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America traditionally represents the greatest possibility of someone's going from nothing to something. Why? In theory, if not practice, the government stays out of the way and lets individuals take risks and reap rewards or accept the consequences of failure. We call this capitalism - or, at least, we used to. ↗

— Larry Elder

#america #call #capitalism #consequences #failure

The trade union movement represents the organized economic power of the workers... It is in reality the most potent and the most direct social insurance the workers can establish. ↗

— Samuel Gompers

#economic #economic power #establish #insurance #most

I like both music and acting, and they both have a lot in common - timing, immediacy, stuff like that. But acting is more regimented. You wait around for hours, you don't get to write the script, you get hired. Music represents me better. I'm not acting; I'm just expressing myself. ↗

— Lukas Haas

#around #better #both #common #expressing

I listen to National Public Radio, which, to me at least, presents the most rounded view of things. ↗

— Ed Harris

#least #listen #me #most #national

At her birthday, my seven-year-old daughter will say that she wants these big cakes and certain expensive toys as presents, and I can't say no to her. It would just break my heart. But when I was little, for birthdays we just played outside and we were happy if we got any cake. ↗

— Goran Ivanisevic

#big #birthday #birthdays #break #cake

Bankruptcy represents a longstanding commitment in this country to helping people get a fresh start. This principle has never been giving only certain people a fresh start. ↗

— Tim Johnson

#been #certain #commitment #country #fresh

A journalist is supposed to present an unbiased portrait of an event, a view devoid of intimate emotions. This is impossible, of course. The framing of an image, by its very composition, represents a choice. The photographer chooses what to show and what to exclude. ↗

— Alexandra Kerry

#chooses #composition #course #devoid #emotions

It is cycling as a professional sport that represents the problem. It can transform someone into a liar. ↗

— Greg LeMond

#into #liar #problem #professional #represents

The land is not in the least bit fertile and yet the cattle herds grow larger and larger. A cow represents capital investment here. ↗

— Richard Leakey

#capital #capital investment #cattle #cow #fertile

Our generation has taken to the cosmetic use of pesticides and I think, perhaps unwittingly, not fully understanding the dangers it represents to ourselves and, most importantly, to our children. ↗

— Dalton McGuinty

#cosmetic #dangers #fully #generation #i