Capital Quotes

1029 Capital quotes by 716 unique authors

Our two party platforms were emphatic about Jerusalem being the capital of Israel. For the Obama administration to remove this language from the Democratic Party… — Paul Ryan
I don't want to get into the 'who's a hostage-taker' discussion here, but what is the estate tax? It's a double tax on death. Economists… — Paul Ryan
Now people look at 'The Scream' or Van Gogh's 'Irises' or a Picasso and see its new content: money. Auction houses inherently equate capital with… — Jerry Saltz
Capital punishment is the source of many an argument, both good and bad. — Marilyn vos Savant
Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death; and the higher the rate of interest and… — Arthur Schopenhauer
We work for the families back home, we do not work for the lobbyists that prowl the halls of the capital building, do not forget… — Brian Schweitzer
There will soon come an armed contest between capital and labor. They will oppose each other, not with words and arguments, but with shot and… — William Tecumseh Sherman
The thing that people associate with expertise, authoritativeness, kind of with a capital 'A,' don't correlate very well with who's actually good at making predictions. — Nate Silver
As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people won't be put to death. — Paul Simon
It is not by augmenting the capital of the country, but by rendering a greater part of that capital active and productive than would otherwise… — Adam Smith
There's nothing more important than our good health - that's our principal capital asset. — Arlen Specter
When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a capital investment. — Arlen Specter
Imagine if investors in Wal-Mart really cared about bribery at that company's overseas operations or safety standards at its overseas manufacturing plants. If investors pulled… — Eliot Spitzer
A man who is without capital, and who, by prohibitions upon banking, is practically forbidden to hire any, is in a condition elevated but one… — Lysander Spooner
The name 'Boss' started with people that worked for me... It was not meant like Boss, capital B, it was meant like 'Boss, where's my… — Bruce Springsteen
The production of wealth is the result of agreement between labor and capital, between employer and employed. Its distribution, therefore, will follow the law of… — Leland Stanford
The country blacksmith who employs no journeyman is never conscious of any conflict between the capital invested in his anvil, hammer and bellows, and the… — Leland Stanford
Wow, bad news. Mr. Obama now hates Israel because the Israelis want to build 1,600 apartments in their own capital city, Jerusalem. Russia hates Israel,… — Ben Stein
After all, sustainability means running the global environment - Earth Inc. - like a corporation: with depreciation, amortization and maintenance accounts. In other words, keeping… — Maurice Strong
It doesn't take Warren Buffett to realize that when companies don't know what new rules will look like, it affects their ability to commit capital… — John Sununu
The U.S. is excellent at importing cheap products from the rest of the world. Let's try importing some human capital instead. — James Surowiecki
In the struggle between capital and labor, more often than not capital has won, because the real source of value for most companies has historically… — James Surowiecki
Instead of mindlessly tossing billions at or taking billions from the Net as such, investors should be spending their time making sure that it's the… — James Surowiecki
Of course, looking tough on inflation is part of any central banker's job description: if investors believe that inflation is going to get out of… — James Surowiecki
Solyndra's failure isn't a reason for the government to give up on alternative energy, any more than the failure of Pets.com during the Internet bubble… — James Surowiecki

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