I don't have all the answers. I have a lot of questions. And I have some basic principles. — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
The way - the principle way that human beings had gotten out of extreme poverty is free trade. — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
I studied what principles under-laid peace and prosperity and concluded the only way to achieve societal well-being was through a system of… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
If you have methods without principles, you're going to have trouble. But if you develop methods based on principles, then you can… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
Innovation doesn't come from one big thing, it comes from a piece at a time, from combining existing technology. We have in… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
We strive to hire and retain only those who embrace our MBM® Guiding Principles, which encompass integrity, compliance, value creation, Principled Entrepreneurship,… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
I've been blessed by learning certain principles and values that transformed my life and enabled me to accomplish more than I really… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
I've devoted most of my life to understanding the principles that enable people to improve their lives. It's those principles, the principles… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
In America, I think we just keep adding, and that's our problem. We almost never subtract. We keep adding these boondoggles, and… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
As an engineer, I understood that the natural world operated according to fixed laws. Through my studies, I came to realize that… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
I love to try to understand first principles and be guided by that. But then, enrich them, because they won't last forever,… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
If you're a leader at any level and your people aren't challenging you, you've got to change that or you can't be a leader… — Charles Koch Copy Share
Our system here of creating value for others and having people do the right thing, exchange information, and so on only works if people… — Charles Koch Copy Share
You can't start taking away benefits if people don't have any opportunities. — Charles Koch Copy Share
I've been blessed by learning certain principles and values that transformed my life and enabled me to accomplish more than I really had the… — Charles Koch Copy Share
In business, real jobs profitably produce goods and services that people value more highly than their alternatives. Subsidizing inefficient jobs is costly, wastes resources,… — Charles Koch Copy Share
I studied what principles under-laid peace and prosperity and concluded the only way to achieve societal well-being was through a system of economic freedom. — Charles Koch Copy Share
They say your genetics are going to set your direction regardless of what happens, but I think there's more to it than that. — Charles Koch Copy Share
I have been a libertarian in my past but now I consider myself a classical liberal. — Charles Koch Copy Share
We oppose all corporate welfare, whether we benefit or not. You will find that our policy positions mainly hurt our profitability rather than help… — Charles Koch Copy Share
The trajectory of this country [USA] is not positive and particularly for the disadvantaged, as we see what's happening. The gains in productivity have… — Charles Koch Copy Share
The role of business is to provide products and services that make people's live better - while using fewer resources - and to act… — Charles Koch Copy Share
To end cronyism we must end government's ability to dole out favors and rig the market. — Charles Koch Copy Share
How do we make people's lives better unless we find the truth of what works and what doesn't? — Charles Koch Copy Share
You pass a program and get people dependent on it, making it brutal to get rid of. The key is not letting it get… — Charles Koch Copy Share
