Borrowing Quotes

Who goes a borrowing, goes a sorrowing. - Proverb

While NAMIC agrees that there needs to be additional reform to the NFIP, we do not believe that these reforms should stand in the way of Congress passing the additional borrowing authority that the NFIP has requested. NAMIC believes that we must take care of those homeowners who did the right thing by purchasing flood insurance, and we must do so immediately. - David Winston

While concerns about the impact of rising interest rates will be a frequent theme of discussion in the press and financial markets, homebuilders and realtors are confident that favorable demographics and an improved economy/job market should help, at least for a while, to compensate for the dampening effect of the upturn in borrowing costs on housing demand. - Steve Stanley

Whether they run a record company or a grocery store, every boss will tell you you're in big trouble if you're borrowing more than you can ever afford to pay back. Delaying the pain for future generations is suicidal. We've got to start getting the deficit down right now, not next year. - Simon Cowell

When you lend, have the borrower sign a paper before witnesses. - Unknown

When we see the earnings coming across, you're really going to look to the exposure that these companies have to higher energy and higher borrowing costs. - Larry Peruzzi

When the federal government increases the budget deficit it increases interest rates on everybody, so it is like a tax increase on borrowing. What that means is that mortgages will be more expensive. - Mark Vitner

What we found is that, rightly or wrongly, consumers are accepting increasingly-higher levels of debt as a normal state of affairs. This may not be a problem in a low rate environment, but with interest rates on the rise, the time is now for all of us to take a step back and ask ourselves if we're doing all that we should to ensure we make smart borrowing and saving decisions. The good news is, for those of us who need to make changes, there are many simple ways to get started. - Anthony Hsieh

What I'm concerned about is endless borrowing, which is going to compromise our economy not only today but in the future. Because we know the decisions we make right now really dramatically impact us in the future, and the debt is literally getting out of our control. - Paul Ryan