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Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration. read more

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There are two things for which animals are to be envied: they know nothing of future evils, or of what people say about them. read more

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To hope means to be ready at every moment for that which is not yet born, and yet not become desperate if there is no birth in our lifetime. read more

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The important thing about outsourcing or global sourcing is that it becomes a very powerful tool to leverage talent, improve productivity and reduce work cycles. read more

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We are using new technologies in meaningful ways. To build our new refinery in 60 percent of the time it took to build our first, we are training 20,000 people in a new generation of welding technology in six months. read more

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If you are going to have a risk-taking culture, you can't really look at every failure as a failure, you've got to be able to look at the failure as a learning opportunity. read more

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This is a software-powered world. read more

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Our mission of empowering every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more is really a look back to the very creation of Microsoft. read more

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One of the key things in the tech business in particular is that you need to be able to push boundaries. read more

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You renew yourself every day. Sometimes you're successful, sometimes you're not, but it's the average that counts. read more

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