183 private quotes tagged finance

“Part of your heritage in this society is the opportunity to become financially independent.” — Jim Rohn

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“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” — Epictetus

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“I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible.” — Milton Friedman

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“Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.” — Donald Trump

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“Inflation is taxation without legislation.” — Milton Friedman

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“Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.” — John Kenneth Galbraith

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“I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race.” — Honore de Balzac

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“Our incomes are like our shoes if too small, they gall and pinch us but if too large, they cause us to stumble and to trip.” — John Locke

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“As sure as the spring will follow the winter, prosperity and economic growth will follow recession.” — Bo Bennett

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“The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity.” — Jean-Paul Sartre

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“If I finance a bank and I know if the bank will get in trouble, I will be hit and I will lose money, I will put a price on that.” — Jeroen Dijsselbloem

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“Our goal is to make finance the servant, not the master, of the real economy.” — Alistair Darling

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“It starts with campaign finance reform.” — Zack Space

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“Masood Ahmed brings to the position of director of external relations extensive experience gained in a range of senior positions in international finance and development.” — Rodrigo Rato

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“Look, Congress has allocated more money to finance the upcoming Iraqi elections than it has for the American elections. There's something wrong with that.” — Donna Brazile

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“Well, first let me say that I think health care reform is important. It has to be a priority. And our system is broken. The Finance Committee bill is the best effort yet, due in large measure to the efforts of my colleague, Olympia Snowe, but it's not there yet. It falls short.” — Susan Collins

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“I don't plan on going back to legal work. I wanted an international career, and finance seemed to be where some interesting career opportunities were.” — Nick Johnson

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“To be fair, lying is part and parcel of public life. Every politician has lied about something because they are owned by the special interest groups that finance their elections.” — Peter Schuyler

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“Our strength in finance has led us to set up an international financial centre with medium and long-term objectives, especially to develop Islamic financial and insurance services.” — Hassanal Bolkiah

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“I wanted to make Jerusalem as feature film. But we couldn't finance it only through theatrical release, we couldn't get all the money we needed. We had to get some money from television. So we said, ok, let's do it both ways. So we did it in four parts.” — Bille August

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“Spain is finding it very difficult to finance itself with sovereign debt risk premium so high.” — Mariano Rajoy

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“Well, paycheck protection is an important ingredient for a successful campaign finance reform measure.” — Andrew Card

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“I've been writing a lot, I've a few projects I'm trying to finance, I do some acting, I do some directing... Apart from that, if I could get lower that a ten handicap on my golf game I'd be thrilled.” — Paul M. Glaser

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“Nobody wants campaign finance reform more than me. It would save me a fortune.” — Andrew Tobias

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“The confidence is really driven by the woman - whether she can have the confidence that there will be enough earning or income to finance all the domestic spending - but also by the middle-income class, which for many Asian countries has become the growth power for the economy.” — Sri Mulyani Indrawati

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