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"Better give a shilling than lend and lose half a crown."

"Misers makes money their lord, but the spenders makes it their slaves and servants."

"Rich People plan for three generationsPoor people plan for Saturday night."

"An intelligent investor sees an opportunity in dip than risk."

"We'll have a public power authority, which will also have the ability to build power or finance power. And more importantly, we'll have more power than our economy provides. All of that will give us leverage we don't have today."

"The problem of how we finance the welfare state should not obscure a separate issue: if each person thinks he has an inalienable right to welfare, no matter what happens to the world, that's not equity, it's just creating a society where you can't ask anything of people."

"A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter."
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"I didn't tell anybody about my plan because I was convinced my family or friends would stop me. I didn't think much about what would happen afterwards."

"My plan was to land in Red Square, but there were too many people and I thought I'd cause casualties."

"My parents were angry, but they were relieved that I was in good condition. They had been afraid the Russians would torture me. They told me not to do it again!"

"I regret what happened. I saw no other possibility to achieve my goal. It was not hooliganism."

"I had one companion. He was a teacher from the Ukraine who spoke English so we could communicate a bit. I learnt a few Russian words, but it was hard to concentrate."
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