Famous Quotes & Sayings

The policy makers are not serious over the issue of improving the overall strength of the capital market.

Denis Napthine

Victoria is proudly the multicultural capital of Australia; we have a diverse, harmonious community.

John C. Calhoun

Where wages command labor, as in the non-slaveholding States, there necessarily takes place between labor and capital a conflict, which leads, in process of time, to disorder, anarchy, and revolution if not counteracted by some appropriate and strong constitutional provision. Such is not the case in the slaveholding States.

William Graham Sumner

There is every indication that we are to see new developments of the power of aggregated capital to serve civilization, and that the new developments will be made right here in America.

Noah Feldman

During the New Deal, people thought to be liberal was to reject socialism on one extreme and fascism on the other, and to preserve capitalism through regulation and a social safety net.

I have problems with this very extreme form of capitalism where the pendulum has swung so far in one direction, where the focus is completely on the short term, and no one is thinking about the consequences.

The acquisition of LCI International was completed in just 88 days, and the integration of the two companies is progressing very well, with operating and capital synergies expected to be better than originally announced.

Guillermo Coria

That was the key point. There was everything in this match, a lot of turnarounds, but I knew how to capitalize on my chances.

We couldn't capitalize on our scoring chances and that was the story of the game. They capitalized on our mistakes.

We have to work on our shooting. We've had our chances but we don't capitalize on them. Other teams do and that's hurting us.

Reza Aslan

There's only one reason to be crucified under the Roman Empire, and that is for treason or sedition. Crucifixion, we have to understand, was not actually a form of capital punishment for Rome. In fact, it was often the case that the criminal would be killed first and then crucified.

Paul Hawken

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.

Michael Moore

I'm tired of this discussion of capitalism and socialism; we live in the 21st century, we need an economic system that has democracy as its underpinnings and an ethical code.

We had our chances, we didn't capitalize on it. Halifax can thank (goalie Jeremy) Duchesne for that.

We had our chances, and we should have won it without overtime. We didn't capitalize on our opportunities.

We will see a change in the drivers of economic growth with capital spending taking a lead. There is a little softness in consumer spending and the inflation data isn't looking that bad.

We wanted to make sure the crowd saw them come in. We decided to capitalize on it. When they saw him, the place went into a frenzy. It gave us a spark and we went off from there.

We have to limit our own mistakes and capitalize on their mistakes. When two good teams are playing each other, you've got to be sharp mentally. Every trip counts.

We're very pro-education here. Anything that can enhance human capital in our community makes us more salable to employers.

Usually when you get field goals and you don't get touchdowns, it comes back to haunt you later in the game. Sure enough, it did. That just shows you that you really have to capitalize when you get that opportunity.

Pierre Omidyar

You can invest in companies, you can help grow companies, you can be a venture capitalist - and be a philanthropist at the same time.

Miami was coming off of a tough loss and I thought if we got that doubles point we would have a lot of momentum. We couldn't capitalize on that momentum and that's unusual for us.

We just weren't able to capitalize on some of the mismatches we had created. They had a lot of three-point shots that opened it up for them.

We have one staff person. We have one investigator. We have no capital case defense lawyers, no office, no telephones, no computers.

We just couldn't finish our shot and capitalize on our opportunities.

You'll see increased capital spending. Even if oil does go to $50 a barrel, these companies are going to show net earnings growth year over year.

Winners capitalize and losers shake their heads and wait for next week,

Whilst the recent rate of growth in capital values is unlikely to be sustained, demand for prime property investments remains strong.

We continue to be concerned with the recent pattern of (the company's) estimate reductions, sales sluggishness in the core personal-care division, increasing margin pressures and deteriorating working capital trends.

I think Merrill should just capitalize on what they already have. As a Merrill shareholder, I wouldn't like this move.

I thought it was really critical to come out and set the tone with the bats. In games like this it comes down to key plays, key hits, key mistakes and we were fortunate to capitalize in a situation like this.

It is difficult for the defense to fathom why the Congressman would be eager to discuss these matters on Oprah, yet he would refuse to swear, in a capital case, that the same information is actually true.

I think this is a good first step for the company as they try to capitalize on the opportunity that they have in the Internet arena.