"We can afford all that we need;..." - Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt
We can afford all that we need; but we can not afford all [that] we want.
More by Franklin D Roosevelt
“It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.”
“I never forget that I live in a house owned by all the American people and that I have been given their trust.”
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.”
More on Economics
“Very few people can afford to be poor.”
“I know not whether taxes are raised to fight wars, or wars are fought in order to raise taxes.”
“Socialism is a wonderful idea. It is only as a reality that it has been disastrous. Among people of every race, color, and creed, all around the world, socialism has led to hunger in countries that used to have surplus food to export.... Nevertheless, for many of those who deal primarily in ideas, socialism remains an attractive idea -- in fact, seductive. Its every failure is explained away as due to the inadequacies of particular leaders.”
More on Needs
“True marketing starts...with the customer, his demographics, his realities, his needs, his values. It does not ask, "What do we want to sell?" It asks, "What does the customer want to buy?"”
“Explore your web: the needs, the beliefs, and the emotions that are controlling you so there's more of you to give and so you can appreciate what's driving other people. It's the only way our world's going to change.”
“What people need and what they want may be very different.”