We need to graduate from the ridiculous notion that greed is some kind of elixir for capitalism - it's the downfall of… — Patricia Aburdene Copy Share Image
[Former chief executives] come away thinking that America needs a strong, functioning presidency to succeed, and they become very protective of that… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
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A commercial civilization is money-oriented, profit-oriented. Commercial values always tend to wrench a society free of tradition.Economics from education to public service… — John Ralston Saul Copy Share Image
The theory that everyone acts from self-interest, direct or indirect, is psychologically unsound. . . . Throughout history . . . there… — Corliss Lamont Copy Share Image
The marketplace is a wondrous institution. It harnesses the self-interest of each of us and puts it to work for the benefit… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
Gandhi rejects the Adam Smith notion of human nature as motivated by self-interest and brute needs and returns us to our spiritual… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The philanthropic tradition is older than democracy, older than Christianity, and older than higher education. It gives form and purpose to personal… — Robert L. Payton Copy Share Image
People who volunteer at the recycling center or soup kitchen through a church or neighborhood group can come to feel part of… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache. Stop trying to change yourself for a relationship that's not meant to… — Kemmy Nola Http://wwwamoreloveforlifecom Copy Share Image
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Children like their mothers especially to be standing still and watching them, even if they are sleeping. At least that's how I… — Jamaica Kincaid Copy Share Image
We are driven by self-interest, it’s necessary to survive. But we need wise self-interest that is generous and co-operative, taking others’ interests… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
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Casting a spell, in self-defense or in self-interest is not selfish, but positive, life-affirming. You have been given powers, the very same… — Zsuzsanna Budapest Copy Share Image
Courage is a decision you make to act in a way that works through your own fear for the greater good as… — Derrick Bell Copy Share Image
Quite simply, there can be no popular sovereignty without a real belief in the value of government. If government does not assume… — Charles Derber Copy Share Image
I was induced to establish several orders of merit, from conviction that emulation, well directed, becomes a useful servant; and, that the… — Joseph Lancaster Copy Share Image
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My real dream is that everybody will see their self-interest tied up with someone else, whether or not they see them, and… — Majora Carter Copy Share Image
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By dismantling the narrow politics of racial identity and selective self-interest, by going beyond 'black' and 'white,' we may construct new values,… — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
Whether you believe it a moral imperative or in the rich world's enlightened self-interest, securing the conditions that will lead to a… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
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Unfortunately, the media, which are not at all reluctant to act in their own self-interest, have succeeded in equating reform in the… — James L. Buckley Copy Share Image
Mitt Romney's only bottom line is the one at the end of his own bank statement. The problem is that he confuses… — Chuck Schumer Copy Share Image
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Can we get out of this system something good for us? We could, if we were united with an intelligent self-interest that… — Louis Farrakhan Copy Share Image
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Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force. But even Capitalist cynicism will… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
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