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“Most troublesome is the legalization of 'crowd funding,' the ability of start-up companies to raise capital from small investors on the Internet.”

Ability Company Internet Raises Crowds Investors Funding Troublesome

Author:Steven Rattner

“Read my little fable: He that runs may read. Most can raise the flowers now, For all have got the seed.”

May Littles Running Ability Flower Raises Seeds Fables

Book:Fifty Poems

Source: Fifty Poems

“Let us consider what we call vicious luxury. No gratification, however sensual, can of itself be esteemed vicious. A gratification is only vicious when it engrosses all a man's expense, and leaves no ability for such acts of duty and generosity as are required by his situation and fortune. The same care and toil that raise a dish of peas at Christmas would give bread to a whole family during six months.”

Men Giving Whole Care Ability Situation Duty Months Six Raises Fortune Bread Luxury Sensual Generosity Expenses Dishes Toil Vicious Six Months Gratification Whole Family Peas

Book:Selected essays

Source: Selected essays

“Make a true estimate of your own ability, then raise it ten per cent.”

Ability Ten Raises Cents

Book:The Power Of Positive Thinking For Young People

Source: The Power Of Positive Thinking For Young People

“My faith does not lead me to think the Lord will provide us with roast pig, bread already buttered, etc. He will provide us with the ability to raise the grain.”

Thinking Doe Faith Ability Lord Raises Bread Etc Grain Pigs Leading Me

Author:Brigham Young

“One must have been, at some time or other, in a situation where a small sum was as necessary almost as life itself, with no more ability to raise it than to raise the dead, before he can fully appreciate the value of money.”

Has Beens Values Ability Money Situation Appreciate Raises Value Of Money

Book:Intuitions and Summaries of Thought

Source: Intuitions and Summaries of Thought

“So far as the object of taxation is to raise a revenue for discharging the debts and defraying the expenses of the community, its operation should be adapted as much as possible to suit the burden with equal hand upon all in proportion with their ability of bearing it without oppression.”

Should Hands Community Ability Objects Equal Raises Burden Debt Oppression Suits Operations Proportion Expenses Taxation Revenue Adapted

Book:John Quincy Adams, 1767-1848; chronology, documents, bibliographical aids

Source: John Quincy Adams, 1767-1848; chronology, documents, bibliographical aids

“As to freedom, it is cherished, it is hard to come by, it is hard to hang on to. But freedom without responsibility is chaos, so to those who push the idea that freedom would allow an individual to do anything, anywhere, at any time, I reject, your freedom ends where my ability to raise my family safely begins. So I would urge every American to vaccinate their children and I would reject any effort to stop vaccinations until someone can show me a scientific reason to do so.”

Children Ideas Ends Hard Reason Shows Individual Freedom Ability Effort Responsibility My Family Raises Chaos Urges Rejects Show Me Your Freedom Vaccinations

Author:Lindsey Graham

“If somebody else is achieving more than I am, that means I can do it, too. Everybody has the ability to raise themselves up, and my life has been marked by that.”

Ifs Mean Has Beens I Can Can Do Ability Achieve Raises I Can Do It

Author:Rob Lowe

“A company's success no longer depends primarily on its ability to raise investment capital. Success depends on the ability of its people to learn together and produce new ideas.”

People Ideas Together Ability Company Produce Depends Raises Investment New Ideas

Author:Arie de Geus