Byron Paulson Quotes

"It appears that the threshold has been reached where consumers are feeling the pinch of higher gas prices and are beginning to reduce their restaurant spending, ... We are also seeing softness in restaurant same-store sales, which we track monthly, further validating a reduction in consumer spending."
-Byron Paulson

"If you can vote more than once, my suggestion in this democratic society is vote early and vote often."
-Byron Paulson

"If we are not one of those chosen, then that's when we need people to start to vote. It's critical that if you can't watch, you at least find out how to vote."
-Byron Paulson

"Think that the best way to [deal with the disaster] is simply to write a huge check to the very government agency that failed so spectacularly."
-Byron Paulson

"War is never economically beneficial except for those in position to profit from war expenditures."
-Byron Paulson

"I think they are a treat. There are enough consumers who are willing to treat themselves frequently or once in a while."
-Byron Paulson

"We just got a lot of hail in several cities in the overnight hours."
-Byron Paulson

"$50,000 makes a huge difference, and congratulations to them for doing that, too."
-Byron Paulson

"Setting a good example is a far better way to spread ideals than through force of arms."
-Byron Paulson

"The obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle the world, precipitating no-win wars, while bringing bankruptcy and economic turmoil to our people."
-Byron Paulson

"The greatest threat facing America today is the disastrous fiscal policies of our own government, marked by shameless deficit spending and Federal Reserve currency devaluation. It is this one-two punch-- Congress spending more than it can tax or borrow, and the Fed printing money to make up the difference-- that threatens to impoverish us by further destroying the value of our dollars."
-Byron Paulson

"What it comes down to is it's still fashionable to dislike McDonald's. McDonald's is still growing and consumers are spending more money [to eat there]. I'll bet some of those who said they dislike it are still customers."
-Byron Paulson