George P. Shultz
Public Servant
1920-12-13
Quotes by George P. Shultz
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The minute you start talking about what you're going to do if you lose, you have lost.
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The minute you start talking about what you're going to do if you lose, you have lost.
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The source of all the energy is the sun. The big challenge is, how do you use all of that energy? Solar power has to fascinate you. There have been strides to get the costs down, and if this will work, you have to get costs down so it is competitive with fossil fuels.
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Negotiations are a euphemism for capitulation if the shadow of power is not cast across the bargaining table.
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You don't get gushers of revenue by raising tax rates. You get it through expansion.
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Oh, you know. I am secretary of state. My trips aren't successful. I just talk to people.
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The 1986 tax act is sort of the unsung hero of the very good economic times we had for a long time. Of course, politics gums it all up again and preferences get put in.
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He who walks in the middle of the roads gets hit from both sides.
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