47 Accounting Quotes for You to Enjoy

My philosophy is not a bean-counting, accounting 'look at this.' It is a philosophy that smaller government is better government, and government that is closer to the people is best of all. John Bolton

Government Best People Better Philosophy Smaller Smaller Government Look Accounting Closer

My dad for a long time was an accounting professor at Rice University. And then he went out on his own, and he got hired by a client. He ended up being CEO of a hospital management company before he retired, called Lifemark. John Mackey

Time Management Long Long Time Before Own Out Hospital He Retired Client Got Hired His Up Accounting Ended Being Rice CEO Then Company Dad Professor University

Regulations for international accounting and funding will have to be examined to identify policies that inadvertently discourage institutional investors from putting their resources into longer-term, illiquid assets. Jose Angel Gurria

Will Resources Examined Investors Putting Institutional Identify Policies Discourage Accounting Inadvertently Regulations International Assets Funding

My mom works at an accounting firm; my dad's a math teacher. Joshua Henry

Teacher Mom Firm Math Accounting Works Dad

It is important that carbon storage is carefully regulated, that the process is transparent to the public, and that there is a clear accounting of what happened to the CO2. This is particularly true of underground storage, where there is always a small chance that pressurized CO2 could escape. Klaus Lackner

If the U.S. Government was a company, the deficit would be $5 trillion because they would have to account by general accepted accounting principles. But actually they encourage government spending, reckless government spending, because the government can issue Treasury bills at extremely low interest rates. Marc Faber

Government Deficit Reckless Spending Extremely Would Would-Be Trillion Rates General Principles Because Accepted Issue Encourage Government Spending Account Accounting Interest Interest Rates Low Bills Company Actually Treasury

While expanding market access for American industry, financial markets and farmers is critical, I believe it needs to be done responsibly, accounting for the treatment and protection of workers and the environment. Mark Udall

Housing has led our nation's economic expansion over the past few years, accounting for 16 percent of our Gross Domestic Product. New housing starts and home sales hit record levels from 2003 through 2005. Randy Neugebauer

Home Nation Past Few Starts Our Record Percent Economic Through Over New Housing Years Led Sales Domestic Past Few Years Expansion Hit Accounting Hit Record Product Gross Levels

I have some classes in accounting, but I don't know anything about accounting. I - you know, when my accountant tells me all the things he does, it's a foreign language to me. Ray Romano

Me You Language Tells Classes Some About He Know Does Foreign Foreign Language Accountant Accounting Anything Things

You have various institutions like law firms and accounting firms which bill by the hour. I'm really against that. You have an incentive to go slowly, be there as long as possible, to over-research things and over-staff. Robert Pozen

You Law Long Possible Slowly Various Hour Like Institutions Go Accounting Which Against Really Bill Incentive Things

Some of what I consider my best work, and some of the best films that I've ever worked on, kind of disappear without a trace. There's no accounting for it. Something connects, or something doesn't. Roger Deakins

Work Best Films Consider Kind Best Work Some Something Disappear Trace Without Accounting Worked Connects Ever

When I graduated from college, I tried my hardest to get a job at an accounting firm, and it just wasn't meant to be. I ended up delivering pizzas and newspapers. I knew my life was cracked up to be a little more. Ronnie Coleman

I actually studied accounting in college. So I'm a CPA. Stacy Brown-Philpot

College Studied Accounting Actually

I went to a special public school that was much more focused on academics and learning. My two best teachers were in accounting and calculus, so I fell in love with that, which made me want to go into business. Stacy Brown-Philpot

Love Best Me Business Learning School Made Focused More Academics Calculus Fell Go Were Accounting Want Which Public Much Teachers Special Public School Two

The concept of fair value accounting is correct and useful, but the application during periods of crisis is problematic. It's another one of those unintended consequences of making a rule that's supposed to be good that turns out the other way. Stephen A. Schwarzman

Good Value Consequences Other Rule Way Correct Those Crisis Out Fair Supposed Concept Periods Another Making Accounting Problematic Turns Useful Unintended Unintended Consequences Application

Today brands are everything, and all kinds of products and services - from accounting firms to sneaker makers to restaurants - are figuring out how to transcend the narrow boundaries of their categories and become a brand surrounded by a Tommy Hilfiger-like buzz. Tom Peters

No one would suggest completely ignoring news about your investments. Enron investors, for example, would have been well served to sell once early reports of accounting irregularities surfaced. But the key is to keep news in context and act only if further reflection or study indicates that the core thesis for an investment has changed. Whitney Tilson

News Key Reflection Example Changed Once Enron Further Would About Only No-One Investment Investments Investors Study For Example Well Context Been Sell Accounting Reports Act Your Ignoring Keep Thesis Served Early Suggest Core

I got fired from a job years ago. It was an accounting job. They were basically trying to cut corners, so they employed a bunch of temps to do proper accounting. And it just caused absolute bedlam and I did get fired. Nish Kumar

Job Corners Proper Absolute Fired Employed Got Caused Were Years Years Ago Bunch Accounting Get Trying Did Just Cut Basically

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