Octave Mirbeau Quotes
To take something from a person and keep it for oneself: that is robbery. To take something from one person and then turn it over to another in exchange for as much money as you can get: that is business. Robbery is so much more stupid, since it is satisfied with a single, frequently dangerous profit; whereas in business it can be doubled without danger.
Octave Mirbeau
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I think that one of the primary roles of an attorney, and certainly we try to teach it here to our students, is that you counsel compliance with the law. The lawyer, more than simply being a mouthpiece for the client and advocating at whatever cost the client's interest, is also an officer of the court in questions that appear before the court.
Viet D. Dinh
The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion.
Samuel Butler
Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I'm really fond of.
Bai Ling
I'm consistently telling stories about the value of the human condition and connectedness and things like that.
J. H. Wyman
In a modern loft, you can't just fill a space with furniture. Each piece has to be perfect.
Nate Berkus
After seeing 'Big,' I wanted an elevator that opened directly into my apartment, just like Tom Hanks did.
Macaulay Culkin
In their greatest hour of need, the world failed the people of Rwanda.
Kofi Annan
You have kids growing up in some of the worst circumstances financially, living in some of the worst ghettos, and they succeed. They succeed because an adult figure, typically a mother, maybe a grandmother, nourishes the kid, supports the kid, protects the kid, encourages the kid to succeed. It's as if the environment never happened.
James Heckman
Had anyone told me that I was going to have a career in business, I would have said, 'No way.'
Carly Fiorina
One of my big pet peeves is single-use plastic bags. I think it's one of the stupidest ideas in the world.
Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
To take something from a person and keep it for oneself: that is robbery. To take something from one person and then turn it over to another in exchange for as much money as you can get: that is business. Robbery is so much more stupid, since it is satisfied with a single, frequently dangerous profit; whereas in business it can be doubled without danger.
Octave Mirbeau