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Niccolo Machiavelli

"Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain."

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"Every few seconds it changes - up an eighth, down an eighth -it's like playing a slot machine. I lose $20 million, I gain $20 million."

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"While I do not hesitate to applaud certain aspects of the resolution honoring the sacrifices of our courageous soldiers who are risking their lives in Iraq, I cannot be supportive of capitalizing on these very sacrifices for political gain."

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"Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal."

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"I don't think I gain anything by seeing myself."

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"What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose."

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"You must lose everything in order to gain anything."

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"A mutual arrangement, I repeat, is the only satisfactory medium whereby the present system can be carried on with any degree of satisfaction, and in such an arrangement the employers have more to gain than the workers."

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"The mandate you go with is intimidating and also is a source of respect that you gain, because you have come with this mandate from the United Nations."

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"Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest."

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