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"A consumer doesn't take anything away: he doesn't actually consume anything. Giving the same thing to a thousand consumers is not really any more expensive than giving it to just one."
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"And so our goal on health care is, if we can get, instead of health care costs going up 6 percent a year, it's going up at the level of inflation, maybe just slightly above inflation, we've made huge progress. And by the way, that is the single most important thing we could do in terms of reducing our deficit. That's why we did it."
"If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."
"Capitalism tries for a delicate balance: It attempts to work things out so that everyone gets just enough stuff to keep them from getting violent and trying to take other people's stuff."
"Major policy reform in the petroleum sector. Under the new Hydrocarbon Exploration Licensing Policy, there will be pricing and marketing freedom and a transparent revenue-sharing methodology. This will eliminate many layers of bureaucratic controls."
"Everyone is always in favour of general economy and particular expenditure."
"But while I loved all of these courses, there was an irresistible attraction of economics."
"For in the theoretical field bourgeois economics no longer engages in blithe and joyous fights."
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"See, you not only have to be a good coder to create a system like Linux, you have to be a sneaky bastard too."
"That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle."
"Shareware tends to combine the worst of commercial software with the worst of free software."
"I used to be interested in Windows NT, but the more I see it, the more it looks like traditional Windows with a stabler kernel. I don't find anything technically interesting there."
"I like to think that I've been a good manager. That fact has been very instrumental in making Linux a successful product."
"When it comes to software, I much prefer free software, because I have very seldom seen a program that has worked well enough for my needs, and having sources available can be a life-saver."
"The fame and reputation part came later, and never was much of a motivator, although it did enable me to work without feeling guilty about neglecting my studies."
"Helsinki may not be as cold as you make it out to be, but California is still a lot nicer. I don't remember the last time I couldn't walk around in shorts all day."
"There are lots of Linux users who don't care how the kernel works, but only want to use it. That is a tribute to how good Linux is."
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