Capital Quotes

1029 Capital quotes by 716 unique authors

The waste of capital, in proportion to the total capital, in this country between 1800 and 1850, in the attempts which were made to establish… — William Graham Sumner
We are to see the development of the country pushed forward at an unprecedented rate by an aggregation of capital, and a systematic application of… — William Graham Sumner
Suicide is possible, but not probable; hanging, I trust, is even more unlikely; for I hope that, by the time I die, my countrymen will… — Laurence Housman
The expansion of the market creates a need for enhanced and more regular supply, and this in turn impels commercial capital to acquire control of… — Rudolf Hiferding
As soon, however, as capitalist competition has definitively established the equal rate of profit, that rate becomes the starting point for the calculations of the… — Rudolf Hiferding
If we were left to ourselves, unfettered by legislative enactments, we should gradually withdraw our capital from the cultivation of such lands, and import the… — David Ricardo
The facility of obtaining food is beneficial in two ways to the owners of capital, it at the same time raises profits and increases the… — David Ricardo
The proportions, too, in which the capital that is to support labour, and the capital that is invested in tools, machinery and buildings, may be… — David Ricardo
In a condition of society and under an industrial organization which places labor completely at the mercy of capital, the accumulations of capital will necessarily… — Leland Stanford
We accelerated our capital spending in the fourth quarter, particularly in international and next-generation network deployment, which should not only sustain future revenue growth but… — Bernard Ebbers
In a country of such recent civilization as ours, whose almost limitless treasures of material wealth invite the risks of capital and the industry of… — Felix Adler
The land is not in the least bit fertile and yet the cattle herds grow larger and larger. A cow represents capital investment here. — Richard Leakey
But generally I am fine with a capital F; probably in extraordinary shape for a man of my age. — Malcolm Boyd
There is no private house in which people can enjoy themselves so well as at a capital tavern... No, Sir; there is nothing which has… — Samuel Johnson
Because in the New Normal you are more worried about the return of your capital, not return on your capital. — Mohamed El-Erian
Which would you rather have, capital lined up on your borders, trying to get into your country or trying to get out of your country?… — Arthur Laffer
Our combination of great research universities, a pro-risk business culture, deep pools of innovation-seeking equity capital and reliable business and contract law is unprecedented and… — Marc Andreessen
In 1998 I invested in the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship at Strathclyde Uni and subsequently put more capital into enterprise education to try and help… — Tom Hunter
I believe Twitter, right now, is just finishing the venture capital phase, getting into a maturity level. — Al-Waleed bin Talal
We invite American companies looking to raise capital to list on the Bahrain Stock Exchange. The region has a liquidity oversupply approximating $1 trillion and… — Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
You know, when the cost of capital goes down, when credit becomes cheap, people start taking greater and greater risks. — Fareed Zakaria
I moderated a panel focusing just on women and the specific challenges that women entrepreneurs face. And we found that around the world, the challenges… — Valerie Jarrett
I wish more people knew that the only one of the three main parties where not a single MP flipped from one property to the… — Nick Clegg
Talking about Korea, it has pretty high capital ratios at banks and maintains a good credit rating. — Lee Myung-bak
Hedge funds, private equity and venture capital funds have played an important role in providing liquidity to our financial system and improving the efficiency of… — Jack Reed

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