“In reality high profits tend much more to raise the price of (a piece of) work than high wages. (quoting Adam Smith… — John Ralston Saul Copy Share Image
The facility of obtaining food is beneficial in two ways to the owners of capital, it at the same time raises profits… — David Ricardo Copy Share Image
“The killers are the people who are ruining the world to line their pockets, poisoning us, burying us under garbage!” — John Brunner Copy Share Image
It's not just a hurricane. It's the demand for gas in China... We're paying $3 a gallon, and the oil companies are… — Ron Klein Copy Share Image
“Profits. Joe, if you want to use just one word”—and Mr. Healey wagged a huge finger at Joseph—“to describe wars and the… — Taylor Caldwell Copy Share Image
The entrepreneur profits to the extent he has succeeded in serving the consumers better than other people have done. — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
Accounting rules give financial institutions flexibility about when they choose to recognize venture capital profits. — Alex Berenson Copy Share Image
All companies incur expenses, some of which are fixed and bear no relation to sales volumes. In this way, profits can grow… — Li Lu Copy Share Image
The general proposition is that the resources that will be utilized are the ones that contribute most to the overall efficiency of… — Marvin Harris Copy Share Image
The media love coarse debate because coarse debate drives ratings and ratings generate profits. Unless the TV producer happens to be William… — John Sununu Copy Share Image
There are a lot of little tricks you can do to inject a bit more time into the day. Most important is… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
It is not the fault of the entrepreneurs that the consumers,the people, the common man,prefer liquor to Bibles and detective stories to… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
Back when Detroit was the head of auto manufacturing, it was clear where profits were created. Right? A car was made in… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
“Millions of business people are each constantly forced to choose between their desire to not be a bad person and their desire… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Not yet have I found any better method to prosper during the future financial chaos, which is likely to last many years,… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
Credit cards have been extremely profitable to banks. They're profitable not from the fees they collect from the retailers that use the… — Richard Thaler Copy Share Image
Profitability is a shallow goal if it doesn't have a real purpose, and the purpose has to be share the profits with… — Howard Schultz Copy Share Image
The economy may be complex, but Americans understand that the Wall Street banks control an outsized portion of the economy and that… — Marcy Kaptur Copy Share Image
Having a higher purpose is more than just about profits. You actually end up making more profits in the long run because… — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
Profits are the lifeblood of the economic system, the magic elixir upon which progress and all good things depend ultimately. But one… — Paul Samuelson Copy Share Image
“This is the fly in the ointment of free-market capitalism. It cannot ensure that profits are gained in a fair way, or… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
It has become clear that the function of a private health insurance is to make as much money as possible. Every dollar… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I don't get money from the vitamins that I make. My after tax profits go to a foundation that supports integrative medicine. — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
The forces that have worked hard to stoke populist anger against reform are the very ones that benefit from a health system… — Jerrold Nadler Copy Share Image
“Just as happiness is best experienced by not aiming for it directly, profits are best achieved by not making them the primary… — John E. Mackey Copy Share Image
The solid wealth of insurance companies and the success of those who organsie gambling are some indication of the profits to be… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Whenever, then, the usual and ordinary rate of the profits of agricultural stock, and all the outgoings belonging to the cultivation of… — David Ricardo Copy Share Image
A rise in wages, from an alteration in the value of money, produces a general effect on price, and for that reason… — David Ricardo Copy Share Image
When the profits of trade happen to be greater than ordinary, over-trading becomes a general error both among great and small dealers. — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
War is a racket. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are… — Smedley Butler Copy Share Image
Everybody has to get up and do their jobs to get things together, and that's it. And I've always been able to… — Russ Meyer Copy Share Image
During the period of capital moving from one employment to another, the profits on that to which capital is flowing will be… — David Ricardo Copy Share Image
If you keep your eye on the profit, you’re going to skimp on the product. But if you focus on making really… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
Every land or property owner in America would be tickled to death to pay 45 per cent of his profits, if he… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
In the business world, lower profits reflect less demand for your product. But in government the opposite is true - demand for… — Sonny Perdue Copy Share Image
I don't think anyone went the polls and said, 'I am casting my vote to make sure that Wall Street has better… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
Companies are not charitable enterprises: They hire workers to make profits. In the United States, this logic still works. In Europe, it… — Paul Samuelson Copy Share Image
If we're willing to accept unlimited immigration in order to keep wages low and corporate profits high, we should just say so… — Jan C. Ting Copy Share Image
Something out of the ordinary course of business is taking place that creates an investment opportunity. The list of corporate events that… — Joel Greenblatt Copy Share Image
Japanese tend to put sales and market share first. They make many products with the aim of raising sales. But then profits… — Fujio Mitarai Copy Share Image
