Think how weird profit margins are: We've got high unemployment and financial crises - and world record profit margins. People think the… — Jeremy Grantham Copy Share Image
Republics have a longer life and enjoy better fortune than principalities, because they can profit by their greater internal diversity. They are… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“Capitalism is also incapable of promoting sustainable development, not because it encourages technological advances that are capable of straining the earth's resources… — Ellen Meiksins Wood Copy Share Image
Play, creativity, art, spontaneity, all these experiences are their own rewards and are blocked when we perform for reward or punishment, profit… — Stephen Nachmanovitch Copy Share Image
When we cast our bread upon the waters, we can presume that someone downstream whose face we will never know will benefit… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“Businesses are uniquely capable of creating social value and solving social problems - they have this wonderful fuel called the profit motive.” — Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth Copy Share Image
Over the years, the diamond industry has had a devastating impact in countries such as Sierra Leone, Angola and the Congo, where… — Sheherazade Goldsmith Copy Share Image
I will always come back to do Australian films. I think it matters. I think we can make films that people go… — Josh Lawson Copy Share Image
A hacker doesnt deliberately destroy data or profit from his activities. — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
A monopoly granted either to an individual or to a trading company has the same effect as a secret in trade or… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
Farms and ranches contend with much more than quarterly reports and profit margins - the weather can wreak havoc on their quality… — Ruben Hinojosa Copy Share Image
Local brands evoke national pride, are seen as less profit-oriented, and are often formed on deep local insights. But quality worries persist,… — Miles Young Copy Share Image
It is management's job to direct the efforts of all components toward the aim of the system. The first step is clarification:… — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
In speaking of the capitalists who strive only for profit, only to get rich, I do not want to say that these… — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
Being rich is a good thing. Not just in the obvious sense of benefitting you and your family, but in the broader… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
“Making a product is just an activity, making a profit on a product is the achievement.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
I've always taken risks and bought property well. As journalism wasn't particularly well paid, buying homes and selling them for profit improved… — Anne Robinson Copy Share Image
Drug companies should not be allowed to reap excessive profits or spend unreasonable amounts on marketing if they want to receive support… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
A hacker doesn't deliberately destroy data or profit from his activities. — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
Ideals and morality are often spoken of as virtual antimatter to the behaviors allegedly needed to maximize profits. — Stephen Young Copy Share Image
I do have a problem with developments that hyper-exploit politically vulnerable communities for profit. That it continues is a shame upon us… — Majora Carter Copy Share Image
The challenge here is to design a system where market incentives, including profits and recognition, drive those principles to do more for… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image