"The single biggest issue that I'm very sensitive to is inflation. I'm very concerned that this extended period where the interest rates were quite low and stimulated a lot of activity could breed inflation and create a problem for us."

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Source : "Zell tells of optimistic outlook on real estate". Interview with Denny Gainer, usatoday30.usatoday.com. May 2, 2004.

Sam Zell

#Issues Quotes #Problem Quotes #Economics Quotes

“Of all the ships that have been devoted to biological explorations of the sea, none has surpassed the endeavors conducted on board the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries steamer Albatross, during her 39 years of service from 1882 to 1921.”
“We have all been placed on this earth to discover our own path, and we will never be happy if we live someone else's idea of life.”
“I've lived the American dream. I was born and raised on the farm, first in my family to graduate from college. I spent 13 years working in our family business.”
“Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.”

Source : Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Rabindranath Tagore (1968). “Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore: Being a Treasury of Over Ten Thousand Invaluable and Inspiring Thoughts, Views, and Obervations on about Eight Hundred Subjects of Popular Interest, Collected from the Speeches and Writings of These Three Great Leaders of Modern India”
“Within the lesbian community I am Black, and within the Black community I am a lesbian. Any attack against Black people is a lesbian and gay issue, because I and thousands of other Black women are part of the lesbian community. Any attack against lesbians and gays is a Black issue, because thousands of lesbians and gay men are Black. There is no hierarchy of oppression.”
“That is the moral of this story, kids. No matter how many people try to stomp on your happiness, you have the power to do whatever you want with your life.”
“Leadership is something you earn, something you're chosen for. You can't come in yelling, 'I'm your leader!' If it happens, it's because the other guys respect you.”
“Truly, a life in constant pain is the life of the damned.”

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