11 Quotes by David Burton

Fpr ome aftermppm a week leading up to the formal, the entire senior school body would pile into our massive gymnasium and learn dances that we would NEVER DANCE AGAIN, except at our own children's formals, perhaps. Nevertheless, we threw ourselves into the task as if we were living in a Jane Austen novel and this was the only way we would ever fit into society. (from How to Be Happy: A Memoir of Love, Sex and Teenage Confusion)

I think it (Japan's economic outlook) will certainly be revised upwards, probably significantly, in light of the strong performance recently.

It also occurred to me, what's the nature of the emergency? They did not point that out.

Japan's recovery is really firmly based and it is driven by domestic demand. For the rest of Asia, the pace of growth is expected to continue at a decent level this year and next.

What leads to higher growth in the short run could lead to difficulties in the medium term. It could mean too much investment in the wrong places, excess capacity in certain sectors,non-performing loans for the banks.

There is scope to do more, ... a favorable environment to allow greater exchange rate flexibility.

We do see scope for greater flexibility and utilizing more fully the flexibility allowed in the existing system.

Everyone's vision is that Wellington can be more than the winter equestrian capital. I think it can be the equestrian capital -- winter, spring and fall.

Deflation appears to have ended, but inflation is still very low. The Bank of Japan is better placed to decide what the appropriate timing of interest rate increases should be. Our recommendation would be to err a little on the side of caution.