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These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert to fleece the people; and now that they have got into a quarrel with themselves, we are called upon to appropriate the people's money to settle the quarrel.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Act Appropriate Capitalists Concert Generally Got Money Now People Quarrel Settle Themselves

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Venture capitalists are like lemmings jumping on the software bandwagon.

~Adam Osborne

Topics: Bandwagon Capitalists Jumping Like Software Venture

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Capitalists work hard to produce what consumers want. Artists who work too hard to produce what consumers want are often accused of selling out. Thus, even the languages of capitalism and art conflict: a firm that has 'sold out' has succeeded, but an artist that has 'sold out' has failed.

~Alex Tabarrok

Topics: Accused Art Artist Artists Capitalism Capitalists Conflict Consumers Even Failed Firm Hard Languages Often Out Produce Selling Sold Succeeded Thus Too Want Who Work Work Hard

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Hollywood wants its heroes to be virtuous, but it defines virtue in a way that excludes any action that is self-interested. If virtue means putting others ahead of self, then it's clear that most people, let alone most capitalists, aren't very virtuous.

~Alex Tabarrok

Topics: Action Alone Any Capitalists Clear Defines Heroes Hollywood Means Most Others People Putting Self Then Very Virtue Virtuous Wants Way Ahead

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I like most of the venture capitalists I know; they're smart, well-intended guys who genuinely enjoy helping entrepreneurs succeed. And I love venture capital and investment capital of all categories - its economic impact is proven. The more of it the better.

~Andrew Yang

Topics: Better Capital Capitalists Categories Economic Enjoy Entrepreneurs Genuinely Guys Helping Impact Investment Know Like Love More Most Proven Smart Succeed Venture Venture Capital Who I Love

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In this view, the role of the great majority of Americans is simply to buy the products produced, work happily for their wages, and leave all of the significant economic decisions to the capitalists.

~Barney Frank

Topics: American Buy Capitalists Decisions Economic Great Great Majority Happily Leave Majority Produced Products Role Significant Simply View Wages Work

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Back in the late 1990s, venture capitalists got very excited about the Internet. A whole lot of money was poured into some companies that failed rather spectacularly, and a lot of people lost a lot of money.

~Bill Maris

Topics: About Back Capitalists Companies Excited Failed Got Internet Late Lost Lot Money People Poured Rather Some Venture Very Whole 1990S

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There is a lack of female venture capitalists, and so there are fewer female-oriented businesses getting funded. Intel has done a good job of creating a message across Intel, and they are putting their money where their mouth is.

~Brit Morin

Topics: Across Businesses Capitalists Creating Done Female Fewer Getting Good Good Job Intel Job Lack Message Money Mouth Putting Venture Where

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If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are backing our own side in the struggle for existence, it is only logical to cut up imbeciles, criminals, enemies, or capitalists for the same reasons.

~C. S. Lewis

Topics: Backing Beasts Because Cannot Capitalists Criminals Cut Enemies Existence Logical Only Our Own Prevent Reasons Same Side Simply Struggle Up Us

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When you have a failed pitch, you meet many more venture capitalists than you really want to.

~Caterina Fake

Topics: Capitalists Failed Many Meet More Pitch Really Than Venture Want You

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