Steve Forbes Quotes

United States, Businessman
July 18, 1947

Malcolm Stevenson "Steve" Forbes Jr. is an American publishing executive, who was twice a candidate for the nomination of the Republican Party for President of the United States. Forbes is the Editor-in-Chief of Forbes, a business magazine. Forbes was a Republican candidate in the 1996 and 2000 Presidential primaries. Forbes is the son of longtime Forbes publisher Malcolm Forbes, and the grandson of that publication's founder, B.C. Forbes.

What you do as president has consequences.

Steve Forbes
- President
- Consequences
There is something fundamentally unfair about a government that takes away so much of people's money, power, and personal control while telling them that life will be better as a result.

Steve Forbes
- Money
- Power
- Result

One thing on psychology, which we've always known, is that every investor says they're long-term - and they are until the market takes a hit.

Steve Forbes
You make more money selling advice than following it. It's one of the things we count on in the magazine business - along with the short memory of our readers.

Steve Forbes
- Money
- Advice
- Magazine
The real cure for what ails our health care system today is less government and more freedom.

Steve Forbes
We must guard against the overreaching hand of big government trying to take away our freedom. And we must always protect the environment in a manner consistent with our values.

Steve Forbes
If a man breaks a pledge, the public ought to know it.

Steve Forbes
- Know
- Public
- Pledge
Your brand is the single most important investment you can make in your business.

Steve Forbes

The politicians say 'we' can't afford a tax cut. Maybe we can't afford the politicians.

Steve Forbes
- Tax
- Politicians
- Afford
As our federal government has grown too large and too powerful, the real loss has been the freedom of people to govern their own lives and participate fully in the American dream.

Steve Forbes
- Dream
- Freedom
- Government