It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or of actors, that imports. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 54
The direct investment of Japanese businesses to East Asian economies accelerates the reallocation of their production bases. Consequently, between Japan and the other East Asian countries, both exports and imports are growing substantially. Toshihiko Fukui Japanese Public Servant More Toshihiko Fukui Quotes 0
I've always considered making it legal for Americans to import their prescription drugs a free-trade issue. Imports create competition and keep domestic industry more responsive to consumers. Chuck Grassley American Politician More Chuck Grassley Quotes 0
Imports create competition and keep domestic industry more responsive to consumers. In the United States, we import everything consumers want. So why not pharmaceuticals? Chuck Grassley American Politician More Chuck Grassley Quotes 0
As the global expansion of Indian and Chinese restaurants suggests, xenophobia is directed against foreign people, not foreign cultural imports. Eric Hobsbawm British Historian More Eric Hobsbawm Quotes 0
Our course, then, is clear; if we desire to put an end to pauperism, or to lessen it, we should import everything we can use or sell, in order that we may employ our unemployed hands, in making the goods by which we pay for these imports. Joseph Hume Scottish Scientist More Joseph Hume Quotes 0
The U.S. now imports over half of its oil supply from the Middle East. This dangerous dependence on foreign energy sources is an issue of national security. Kenny Marchant American Politician More Kenny Marchant Quotes 0
We've had a long wrangle with the pharmaceutical industry about parallel imports, and what we were saying is we want to make medicines and drugs as affordable as a possible to what is largely a poor population. Thabo Mbeki South African Statesman More Thabo Mbeki Quotes 0
They are observing the increase of our cropland and may become important suppliers, as Brazil imports over 50% of its needs. Abdelwahab Abdallah More Abdelwahab Abdallah Quotes 0
Outside Europe things are looking pretty healthy, with imports falling back a little bit. Adam Cole More Adam Cole Quotes 0
What is doing the damage is the fact that the U.K. is pulling in more imports, which shows the continued strength of the economy and the strength of sterling. Adam Cole More Adam Cole Quotes 0
(U.S. companies) now have to compete against this flood of cheap Asian imports. Alan Skrainka More Alan Skrainka Quotes 0
The borrowing paid for the imports that the United States bought from countries that were suffering from deep recessions and pulled them out of those recessions. Allan Meltzer More Allan Meltzer Quotes 0
Starting today (Wednesday), we will halt imports of Danish goods as our way of protesting the publication of the cartoons. Amiruddin Saud More Amiruddin Saud Quotes 0
They were all unsuccessful in the legislative route because of the ability of the people who oppose (the imports) to stifle them. Andy Troszok More Andy Troszok Quotes 0
Sudan has maintained constant growth in its imports from Brazil. Antonio Sarkis Jr More Antonio Sarkis Jr Quotes 0
The Japanese government had been criticized for prematurely deciding to resume US beef imports under strong US political pressure. As they rushed the decision, food safety for the Japanese public might have been put to danger. Asahi Shimbun More Asahi Shimbun Quotes 0
Japan is really the industrialized country most heavily dependent on oil imports, ... so the most direct impact of higher oil prices is on the Japanese yen. Ashraf Laidi More Ashraf Laidi Quotes 0
If the US hastily imposes high tariffs on Chinese imports, China-US trade relations will face a serious setback. Bo Xilai More Bo Xilai Quotes 0
Which country can you point to that is going to pick up their imports -- it doesn't seem there are any. Bob Hafer More Bob Hafer Quotes 0
Action taken by Japan today to halt U.S. beef imports is an unfortunate temporary setback to U.S. cattle producers, particularly in light of recent success to re-open the market. The vertebral column found in the shipments does not pose a health risk since the animal was less than 30 months of age. Bob Stallman More Bob Stallman Quotes 0
The increase may seem small but the fact that imports rose despite the high prices and a jump in domestic production showed that China's consumption grew well. Cai Luoyi More Cai Luoyi Quotes 0
Even with the Canadian dollar appreciating some 6 U.S. cents through the year, both exports and imports in 2005 surged to record high levels. Carolyn Kwan More Carolyn Kwan Quotes 0
They're denied almost all imports except under tight control. They don't really trade with the world any more in any particular way. Their bank accounts are frozen. So on economic grounds, we've essentially done the worst we can do with Iraq, and so far they've survived. Dan Goure More Dan Goure Quotes 0
India's needs for energy or oil imports are much smaller than China's, but India's economy is growing and they need, too, to buy resources. David Zweig More David Zweig Quotes 0