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Marginal Quotes

I do think there is room at the very top for marginal tax changes Picture Quote #1

Minority art, vernacular art, is marginal art. Only on the margins does growth occur Picture Quote #1

Black magic operates most effectively in preconscious, marginal areas. Casual curses are the most effective Picture Quote #1

The margin is very marginal Picture Quote #1

The merchant had observed that the marginal utility of daughters decreases with surprising rapidity Picture Quote #1

Politics is about who wins and loses. The rest is of marginal interest Picture Quote #1

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I can’t imagine an argument that says that raising marginal tax rates on high income people, many of whom are business owners, is a recipe for economic growth Picture Quote #1

There is a long and interesting tradition of really marginal left-field music that becomes commercially successful. And I will, for a brief minute, fit into that tradition Picture Quote #1

Capricornia is one of the most marginal seats in the country. So naturally the electoral battle is fought in the marginal seats Picture Quote #1

If you are white, racism is too easily ignored and forgiven, regarded as of burning concern only to the ethnic minorities, and therefore of relatively marginal significance Picture Quote #1

If you look at the history of popular music, the most successful musicians have started out being really marginal and esoteric. The Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Madonna. Prince. Bruce Springsteen. Fleetwood Mac. David Bowie. Public Enemy. Nirvana Picture Quote #1

Throughout the industrial era, economists considered manufactured capital - money, factories, etc. - the principal factor in industrial production, and perceived natural capital as a marginal contributor. The exclusion of natural capital from balance sheets was an understandable omission. There was so much of it, it didn’t seem worth counting Picture Quote #1

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Creation stories, so central in the religions of the Middle East, play a surprisingly marginal part in Greek myth. The Greeks had nothing to set alongside the resounding ‘In the beginning’ in the book of Genesis, where one eternal God creates the universe out of nothing Picture Quote #1

Music that touches the transcendental aspect of a human being is reserved for a marginal audience Picture Quote #1

Jim Sheridan, the MP who wants to ban sketchwriters from the Commons for being rude about politicians, is a blithering idiot. Sorry, scrub that - clearly a very thoughtful person with whom I might conceivably disagree on some marginal issues. A blithering savant, perhaps Picture Quote #1

Latin food suffers like Chinese. You can do marginal Chinese and be successful. You can do crappy Mexican and be packed Picture Quote #1

Indeed, when all parties campaign effectively the overall effect is to push up voting rates, as you see in tight marginal seats or close general elections. That must be good for democracy Picture Quote #1

Unions are at a disadvantage in a company vote because the employees can see that the greatest advocates of unionization are often the malcontents and marginal workers Picture Quote #1

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In politics, the number of women in the cabinet has fallen and, if current poll trends continue and Labour loses a number of marginal seats, the number of female MPs is likely to drop significantly Picture Quote #1

We spend billions on marginal and often unnecessary procedures on people who are in the final dying process, yet we leave millions of Americans out of the health insurance system, and America’s kids have the worst dental health in the developed world Picture Quote #1

Barack Obama is not Harry Truman, who dropped the A-bomb on Japan to stop World War II. Barack Obama is not John F. Kennedy, who lowered marginal tax rates to get economic growth and job creation. Barack Obama and the far left, they are a completely different ball of wax Picture Quote #1

As a writer, I tend to be drawn to marginal people - writers, poet-prophets, seers, eccentrics - who embody the deeper ambivalences of their societies and bear deeper witness to their world than the famous figures we are used to celebrating, or demonizing, in our histories Picture Quote #1

What Governor Romney is proposing is an across-the-board cut in marginal tax rates for households, every household in America by 20 percent. And we’ll have to broaden the base to pay for that. Also, a very deep cut in the corporate rate Picture Quote #1

Because of this high status of the object in our culture, something has to be a thing. Live efforts are almost marginal. I think dance, for example, is just as much a thing, and I want for it to have the same status. I don’t want it to be the thing that comes in the evening and is, like, the happy music Picture Quote #1

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People who acquire things beyond their usefulness not only will derive little or no marginal gains from these acquisitions, but they also will experience negative consequences, as with any form of gluttony Picture Quote #1

The income men derive from producing things of slight consequence is of great consequence. The production reflects the low marginal utility of the goods to society. The income reflects the high total utility of a livelihood to a person Picture Quote #1

Marginal tax rates are the lowest they’ve been in generations, and all we can talk about is tax cuts Picture Quote #1

Hip hop music is important precisely because it sheds light on contemporary politics, history, and race. At its best, hip hop gives voice to marginal black youth we are not used to hearing from on such topics Picture Quote #1

Psychologists call this habituation, economists call it declining marginal utility, and the rest of us call it marriage Picture Quote #1

The essential role of the environment is still marginal in discussions about poverty. While we continue to debate these initiatives, environmental degradation, including the loss of biodiversity and topsoil, accelerates, causing development efforts to falter Picture Quote #1

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I do think there is room at the very top for marginal tax changes (Marginal Quotes) Minority art, vernacular art, is marginal art. Only on the margins does growth occur (Marginal Quotes) Black magic operates most effectively in preconscious, marginal areas. Casual curses are the most effective (Marginal Quotes) The margin is very marginal (Marginal Quotes) The merchant had observed that the marginal utility of daughters decreases with surprising rapidity (Marginal Quotes) Politics is about who wins and loses. The rest is of marginal interest (Marginal Quotes) I can’t imagine an argument that says that raising marginal tax rates on high income people, many of whom are business owners, is a recipe for economic growth. (Marginal Quotes) There is a long and interesting tradition of really marginal left-field music that becomes commercially successful. And I will, for a brief minute, fit into that tradition (Marginal Quotes) Capricornia is one of the most marginal seats in the country. So naturally the electoral battle is fought in the marginal seats (Marginal Quotes) If you are white, racism is too easily ignored and forgiven, regarded as of burning concern only to the ethnic minorities, and therefore of relatively marginal significance (Marginal Quotes) If you look at the history of popular music, the most successful musicians have started out being really marginal and esoteric. The Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Madonna. Prince. Bruce Springsteen. Fleetwood Mac. David Bowie. Public Enemy. Nirvana (Marginal Quotes) Throughout the industrial era, economists considered manufactured capital - money, factories, etc. - the principal factor in industrial production, and perceived natural capital as a marginal contributor. The exclusion of natural capital from balance sheets was an understandable omission. There was so much of it, it didn’t seem worth counting. (Marginal Quotes) Creation stories, so central in the religions of the Middle East, play a surprisingly marginal part in Greek myth. The Greeks had nothing to set alongside the resounding ‘In the beginning’ in the book of Genesis, where one eternal God creates the universe out of nothing. (Marginal Quotes) Music that touches the transcendental aspect of a human being is reserved for a marginal audience (Marginal Quotes) Jim Sheridan, the MP who wants to ban sketchwriters from the Commons for being rude about politicians, is a blithering idiot. Sorry, scrub that - clearly a very thoughtful person with whom I might conceivably disagree on some marginal issues. A blithering savant, perhaps. (Marginal Quotes) Latin food suffers like Chinese. You can do marginal Chinese and be successful. You can do crappy Mexican and be packed (Marginal Quotes) Indeed, when all parties campaign effectively the overall effect is to push up voting rates, as you see in tight marginal seats or close general elections. That must be good for democracy. (Marginal Quotes) Unions are at a disadvantage in a company vote because the employees can see that the greatest advocates of unionization are often the malcontents and marginal workers. (Marginal Quotes) In politics, the number of women in the cabinet has fallen and, if current poll trends continue and Labour loses a number of marginal seats, the number of female MPs is likely to drop significantly. (Marginal Quotes) We spend billions on marginal and often unnecessary procedures on people who are in the final dying process, yet we leave millions of Americans out of the health insurance system, and America’s kids have the worst dental health in the developed world. (Marginal Quotes) Barack Obama is not Harry Truman, who dropped the A-bomb on Japan to stop World War II. Barack Obama is not John F. Kennedy, who lowered marginal tax rates to get economic growth and job creation. Barack Obama and the far left, they are a completely different ball of wax. (Marginal Quotes) As a writer, I tend to be drawn to marginal people - writers, poet-prophets, seers, eccentrics - who embody the deeper ambivalences of their societies and bear deeper witness to their world than the famous figures we are used to celebrating, or demonizing, in our histories. (Marginal Quotes) What Governor Romney is proposing is an across-the-board cut in marginal tax rates for households, every household in America by 20 percent. And we’ll have to broaden the base to pay for that. Also, a very deep cut in the corporate rate. (Marginal Quotes) Because of this high status of the object in our culture, something has to be a thing. Live efforts are almost marginal. I think dance, for example, is just as much a thing, and I want for it to have the same status. I don’t want it to be the thing that comes in the evening and is, like, the happy music. (Marginal Quotes) People who acquire things beyond their usefulness not only will derive little or no marginal gains from these acquisitions, but they also will experience negative consequences, as with any form of gluttony (Marginal Quotes) The income men derive from producing things of slight consequence is of great consequence. The production reflects the low marginal utility of the goods to society. The income reflects the high total utility of a livelihood to a person (Marginal Quotes) Marginal tax rates are the lowest they’ve been in generations, and all we can talk about is tax cuts (Marginal Quotes) Hip hop music is important precisely because it sheds light on contemporary politics, history, and race. At its best, hip hop gives voice to marginal black youth we are not used to hearing from on such topics (Marginal Quotes) Psychologists call this habituation, economists call it declining marginal utility, and the rest of us call it marriage (Marginal Quotes) The essential role of the environment is still marginal in discussions about poverty. While we continue to debate these initiatives, environmental degradation, including the loss of biodiversity and topsoil, accelerates, causing development efforts to falter (Marginal Quotes)

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