There was a time when a company could not sell its shares to the public unless its revenues were growing and it… — Daniel Lyons Copy Share Image
What great profit you gain from God when you are generous! You give a coin and receive a kingdom; you give bread… — Thomas of Villanova Copy Share Image
Capitalism and the thirst for profit without limits of the capitalist system are destroying the planet...Climate change has placed all humankind before… — Evo Morales 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
For little boys are rancorous When robbed of any myth, And spiteful and cantankerous To all their kin and kith. But little… — Phyllis McGinley Copy Share Image
It's literally just been formed. It's a 501 C3, non-profit charitable foundation called, unsurprisingly, the Khalled Hosseini Foundation. The aim is to… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
It is the media that controls the boundaries of what is politically permissible, so better to change the media. Profit motives work… — Julian Assange Copy Share Image
What men call friendship is only social intercourse, an exchange of favours and good offices; it comes down to a commercial dealing… — Andre Maurois Copy Share Image
A whetstone is no carving instrument, And yet it maketh sharp the carving tool; And if you see my efforts wrongly spent,… — Geoffrey Chaucer Copy Share Image
Every decision a person makes stems from the person's values and goals. People can have many different goals and values; fame, profit,… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
Invest in low-turnover, passively managed index funds... and stay away from profit-driven investment management organizations... The mutual fund industry is a colossal… — David F. Swensen Copy Share Image
The economic distress of America's inner cities may be the most pressing issue facing the nation. The lack of businesses and jobs… — Michael Porter Copy Share Image
Not in the name of a necessary protection of the white race did the European break into China, but for the benefit… — Alfred Rosenberg Copy Share Image
In the form of security and sufficiency for the men who labor to the profit of others, and in the form of… — Hilaire Belloc Copy Share Image
Most employers I speak to, they want to create jobs and give decent salaries. Some small and medium companies say to me… — Sadiq Khan 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
Making a profit is no more the purpose of a corporation than getting enough to eat is the purpose of life. Getting… — Kenneth Mason Copy Share Image
There can be associations - enlightened businesses, for example - that do not work on the basis of us against them or… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
And were in the middle of a perfect storm. These days, government social services are being bad-mouthed and defunded. The non-profit world… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
“Drop down someone else's shoe and run to take your own quickly. Don't hire your own to anybody, else it profits you… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
The difference between most mothers and me is that I didn't sit around drinking coffee at baby group for 12 months after… — Katie Hopkins Copy Share Image
There is one and only one responsibility of business: to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
To put money into anything, anywhere, provided that the downside is measurable and acceptable and the chances of a good profit appear… — Peter Cundill Copy Share Image
I know The past and thence I will essay to glean A warning for the future, so that man May profit by… — Percy Bysshe Shelley Copy Share Image
Unless you have prepared yourself to profit by your chance, the opportunity will only make you ridiculous. A great occasion is valuable… — Orison Swett Marden Copy Share Image
I make no apology for wanting to make a profit - the more I make, the bigger percentage will go to charity.… — John Caudwell Copy Share Image
Part of the reason why movie bosses are so obsessed with crime movies is because they know that world and the criminals.… — Peter Mullan Copy Share Image
If we face recession, we should not lay off employees; the company should sacrifice a profit. It's management's risk and management's responsibility.… — Akio Morita Copy Share Image
Many people and companies only have one goal: money, money, and more money. Greed is ok when you let others profit from… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
America, the land of the free, is turning itself into the land of the free ride. [U.S. airlines] are operating in protected… — Rod Eddington Copy Share Image
Well, I started thinking about what you were saying about how your movies need to make a profit. Now, what is the… — Ed Wood Copy Share Image
Today, 112 years later, 94% of the people in the world recognize the Coca-Cola logo and product. In 112 years, we can… — David Sills Copy Share Image
If you create something, you don't want someone else to go and profit from it; you have your right to make a… — Kim Dotcom Copy Share Image
I have worked to expand the health care debate beyond the current for-profit system, to include a public option and an amendment… — Dennis Kucinich Copy Share Image
Great events ever depend but upon a single hair. The adroit man profits by everything, neglects nothing which can increase his chances;… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Marriage is a lot of things-an alliance, a sacrament, a comedy, or a mistake; but it is definitely not a partnership because… — Phyllis McGinley Copy Share Image
Under the rules of a society that cannot distinguish between profit and profiteering, between money defined as necessity and money defined as… — Lewis H. Lapham Copy Share Image
Profits are the ultimate measure of how efficiently we provide customers with the best products for their needs. Profits are required to… — Henry Ford II Copy Share Image
Thus the labour of a manufacture adds, generally, to the value of the materials which he works upon, that of his own… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
Why do some people act as if making money offended their delicate minds? I am out for a legitimate profit, and not… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image