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The Budget should be balanced not by more taxes, but by reduction of follies.
—Herbert HooverIn a Budget, how important is art versus music versus athletics versus computer programming? At the end of the day, some of those trade-offs will be made politically.
—Bill GatesThe Budget doesn’t have much control over the government. Then again, the government doesn’t have much control over the Budget.
—PJ O’RourkeA Budget is more than just a series of numbers on a page; it is an embodiment of our values.
—Barack ObamaBudgets can make or break reputations and governments.
—Priti PatelThe Budget evolved from a management tool into an obstacle to management.
—Frank CarlucciBudgets are nothing if not statements of priorities.
—Jeff MerkleyWe need a proper balance between government spending on nursing homes and nursery schools—on the last six months of life and the first six months of life.
—Thomas FriedmanA Budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.
—Dave RamseyBalanced budget requirements seem more likely to produce accounting ingenuity than genuinely balanced budgets.
—Thomas SowellThe national Budget is not a safe deposit box. It’s a spray can.
—Honoré de BalzacEconomy is idealism in its most practical form.
—Calvin Coolidge
(This story appears in the 31 January, 2020 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)