"I don’t think anyone who wants to succeed—male or female—should concentrate on hurdles because you will find them if you are looking for them, and I have been just too busy to spend time looking for obstacles."

"A policy to cultivate SMEs can help to create jobs for the economy."

"We have to continue to attract foreign direct investment to help generate more fiscal revenue sources."

"I no longer make recommendations; they are forwarded to me and I have to make the final decisions without hesitation. I cannot afford to procrastinate because decisions made in central banking have to be definitive since they affect the entire nation—the rich, the not-so rich, and the poor."

"The most treasured resource is our people and, if their health deteriorates, productivity and excellence will become mere talking points and not achievable objectives."

"It has been said that everybody’s business is nobody’s business. This is not true with respect to productivity; it is truly everybody’s business."