#debt

Greece's European neighbors were able step in and bolster the weak foundation on which Greece's free-spending budget was based. It would be difficult for any country, or intergovernmental organization, to rescue an economy the size of the U.S. if investors were ever to lose faith in our bonds because of our enormous debt. ↗

— Douglas Wilder

#any #based #because #bolster #bonds

Our ministry is debt free and we have not had to beg or plead for finances. ↗

— David Wilkerson

#debt #finances #free #had #ministry

Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies. I owe them a great debt, because they redoubled my energies and drove me in new directions. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#been #blessed #brilliant #debt #directions

This would be a much better world if more married couples were as deeply in love as they are in debt. ↗

— Earl Wilson

#better world #couples #debt #deeply #love

Poets, like friends to whom you are in debt, you hate. ↗

— William Wycherley

#friends #hate #like #poets #whom

You watch television and see what's going on on this debt ceiling issue. And what I consider to be a total lack of leadership from the President and nothing's going to get fixed until the President himself steps up and wrangles both parties in Congress. ↗

— Steve Wynn

#ceiling #congress #consider #debt #debt ceiling

Truth never was indebted to a lie. ↗

— Edward Young

#lie #never #truth

In a world awash in debt, power shifts to creditors. ↗

— Fareed Zakaria

#creditors #debt #power #shifts #world

Defaulting on the nation's debt would be cataclysmic. The U.S. Treasury's Aaa rating is the one constant in the world's financial system. When times are bad anywhere on the planet, global investors flock to Treasury bonds because they know they will get their money back. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#back #bad #because #bonds #cataclysmic

Lenders look at potential borrowers from many angles before extending credit: How much of its income will a household need to put into debt repayment? How large is the down payment? Does the borrower have a job with a stable income? What is the borrower's credit score? ↗

— Mark Zandi

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