Debt Quotes

"As a general rule, as income rises, so debt increases, but in the very low income groups we find an extraordinarily high ratio of debt."

"Going into debt is never easy and, in your case, going deeper into debt is a necessary evil."

"Every time a fixed-expense item is paid off, reallocate that former payment against another debt. Combined with Mrs. Brown's employment as a nurse in 2002, you will be able to stop the interest clock from ticking forever."

"Banks are hypocritical to seek bankruptcy restrictions when their irresponsible marketing and extension of credit card debt has been an important cause of rising personal bankruptcies,"

"Banks are hypocritical to seek bankruptcy restrictions when their irresponsible marketing and extension of credit card debt has been an important cause of rising personal bankruptcies."

"Some people say you should pay down as much debt as possible. But you might make more by investing the money."

"The IMF (International Monetary Fund) was looking for domestic debt at year-end 2005 to be worth 19.6 percent of GDP. That can now be revised down to about 16 percent."

"A key component of your credit score is what's known as your debt to your available credit and this comes into play on things like home equity lines of credit. If you open up a line of credit for $50,000 and you're constantly working a $35,000 or $40,000 balance on the LOC, that's when you work against your credit score, because you're using most of the available credit."

"Unless they have more cash on hand, a bigger house plus credit card and auto debt could take them under,"

"There is a different propensity there to take on debt."

"So far, the debt payment ratio (of loan payments to income) hasn't been higher this decade than during the 1990s, but it's been partly held in check by lower interest rates. In some sense, we haven't seen the whole burden bearing down yet."

"Citations are an acknowledgement of intellectual debt - a direct demonstration of influence in a given subject area. Researchers who have accumulated such credits from their peers are also often nominated for prizes and other honors, such as the Nobel Prize."

"Citations are an acknowledgement of intellectual debt. Web of Science lets researchers instantly recognize works that are well regarded by their peers. That way, they know they are basing their work on quality research."

"Viacom has expressed that they would like to reduce their debt by $3 billion to $5 billion in the course of the next two to three years. The radio sale of over $1 billion is the first step down that path which should allow the company to return to a solid, investment-grade footing."

"With this accounting treatment, aimed at disposing bad debt, we are now bracing for a turnaround."

"Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt"

"If you have debt I'm willing to bet that general clutter is a problem for you too."

"You'll see creditors get more aggressive at collecting debt, the reason being that they can."

"The average debt per household is $9,000. The rate now is $180. It will be $360."

"We can never fully repay the debt of our proud nation to those who have laid down their lives for our country. The best we can do is honor their memory, ensure that their sacrifice is not in vain, and help provide for their families."