Famous Quotes & Sayings

Shia LaBeouf

Knowledge about the economy, ideas about capitalism and government, the future of the world and geopolitics were things I was never really interested in.

I think it's a golden opportunity for someone who wants to become a race rider to capitalize on by getting an education from a group of people who have been there, done it a long time and are not trying to pull the wool over their eyes so to speak.

George Packer

Whether as victim, demon, or hero, the industrial worker of the past century filled the public imagination in books, movies, news stories, and even popular songs, putting a grimy human face on capitalism while dramatizing the social changes and conflicts it brought.

Jack Lord

What you have, what you are - your looks, your personality, your way of thinking - is unique. No one in the world is like you. So capitalize on it.

Tom Evans

I thought we've been playing great soccer. They were able to capitalize on our mistakes.

Mark Gordon

I think the public has always been fascinated by crime. Crime in American fiction dates from the 20s, 30s and 40s in potboiler novels and film noir, not to mention tabloid journalism. In the past few years, TV just figured out a way to capitalize on that in a different manner.

Jack Kemp

Laissez-faire, Darwinian capitalism is not going to work here. Markets do work, but they need the direction of government in situations like this.

We are floating the company because we want to capitalize on our market opportunities.

I thought we played a good game. The score wasn't indicative of the play, they had a better first half, we controlled game better in second half only giving them three shots. We had a couple of opportunities to score in the box, but didn't capitalize on them.

I think we're at the crossroads -- whether we want to be the entertainment capital of the world or a great American city. Our economy is good. Things are so wonderful in Las Vegas and it's time to move to the next level.

I think we just need to settle down and get our feet under us. We just need to capitalize on the opportunities and make fewer mistakes.

I think all three cities tied in the design, the concept and the capital that was needed. I think it was the way in which the capital was structured that made the difference.

It gives them a way to get in the game without having to put capital at risk.

I think we are assessing the entire situation of where we've got capital deployed and where we may choose to redeploy it. Everything is being assessed.

I think that a capital gains tax cut is very, very doable this year. The only question is not will there be a capital gains tax, but what will it look like.

Azim Premji

It is heading to be the IT capital of the country. That's very good.

It is hard to see what will be the next target, but given the high amounts of capital interested in these types of assets, other transactions could follow.

Parris Glendening

It is imperative that I, as well as our citizens, have complete confidence that the legal process involved in capital cases is fair and impartial,

Laws are rules established by men who are in control of organized violence for the non fulfillment of which those who do not fulfill them are subjected to personal injuries, the loss of liberty, and even capital punishment.

The pain threshold is around $40. They can't go a lot over $40 without the capital markets seeing that negatively. There is a point where a price would not justify the transaction.

There is an underlying mistrust of venture capital and private equity that when they come to invest that they are looking for too much.

We may very well be in the early stages of a profits recovery that will eventually pave the way for healthier capital spending growth,

David Livingstone

I don't expect Albertson's to make any capital improvements in the division.

Jeff Lindsay

I don't agree with capital punishment as it is now, because too often mistakes are made. But I think that if you eliminate the mistakes, then there are times when it is justified.

I'd been a great angel investor, but professional venture capital was clearly not the right thing for me.

Barack Obama

I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes.

He has been convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole, ... So from a public perspective, he is a very dangerous individual.

Jack Reed

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 capital markets. But as their role has grown, so have the risks they pose.

Saul Alinsky

The organized labor movement as it is constituted today is as much a concomitant of a capitalist economy as is capital. Organized labor is predicated upon the basic premise of collective bargaining between employers and employees. This premise can obtain only for an employer-employee type of society. If the labor movement is to maintain its own identity and security, it must of necessity protect that kind of society.

Mahmoud Abbas

Our capital will be Jerusalem, and our state will not contain settlements.

Mo Ibrahim

Remember, 2000 was the year of the dot-com bust. The telecom industry lost about $2 trillion in market capital at that time.

Reduced and/or deferred capital spending and increased pricing pressure are resulting in lower overall revenues, particularly in the United States,

Previously, Pope John Paul has taken a position on capital punishment . . . and given clear teaching on the value of all human life, not just innocent human life.