Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ludwig von Mises

Manufacturing and commercial monopolies owe their origin not to a tendency imminent in a capitalist economy but to governmental interventionist policy directed against free trade and laissez faire.

When the leader passes over all alike, not making a distinction, then the endeavors of those who are capable of exertion are entirely lost.

Douglas Fairbanks

We all have ambitions, but only the few achieve. A man thinks of a good thing and says: 'Now if I only had the money I'd put that through.' The word 'if' was a dent in his courage. With character fully established, his plan well thought out, he had only to go to those in command of capital and it would have been forthcoming.

We won the first two innings. We're a capable team, but most of these players are amateurs.

We won't change the capital spending plans at either company.

Ayn Rand

In a capitalist society, all human relationships are voluntary.

Carl von Clausewitz

Knowledge must become capability.

Mind is really a tape recorder. But it is not continuously on, not twenty-four hours on. When needed, the witness, the man of meditation, the man of awareness, is capable of putting the mind on or off. He puts it on when there is some need....

Moving forward, this could become a tradition at Cap and Skull.

Maturity of mind is the capacity to endure uncertainty.

Mayfield would have that capacity to be able to relate to everyone on an individual basis. He was always very generous, very available.

My job is to make sure I give our team a chance to win, ... I felt like I did that. I have to tip my cap to Ohka. He pitched a great game, too.

Nelly knows that if he's going to make a record about grills, he has to get Paul Wall on it, because he's the go-to guy for other rappers. But Nelly was smart enough to realize that nobody had made a song dedicated to this growing phenomenon. They effectively captured it.

One or two intermediaries approached us and suggested they could influence the votes. We turned them down. We certainly didn't set out to influence people other than give them a pot of Cape gooseberry jam.

One popular explanation is that there is a glut of capital in the world in search of a home, and a lot of it finds its way into relatively risk-free assets, such as Treasury bonds.

Edward Hirsch

One of the things that distinguishes poetry from ordinary speech is that in a very few number of words, poetry captures some kind of deep feeling, and rhythm is the way to get there. Rhythm is the way the poetry carries itself.

one of our most experienced, capable and proven leaders.

Hermann Hesse

One can be happy when he finds his dream, but every dream has to be followed by a new one and you can't capture any of them forever.

One always has to worry when capitalism has a role in health care. If you're just using health care to make money, you will treat the wrong diseases. Capitalism has its limits. There is a role for governments, and this is one where they should be involved.

One game doesn't make up for having lost (seven of the previous eight games). But it shows what we're capable of, and if we do things the right way, things can change in these next five games.

Obviously we need to score in the red zone. This was the first game and we are just learning what we are capable of. Looking at the game tape showed me there are a lot of things we can improve on right away, which is encouraging.

Kevin Ford

Obviously we have to stay healthy, we need good pitching and a lot of things have to go your way. But you know what? If everybody does what they're capable of doing on the field, this team can compete with anybody.

Of course there's pressure. I know it's been a long time since the Cubs have produced any good position players, but that's not our fault. We just have to do what we're capable of doing. Hopefully, five or 10 years down the road, we can look back and say, 'See what we started?' But for now, we have to live in the moment and help the Cubs win this season.

George Hincapie

Oddly enough, we feel more pressure than when he was with us. Now, everyone wants to see what we're capable of doing without him and, more or less unconsciously, the team feels it.

Kajsa Bergqvist

Of course I also want to challenge the current outdoor world record of 2.09. That is something I feel very capable of doing.

No one has had the capability of getting into computers to find out the extent before. (We'll find) hundreds if not thousands of victims in waiting who don't even know their names have been compromised.

No one knows what the cost of gas or coal is going to be in the future. But once past the capital costs, we can figure what wind-produced electricity will be cost.

One week does not a capital markets make.

On its own, the Les Ailes department stores would have required significant capital investments to remain viable in the long term.

My experience is that the American public has a really great capacity to care and to give,

Jesse Jackson

My experience has been whenever captured soldiers are released, it at least creates a window for dialogue.

Dylan Penn

My dream dinner party guests would be Ethel Kennedy, Truman Capote and Hunter S. Thompson.

Dan Lewis

Montgomery is the private school capital of the world,