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One of the more difficult tasks for me as president was to decide on the issue of confirming capital punishment awarded by courts... to my surprise... almost all cases which were pending had a social and economic bias.

~A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Topics: Almost Almost All Awarded Bias Capital Capital Punishment Cases Courts Decide Difficult Economic Had Issue Me More President Punishment Social Surprise Tasks Were Which

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I suggest that ten thousand Negroes march on Washington, D.C., the capital of the Nation, with the slogan, 'We loyal Negro American citizens demand the right to work and fight for our country.'

~A. Philip Randolph

Topics: American American Citizens Capital Citizens Country Demand Fight Loyal March Nation Negroes Our Right Slogan Suggest Ten Thousand Washington Work

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There are things I take sides about, like capital punishment, which it seems to me there is only one side about: it is evil. But there are two or three sides to sexual harassment, and the moment you get into particular cases, there is injustice in every conceivable direction. It's a mess.

~A. S. Byatt

Topics: About Capital Capital Punishment Cases Direction Every Evil Get Harassment Injustice Like Me Mess Moment Only Particular Punishment Seems Sexual Side Sides Take Things Three Two Which You

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Returns matter a lot. It's our capital.

~Abagail Johnson

Topics: Capital Lot Matter Our Returns

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Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Capital Consideration Could Deserves Existed First Fruit Had Higher Independent Labor Much Never Only Prior Superior

Keywords: Abandon


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In the case of the Analytical Engine, we have undoubtedly to lay out a certain capital of analytical labour in one particular line, but this is in order that the engine may bring us in a much larger return in another line.

~Ada Lovelace

Topics: Analytical Another Bring Capital Case Certain Engine Labour Larger Lay Line May Much Order Out Particular Return Undoubtedly Us

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No one has ever raised capital because their pitch deck was pretty. A lot of people have raised capital because they were over-prepared, knew where their business was going, and were able to articulate that through a pitch alongside a pitch deck.

~Adam Draper

Topics: Able Alongside Articulate Because Business Capital Deck Ever Going Knew Lot People Pitch Pretty Raised Through Were Where

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Tesla has humiliated established carmakers with its brilliant vision. But Detroit, Turin, Stuttgart, and so on have understood scale as well as capital allocation for decades. Such gargantuan tasks could yet humiliate Tesla.

~Adam Lashinsky

Topics: Allocation Brilliant Capital Could Decades Detroit Established Humiliated Scale Tasks Tesla Understood Vision Well

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The summer before my senior year in college, I talked my way into an unpaid internship on Capitol Hill. I was able to have this stimulating resume- and network- enhancing experience because my parents could afford to keep me clothed, housed, and fed in the nation's capital for 10 weeks.

~Adam Lashinsky

Topics: Able Afford Because Before Capital Capitol Clothed College Could Enhancing Experience Fed Hill Keep Me Nation Network Parents Resume Senior Senior Year Stimulating Summer Talked Unpaid Way Weeks Year

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It is not by augmenting the capital of the country, but by rendering a greater part of that capital active and productive than would otherwise be so, that the most judicious operations of banking can increase the industry of the country.

~Adam Smith

Topics: Active Banking Capital Country Greater Increase Industry Judicious Most Operations Otherwise Part Productive Rendering Than Would

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