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• I think we are living in a time where the consumer has lots of choices, whether it's coffee, newspapers or whatever it is. And there is parity in the market place and as a result of that the consumer is beginning to make decisions, not just on what things cost and the convenience of it.

  Howard Schultz

  Coffee, Thinking, Choices

  "Full of beans" by Terry Macalister, www.theguardian.com. October 16, 2004.

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• Many companies today are reducing hours of full-time people to get under the minimum so they don't have to pay health care costs. I just shake my head because that's not going to build long-term value and trust with your people.

  Howard Schultz

  Long, People, Care

  "Bartiromo: Starbucks' Schultz eyes global growth". Interview with Maria Bartiromo, www.usatoday.com. September 15, 2013.

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• Had we taken all of Iraq, we would have been like a dinosaur in the tar pit - we would still be there, and we, not the United Nations, would be bearing the costs of that occupation.

  Norman Schwarzkopf

  Taken, Iraq, Would Be

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• Had the United States and the United Kingdom gone on alone to capture Baghdad, under the provisions of the Geneva and Hague conventions we would have been considered occupying powers and therefore would have been responsible for all the costs of maintaining or restoring government, education and other services for the people of Iraq.

  Norman Schwarzkopf

  Government, Iraq, People

  Norman Schwarzkopf (2010). “It Doesn't Take a Hero: The Autobiography of General Norman Schwarzkopf”, p.579, Bantam

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• Loving can cost a lot but not loving always costs more, and those who fear to love often find that want of love is an emptiness that robs the joy from life.

  Merle Shain

  Love, Fear, Heart

  "Some Men are More Perfect Than Others". Book by Merle Shain, 1973.

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• While I recognize the great value and importance of prescription drugs and strongly support a continued U.S. focus on pharmaceutical research and development, our nation's seniors cannot be asked to subsidize the drug costs of other wealthy industrialized nations any longer.

  Michael K. Simpson

  Senior, Research And Development, Focus

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• The cost of leadership is self-interest.

  Simon Sinek

  Self, Interest, Self Interest

  Twitter post from Jul 10, 2013

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• My sister made certain choices about the life she wanted. Those choices include a steady job, a husband and children. But balance and stability come at a cost. It is harder for her to be spontaneous. It is harder to just up and leave.

  Simon Sinek

  Jobs, Children, Husband

  "Making Sacrifices". www.askmen.com.

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• Contemplation seems to be about the only luxury that costs nothing.

  Dodie Smith

  Luxury, Contemplation, Seems

  Dodie Smith (2012). “I Capture the Castle”, p.40, Random House

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• The financial costs of family breakdown are incredibly high.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Financial, Breakdown

  "Iain Duncan Smith backs tax breaks for married couples" by Hélène Mulholland, www.theguardian.com. February 8, 2011.

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• Regulating and taxing marijuana would simultaneously save taxpayers billions of dollars in enforcement and incarceration costs, while providing many billions of dollars in revenue annually.

  George Soros

  Marijuana, Dollars, Enforcement

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• The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal substance in the United States and many other countries. But it did result in extensive costs and negative consequences.

  George Soros

  Country, Marijuana, Substance

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• Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric.

  Thomas Sowell

  Blood, Agony, Agonizing

  Thomas Sowell (1996). “Knowledge And Decisions”, p.118, Basic Books

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• Actually lowering the cost of insurance would be accomplished by such things as making it harder for lawyers to win frivolous lawsuits against insurance companies.

  Thomas Sowell

  Winning, Would Be, Lawyer

  Interview with John Hawkins, rightwingnews.com. February 8, 2012.

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• It costs about $27 million to win a seat in the United States Senate, so when you win one, you like to sit down.

  Arlen Specter

  Winning, United States, Seats

  "Arlen Specter tries stand-up comedy" by Tim Mak, www.politico.com. December 28, 2011.

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• A glass of whisky in Scotland in the thirties cost less than a cup of tea.

  Catherine Helen Spence

  Glasses, Scotland, Tea

  Catherine Helen Spence, Susan Magarey, Maryan Beams (2005). “Ever Yours, C.H. Spence: Catherine Helen Spence's An Autobiography (1825-1910), Diary (1894) and Some Correspondence (1894-1910)”, p.23, Wakefield Press

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• Because of how much movies cost, it's dangerous to be experimental on one film after the other. But we can experiment with television. We can do things that are fringe and bring ideas to the table that are offbeat and original.

  Steven Spielberg

  Ideas, Television, Tables

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• Companies that pollute should be taxed so that a product's cost to society is reflected in the price of that product.

  Eliot Spitzer

  Should, Company, Products

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• But if you want to continue to be slaves of the banks and pay the cost of your own slavery, then let bankers continue to create money and control credit.

  Josiah Stamp

  Bankers, Banking, Credit

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• The union movement has been the best middle class job creating program that America has ever had, and it doesn't cost the government a dime.

  Andy Stern

  Jobs, Government, Class

  "Exit Interview: SEIU Head Andy Stern Steps Down". "Talk Of The Nation" with Neal Conan, www.npr.org. April 15, 2010.

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• Talk is by far the most accessible of pleasures. It costs nothing in money, it is all profit, it completes our education, founds and fosters our friendships, and can be enjoyed at any age and in almost any state of health.

  Robert Louis Stevenson

  Education, Money, Communication

  Robert Louis Stevenson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Robert Louis Stevenson (Illustrated)”, p.4809, Delphi Classics

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• Every time I got 'Amazing Spider-Man' or 'Fantastic Four' or another book firmly on the rails, we got pulled into some big event book or crossover and it cost momentum and messed badly with the pacing and structure of the book.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Book, Men, Events

  "Holding the Hammer: JMS Talks Thor". Interview with Chris Arrant, www.newsarama.com. October 17, 2008.

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• In addition to this, they already have a fuel cell car on the road in Japan. It is subsidized from within the corporation because they are still at a high cost.

  Maurice Strong

  Japan, Cells, Car

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• Politicians also have a love affair with the 'small business exemption.' Too much paperwork? Too heavy a burden? Not enough time? Just exempt small businesses from the rule. It sounds so pro-growth. Instead it's an admission that the costs of a regulation just can't be justified.

  John Sununu

  Growth, Enough Time, Regulation

  First Speech by Anne Ruston as representative of South Australia, www.anneruston.com.au. October 10, 2012.

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• The constant need for special waivers is symptomatic of poorly written public policy. It's a signal that the cost of compliance is unreasonably high; the benefits are hard to measure; and either legislators or regulators have failed to do their homework.

  John Sununu

  Special, Needs, Benefits

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