Financial Quotes - Page 17

• A profound political question is suddenly on the table: Must the country continue to give precedence to private financial gain and market determinism over human lives and broad public values?

  William Greider

  Country, Giving, Profound

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• Moreover, the practical recommendations deduced from ecological principles threaten the vested interests of commerce; it is hardly surprising that the financial and political power created by these investments should be used sometimes to suppress environmental impact studies.

  Garrett Hardin

  Impact, Political, Environmental

  Garrett James Hardin (1982). “Naked emperors: essays of a taboo-stalker”, Course Technology Ptr

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• One cannot see any world leader who has got a grip on the financial markets these days. They're too big, too fast. I think that's quite scary.

  Robert Harris

  Thinking, Leader, Scary

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• The financial world is at the cutting edge of high technology.

  Robert Harris

  Cutting, Technology, World

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• I work hard, I make my own living and I love it. I like having financial independence.

  Salma Hayek

  Hard Work, Independence, My Own

  "Salma Hayek Pinault Opens Up About Marriage and Motherhood". Interview with Lori Berger, www.redbookmag.com. October 18, 2011.

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• My mother was devoted to helping people - with my father's money! - who had great voices but didn't have the financial means to study music. He and my mum gave away dozens of music scholarships, and my mum opened a school in town, introduced opera to children and created fantastic programmes.

  Salma Hayek

  Mother, Children, Father

  "Salma Hayek: My family values". Interview with Elaine Lipworth, www.theguardian.com. March 29, 2013.

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• My mother inspired me to treat others as I would want to be treated regardless of age, race or financial status.

  Tommy Hilfiger

  Mother, Race, Age

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• The British have been particularly shy about the issues of financial regulation, and attentive only to the interests of the City - hence their reluctance to see the introduction of a tax on financial transactions and tax harmonisation in Europe.

  Francois Hollande

  Europe, Cities, Issues

  "New French leader fires a broadside at Britain: You only care about the City of London, says President Hollande". www.dailymail.co.uk. May 8, 2012.

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• The families in positions of great financial power obsessively interbreed with each other. But I'm not talking about one Earth race, Jewish or non-Jewish. I'm talking about a genetic network that operates through all races, this bloodline being a fusion of human and reptilian genes.

  David Icke

  Race, Talking, Fusion

  "Beset by lizards". Interview with Jon Ronson, www.theguardian.com. March 17, 2001.

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• The only thing I have no control over is the politics that goes on within the record company. It's always been the same, but it's far tougher now, because record companies are run by financial people; before, they were run by creative people.

  Enrique Iglesias

  Running, People, Creative

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• I think one problem we've had is that people who are smart and creative and innovative as engineers went into financial engineering.

  Walter Isaacson

  Smart, Thinking, Engineering

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• When I was 5, some financial things happened, and I moved seven times in a year. We moved from apartment to apartment, sometimes living with friends. My mom would always say, 'Don't get comfortable, because we may not be here long.'

  LeBron James

  Mom, Mother, Years

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• I'm a big advocate of financial intelligence.

  Daymond John

  Financial Intelligence, Bigs

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• In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to travel and expand my financial capabilities, to get ideas and learn about life, to create a world apart from basketball.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Basketball, Athlete

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• Racism is a way to gain economic advantage at the expense of others. Slavery and plantations may be gone, but racism still allows us to regard those who may keep us from financial gain as less than equals.

  Alveda King

  Racism, Gone, Slavery

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• And, unlike the earlier bombing on the World Trade Center, a major landmark and symbol of the strength of the financial world was, not just damaged but, totally destroyed.

  Allen Klein

  World, Landmarks, Trade

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• My parents couldn't give me a whole lot of financial support, but they gave me good genes. My dad is a handsome son-of-a-gun, and my mom is beautiful. And I've definitely been the lucky recipient. So, thank you, Mom and Dad.

  Ashton Kutcher

  Beautiful, Mom, Dad

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• We are in a position of financial and social power, and we could be agents of change in our society. Without pretension, I believe we could be a nice little gardener who takes care of the garden, and hopefully our neighbor will do the same. Then, maybe we'll achieve a better world.

  Guy Laliberte

  Nice, Believe, Garden

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• The welfare state is collapsing all around us. There are people that realize that we can't go on this way, but I'm not sure how many people realize how close we are to the collapse of the U.S. financial system.

  Rush Limbaugh

  People, Goes On, Way

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• I have no interest in managing my financial affairs.

  Ken Livingstone

  Affair, Interest

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• In my family, there was one cardinal priority - education. College was not an option; it was mandatory. So even though we didn’t have a lot of money, we made it work. I signed up for financial aid, Pell Grants, work study, anything I could.

  Eva Longoria

  College, Priorities, Pell Grants

  Eva Longoria's Speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 6, 2012.

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• Refuse to accept the belief that your professional relevance, career success or financial security turns on the next update on the latest technology. Sometimes it's good to put the paddle down and just let the canoe glide.

  Simon Mainwaring

  Technology, Careers, Down And

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• Starting with the highest-risk countries, and focusing on the route to Britain that is widely abused, student visas, we will increase the number of interviews to considerably more than 100,000, starting next financial year. From there, we will extend the interviewing programme further across all routes to Britain, wherever the evidence takes us.

  Theresa May

  Country, Years, Numbers

  "100,000 students coming to UK face immigration interviews" by Nicholas Watt, Dan Milmo, www.theguardian.com. December 12, 2012.

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• On the one hand, the financial projection is on the agenda - we will see if this problem can be resolved or not. I think it is a right idea to stage a special summit, which would deal with the question of priorities of European politics.

  Angela Merkel

  Thinking, Hands, Ideas

  Interview with Bertrand Benoit, Andrew Gowers, www.ft.com. July 20, 2005.

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• It's a miracle to be an actor and to know that you have a job to go to a year from now is a rare thing, so I think peace of mind and financial stability come with that. Hopefully I'm a little wiser and have a little more perspective in my life than I did then.

  Debra Messing

  Jobs, Thinking, Years

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