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Capital Quotes

That’s the standard technique of privatization: defund, make sure things don’t work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital Picture Quote #1

We spend billions on international aid annually, but we don’t find ways to connect people to dignified work. I realized that if we don’t think about ways to harness private capital to solve problems, we’re leaving large amounts of money on the table and doing ourselves a disservice Picture Quote #1

I remember when I was a young social worker, the first time I went to the state capital in Arizona, where I eventually served for seven years, I was so nervous to go and lobby my state legislators. Because I only had a master’s degree at the time in social work Picture Quote #1

I love Mexico because that’s where I’m from, but my favorite city, whenever I need to recharge, I love Paris. I get very inspired while I’m there. There’s so much art and culture, and Paris, before New York, that was the capital of the world. And I love history too, so I go there. It does something special to me Picture Quote #1

But we have to ask ourselves, what’s the purpose of the stock market? It’s supposed to be a source of capital for growing business. It’s lost that purpose Picture Quote #1

When you’re talking about capital and financial things, which I certainly pay a lot of attention to, I base those decisions on one question that I typically ask myself, which is ‘Does it help us to build a better company?’ Picture Quote #1

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I think that our future has lost that capital F we used to spell it with. The science fiction future of my childhood has had a capital F - it was assumed to be an American Future because America was the future. The Future was assumed to be inherently heroic, and a lot of other things, as well Picture Quote #1

You lower the [tax] rate, you will motivate and incentivize more people to put more capital at risk to create more jobs Picture Quote #1

With the world changing fast, we needed capital for investments. There’s only so much bandwidth in your own balance sheet Picture Quote #1

Throughout the industrial era, economists considered manufactured capital - money, factories, etc. - the principal factor in industrial production, and perceived natural capital as a marginal contributor. The exclusion of natural capital from balance sheets was an understandable omission. There was so much of it, it didn’t seem worth counting Picture Quote #1

The amount of money that a person has in his bank account is not determined by his starting capital but by his knowledge about money and his ability to manage it properly Picture Quote #1

Among the largest banks, the capital ratios remain good and I don’t expect any serious problems . . . . among the large, internationally active banks that make up a very substantial part of our banking system Picture Quote #1

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Computation, storage, and communications capacity are in the hands of practically every connected person - and these are the basic physical capital means necessary for producing information, knowledge and culture, in the hands of something like 600 million to a billion people around the planet Picture Quote #1

The basic economic resource - the means of production - is no longer capital, nor natural resources, nor labor. It is and will be knowledge Picture Quote #1

I am growing to love DC.This [Washington] is a beautiful city. I think every citizen should come see their capital. A lot of the museums are free, there are restaurants that are reasonably priced Picture Quote #1

Every spring, this country will be reminded of the Lady from Texas. As trees bloom and flowers carpet our nation’s capital, Lady Bird Johnson will be remembered. Only Lady Bird Johnson could, with her vision of a beautiful America, lay claim to spring as her memorial Picture Quote #1

To save the planet, we do not need miraculous technical breakthroughs, or vast amounts of capital. Essentially we need a radical change in our thinking and behaviour Picture Quote #1

The trade deficit is the capital surplus and don’t ever think of having a capital surplus as being a bad thing for our country Picture Quote #1

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Love in capital letters is important. It is impossible to live without love. You must have the feeling of being loved. All artists need love - from the audience, friends and relatives. But true and faithful friends are exceptionally rare Picture Quote #1

A worker’s capital is inexhaustible, incapable of being stolen, and bound to pay him a generous dividend all the time Picture Quote #1

I always believed in burning up the government’s political capital, not being Mr Safe Guy, you know? Picture Quote #1

Without industry, finance and government consciously and collaboratively ensuring that capital flows to where it is needed in order to ensure the scaling up of climate change solutions, whatever deal is agreed risks never being realised Picture Quote #1

In countries with a properly functioning legal system, the mob continues to exist, but it is rarely called upon to mete out capital punishment. The right to take human life belongs to the state. Not so in societies where weak courts and poor law enforcement are combined with intractable structural injustices Picture Quote #1

More and more countries of the world have decided that corporations do a better job of generating and deploying capital than do states Picture Quote #1

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Global corporations have the human capital, the financial resources, the technology, the international footprint, the power of markets and the profit motivation to build a better world. NGOs will be essential partners...Governments will be essential partners...By engaging together through an iterative process, we will achieve A Better World Picture Quote #1

What makes small business develop into big business is not spending, but saving and capital accumulation Picture Quote #1

My new play ‘Chinglish,’ which will go to Broadway, is about a white American businessman who goes to a provincial capital in China, hoping to make a deal there. It’s bilingual. And it’s about trying to communicate across language and cultural barriers Picture Quote #1

We all stand on the shoulders of our ancestors. We’re in a relay race, relying on the financial and human capital of our parents and grandparents. Blacks were shackled for the early part of that relay race, and although many of the fetters have come off, whites have developed a huge lead Picture Quote #1

Music is mere tuning a song with words; to some degree you have a beautiful endeavor of cosigning God’s blank checks and you’re actually co-creating. You’re certainly not the creator with the capital C, but you’re embarking on an endeavor, you’re using the building blocks that have been given to you by the author of time and space Picture Quote #1

Good debt growth is when you borrow money, and it goes into the real economy. You do capital spending. You build businesses Picture Quote #1

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That’s the standard technique of privatization: defund, make sure things don’t work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital. (Capital Quotes) We spend billions on international aid annually, but we don’t find ways to connect people to dignified work. I realized that if we don’t think about ways to harness private capital to solve problems, we’re leaving large amounts of money on the table and doing ourselves a disservice. (Capital Quotes) I remember when I was a young social worker, the first time I went to the state capital in Arizona, where I eventually served for seven years, I was so nervous to go and lobby my state legislators. Because I only had a master’s degree at the time in social work. (Capital Quotes) I love Mexico because that’s where I’m from, but my favorite city, whenever I need to recharge, I love Paris. I get very inspired while I’m there. There’s so much art and culture, and Paris, before New York, that was the capital of the world. And I love history too, so I go there. It does something special to me. (Capital Quotes) But we have to ask ourselves, what’s the purpose of the stock market? It’s supposed to be a source of capital for growing business. It’s lost that purpose. (Capital Quotes) When you’re talking about capital and financial things, which I certainly pay a lot of attention to, I base those decisions on one question that I typically ask myself, which is ‘Does it help us to build a better company?’ (Capital Quotes) I think that our future has lost that capital F we used to spell it with. The science fiction future of my childhood has had a capital F - it was assumed to be an American Future because America was the future. The Future was assumed to be inherently heroic, and a lot of other things, as well. (Capital Quotes) You lower the [tax] rate, you will motivate and incentivize more people to put more capital at risk to create more jobs... (Capital Quotes) With the world changing fast, we needed capital for investments. There’s only so much bandwidth in your own balance sheet. (Capital Quotes) Throughout the industrial era, economists considered manufactured capital - money, factories, etc. - the principal factor in industrial production, and perceived natural capital as a marginal contributor. The exclusion of natural capital from balance sheets was an understandable omission. There was so much of it, it didn’t seem worth counting. (Capital Quotes) The amount of money that a person has in his bank account is not determined by his starting capital but by his knowledge about money and his ability to manage it properly. (Capital Quotes) Among the largest banks, the capital ratios remain good and I don’t expect any serious problems . . . . among the large, internationally active banks that make up a very substantial part of our banking system. (Capital Quotes) Computation, storage, and communications capacity are in the hands of practically every connected person - and these are the basic physical capital means necessary for producing information, knowledge and culture, in the hands of something like 600 million to a billion people around the planet. (Capital Quotes) The basic economic resource - the means of production - is no longer capital, nor natural resources, nor labor. It is and will be knowledge. (Capital Quotes) I am growing to love DC.This [Washington] is a beautiful city. I think every citizen should come see their capital. A lot of the museums are free, there are restaurants that are reasonably priced. (Capital Quotes) Every spring, this country will be reminded of the Lady from Texas. As trees bloom and flowers carpet our nation’s capital, Lady Bird Johnson will be remembered. Only Lady Bird Johnson could, with her vision of a beautiful America, lay claim to spring as her memorial. (Capital Quotes) To save the planet, we do not need miraculous technical breakthroughs, or vast amounts of capital. Essentially we need a radical change in our thinking and behaviour. (Capital Quotes) The trade deficit is the capital surplus and don’t ever think of having a capital surplus as being a bad thing for our country. (Capital Quotes) Love in capital letters is important. It is impossible to live without love. You must have the feeling of being loved. All artists need love - from the audience, friends and relatives. But true and faithful friends are exceptionally rare. (Capital Quotes) A worker’s capital is inexhaustible, incapable of being stolen, and bound to pay him a generous dividend all the time. (Capital Quotes) I always believed in burning up the government’s political capital, not being Mr Safe Guy, you know? (Capital Quotes) Without industry, finance and government consciously and collaboratively ensuring that capital flows to where it is needed in order to ensure the scaling up of climate change solutions, whatever deal is agreed risks never being realised. (Capital Quotes) In countries with a properly functioning legal system, the mob continues to exist, but it is rarely called upon to mete out capital punishment. The right to take human life belongs to the state. Not so in societies where weak courts and poor law enforcement are combined with intractable structural injustices. (Capital Quotes) More and more countries of the world have decided that corporations do a better job of generating and deploying capital than do states. (Capital Quotes) Global corporations have the human capital, the financial resources, the technology, the international footprint, the power of markets and the profit motivation to build a better world. NGOs will be essential partners...Governments will be essential partners...By engaging together through an iterative process, we will achieve A Better World. (Capital Quotes) What makes small business develop into big business is not spending, but saving and capital accumulation. (Capital Quotes) My new play ‘Chinglish,’ which will go to Broadway, is about a white American businessman who goes to a provincial capital in China, hoping to make a deal there. It’s bilingual. And it’s about trying to communicate across language and cultural barriers. (Capital Quotes) We all stand on the shoulders of our ancestors. We’re in a relay race, relying on the financial and human capital of our parents and grandparents. Blacks were shackled for the early part of that relay race, and although many of the fetters have come off, whites have developed a huge lead. (Capital Quotes) Music is mere tuning a song with words; to some degree you have a beautiful endeavor of cosigning God’s blank checks and you’re actually co-creating. You’re certainly not the creator with the capital C, but you’re embarking on an endeavor, you’re using the building blocks that have been given to you by the author of time and space. (Capital Quotes) Good debt growth is when you borrow money, and it goes into the real economy. You do capital spending. You build businesses. (Capital Quotes)

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