Capital

Famous quotes containing the word capital:

    “In bourgeois society capital is independent and has individuality, while the living person is dependent and has no individuality.”
    —Karl Marx (1818–1883)

    “There exists, between people in love, a kind of capital held by each. This is not just a stock of affects or pleasure, but also the possibility of playing double or quits with the share you hold in the other’s heart.”
    —Jean Baudrillard (b. 1929)

    “Oh, a capital ship for an ocean trip,
    Was the Walloping Window Blind;
    No gale that blew dismayed her crew
    Or troubled the captain’s mind.”
    —Charles Edward Carryl (1841–1920)