Quotes about "Personal Finance & Financial Independence"

The reason I say 'never say never' is because I do not think that there should be another independence referendum in Scotland - I do not think it's in their interest - but on the other hand, I am a big believer in devolution. ”

Economic success is the vital underpinning of every happy nation. ”

Too few people in my old field of financial services were ever brought to book for their part in the 2008 crash. ”

I think people will always do have an interest in policy areas, but Brexit is certainly got people talking and thinking and, so, probably more engaged than they would otherwise be. ”

I think, as ever, with a big change like Brexit, it's awakened people's interest in politics. ”

I personally think the male and female roles have changed dramatically in the past few decades. Men are no longer the breadwinners. Financial independence for a woman is a huge thing. ”

When I was a youngster, I and people like us, who are educated and progressive-minded, did not take interest in politics. But then I realised that half of the parliament is being run by politicians with criminal records. ”

Living is dangerous. The important thing is to know the limits. ”

The thing I'm particularly interested in is natural history. In its heyday, the mid- and late-nineteenth century, when people were going out and gathering the first huge caches of data and trying to understand what was living and growing everywhere, there was such a sense of freshness to that pursuit. It's very exciting. ”

Sometimes the biggest statements you can make are by living something out. ”