“The great thing about fiscal policy is that it has a direct impact and...” — Paul Krugman Quote

“The great thing about fiscal policy is that it has a direct impact and doesn't require you to bind the hands of future policymakers.”

“I think so long as fossil fuels are cheap, people will use them and it will postpone a movement towards new technologies.”

“The problem isn't that people don't understand how good things are. It's that they know, from personal experience, that things really aren't that good.”

“Crossrail is a prime example of infrastructure. It is a rather deadly word, but I think it is exciting stuff, the civil engineering which makes Britain tick - the bridges, tunnels, power and water networks, which bind us together.”

“The chains that bind us the most closely are the ones we have broken.”

“If we could only snap the fetters of the body that bind the feet of the soul, we shall experience a great joy. Then we shall not be miserable because of the body's sufferings. We shall become free.”