes: 0

The economic welfare of all our people must ultimately stem not from government programs, but from the wealth created by a vigorous private sector. Votes: 0

Bureaucrats behave very differently than a private-sector manager because their motivations are different. Permanent bureaucrats, no matter how senior, worry about their next job. Votes: 0

The biggest culprits in the housing fiasco came from the private sector, and more specifically from a mortgage industry that was out of control. Votes: 0

Our first priority has to be getting our fiscal house in order - and creating an atmosphere for the private sector in job creation. Votes: 0

The biggest culprits in the housing fiasco came from the private sector, and more specifically from a mortgage industry that was out of control. Votes: 0

You should not be subjected to the pressures, the intimidation, whether by Government or by the private sector, which would force you into self-censorship. Votes: 0

Crony capitalism is essentially a condition in which... public officials are giving favours to people in the private sector in payment of political favours. Votes: 0

The money has to go to the federal government because the federal government will spend that money better than the private sector will spend it. Votes: 0

My own belief is that the way we grow the economy, create jobs, create wealth is in the private sector. The government doesn't do that. Votes: 0

I support the state, but not the state-run economy. The state should intervene only to create the conditions necessary for the private sector to thrive. Votes: 0

During the early 1960s, I decided to supplement research support for quantitative economic studies at Pennsylvania by selling econometric forecasts to private and public sector buyers. Votes: 0

During the early 1960s, I decided to supplement research support for quantitative economic studies at Pennsylvania by selling econometric forecasts to private and public sector buyers. Votes: 0

Rethinking capitalism means rethinking the role of the public sector, the role of the private sector, the role of finance, and the relationship between them all. Votes: 0

The question remains: which brands will commit to creating a private sector pillar of social change, and which will become casualties of their own outdated thinking? Votes: 0

Mitt Romney is a businessman, a turnaround artist, a CEO. That is who he is. The former governor has experience in the public and private sector. Votes: 0

By giving the leadership to the private sector in a capitalistic society, we're going to measure the value of art by how many products we can sell. Votes: 0

One of the best ways countries can combat poverty is to use development assistance to promote a growing private sector, in which the poor can fully participate. Votes: 0

We don't measure our people's success in how they're doing in government. We measure how they are doing in the real world and the private sector economy. Votes: 0

People listen to me, and they hear about a government they want, a government... that will cut spending, cut taxes, that will focus on private-sector job creation. Votes: 0

In the economic sphere, the program demanded thorough decentralization and managerial independence of enterprises, as well as legalization of small-scale private enterprise, especially in the service sector. Votes: 0

The one thing that flies in the face of all human history and experience, is that the government can do a superior job than the private sector. Votes: 0

Research promoted by NARA within a major coalition of Federal and private sector research partners has at last demonstrated that an Electronic Records Archives can be built. Votes: 0

We need the private sector to succeed, because if the private sector succeeds, America succeeds. Because it's not the government that produces jobs, it's the private sector. Votes: 0

We have to realize that this country in its private sector has been fighting the most successful war on poverty the world has seen for the last 200 years. Votes: 0

Today the Internet is run by private sector interests within the United States under the supervision of a nonprofit entity formed by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Votes: 0

GE sells more than 96 percent of its products to the private sector, where America's future must be built. But government can help business invest in our shared future. Votes: 0

Americans cannot maintain their essential faith in government if there are two Americas, in which the private sector's work subsidizes the disproportionate benefits of this new public sector elite. Votes: 0

To distract from the president's disappointing record, Team Obama has decided to base their entire campaign on attacking the private sector and Mitt Romney's career as a successful businessman. Votes: 0

A world in which government is burdened by historic debt, philanthropy has limited resources, and the private sector is only interested in its own personal gain is simply unsustainable. Votes: 0

...[the downfall of our political system is the] buying and selling of politicians...bribery. In the private sector, you're arrested for it. In the public sector, it's the norm... Votes: 0

I have publicly talked about Mexico's need to open ourselves up to the participation of the private sector in the energy sector, however this doesn't mean privatizing state-run companies. Votes: 0

We (British) have reached the state where the private sector is that part of the economy the government controls and the public sector is that part that nobody controls. Votes: 0

NASA is increasingly not the future of space exploration. I love the fact that we have private sector folks devoting a lot of money to stimulate innovation in space technology. Votes: 0

You have to ask yourself a question: "What's the purpose of the private sector - to support government?" And if the answer is, "Yes, it is," then you're a Democrat. Votes: 0

The government needs a role in carrying out exploration. They will be leading the development of the engines that are needed, and the private sector will take advantage of those. Votes: 0

Where the private sector, or anyone else, has skills, knowledge and resources that can help to deliver a high quality of education and to raise standards, we should use them. Votes: 0

Private sector development and the creation of small businesses spur investment, jobs, opportunity, and hope. It empowers the market to meet local needs, whether for food, basic goods, or services. Votes: 0

With 1.7 million private sector jobs lost and half a million jobs shipped overseas over the past three years, we must take action to spur job creation and restore economic prosperity. Votes: 0

If I could create one job in the private sector by helping to grow a business, that would be one more than Congress has created in the last six months. Votes: 0

In fact, the private sector is improving their algorithmic ability to search through big data month after month after month. And, of course, a big government bureaucracy isn't keeping up. Votes: 0

By the mid-1950s, more than a third of all America workers in the private sector were unionized. And the unions demanded and received a fair slice of the American pie. Votes: 0

We also support the exploration of alternative ways to deliver health care. Moving toward alternatives, including those provided by the private sector, is a natural development of our health care system. Votes: 0

The private sector is growing so incredibly in India, in every city you have industries for whom building a concert hall would be nothing financially. But they just don't do it. Votes: 0

History has shown that a government's redistribution of shrinking wealth, in preference to a private sector's creation of new sources of it, can prove more destructive than even the most deadly enemy. Votes: 0

I think the funds that have been pledged at Euro Summit, combined with the outcome of the private sector involvement process should be sufficient in order to support financially the Greek Economy. Votes: 0

We need different perspectives here in Washington - someone who has private-sector experience, somebody who's actually created jobs, manufactures products, understands the incentives and disincentives, the intended and unintended consequences of legislation. Votes: 0

When you go into public service, you understand you're trading something. You want to feel good about what you do, but you're not going to make what people in private sector make. Votes: 0

It is always and everywhere the province of the central bank to monetize any spending, the government's or the private sector's, by printing enough money to pay for it in depreciated dollars. Votes: 0

We ought to be allowing the private sector to pursue every form of energy because the energy of the future, it's not going to come from the government picking winners and losers. Votes: 0

We make a lot of fun at President Clinton's expense. But this transition is going to be tough because it's been 25 years since this guy has gotten laid in the private sector. Votes: 0

In a zero corporate tax rate environment, if the private sector doesn't create tens of millions of jobs, then I don't know what it takes to create tens of millions of jobs. Votes: 0

I ran for Congress not because I was having a mid-life crisis. I left the private sector because I saw a looming financial crisis that was coming to this country. It's unsustainable. Votes: 0

Once the government runs out of foreign and private sector bidders for new Treasurys, the Federal Reserve will be the only buyer, and the hyper-inflation cat will be completely out of the bag. Votes: 0

Private-sector firms are increasingly active in the prison industry and they and the militantly unionized correctional officers, almost all unskilled labor, constantly lead public demands for more criminal statutes and more draconian penalties. Votes: 0

Spain has been massively diverting capital from the private sector into politically favored environmental projects for the better part of a decade...every green job created, eliminated 2.2 real jobs and cost around $800,000 each! Votes: 0

I have argued that we need livelihood insurance, which would protect people against the risk of seeing their skills and expertise no longer needed. Such insurance could be offered by the private sector. Votes: 0

I believe we can do more in making the President's vision for space exploration a reality by awarding cash prizes to encourage greater participation of the private sector in the national space program. Votes: 0

We cannot get serious about helping the private sector create quality jobs without focusing first on the main drivers of our economy - the American middle class and those struggling to enter it. Votes: 0

I want to help small businesses grow and thrive. I know how to make that happen. I spent my life in the private sector. I know why jobs come and why they go. Votes: 0

I'm going to go after crime and corruption wherever it is. But I did focus particularly on the need to restore public confidence in essential institutions of both the public and private sector. Votes: 0

The federal government needs to get off the backs of small businesses and let the private sector grow and create jobs instead of harnessing it with onerous regulations and a repressive tax code. Votes: 0

I'm looking for leaders who are going to go to Washington for a season, not career politicians. People who understand that the strength of America comes from the private sector, not Washington, D.C. Votes: 0

The challenge I set before anyone who condemns private-sector business is this: If you are a socially conscious person, why don't you run your business in a way that will help achieve social objectives? Votes: 0

Im looking for leaders who are going to go to Washington for a season, not career politicians. People who understand that the strength of America comes from the private sector, not Washington, D.C. Votes: 0

I don't want to spend the rest of my life in politics. When I'm finished with my term as governor, I'm going back to the life that's waiting for me in the private sector. Votes: 0

The whole Jeffersonian ideal was that people are temporarily in government. Government is not the basic reality. People are. The private sector. And government is just a limited power to make things go better. Votes: 0

The new Rwanda is about building an economy that delivers prosperity and opportunity for our citizens based on a robust private sector. Foreign adventures would be costly and counterproductive distractions from these challenging objectives. Votes: 0

There is so much more demand for Formula One than it can supply. You have governments investing in circuits all over the world, and the private sector sometimes has a tough time competing with that. Votes: 0

My research clearly reveals that if we want to put inner-city workers to work immediately, we just can't rely on the private sector. They don't want to touch them; they don't want to hire them. Votes: 0

Now, thanks to President [Barack] Obama and the policies of Democrats when we have been able to achieve 73 straight months of sustained growth in the private sector. The longest it has been in American history. Votes: 0

Washington State has a strong tradition of a positive relationship - positive working relationship between labor and management, whether in the private sector or the public sector. It needs to continue to be that way. Votes: 0

Economic management involves the operation of economic frameworks in real time - for example, in the private sector, the management of complex financial institutions or, in the public sector, the day-to-day supervision of those institutions. Votes: 0