"Economic power is exercised by means of a……" — Ayn Rand
"Economic power is exercised by means of a positive, by offering men a reward, an incentive, a payment, a value; political power is exercised by means of a negative, by the threat of punishment, injury, imprisonment, destruction. The businessman's tool is values; the bureaucrat's tool is fear."
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838 Quotes by Ayn Rand
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All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.
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I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money.
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Great businessmen are creators.
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A businessman is the only man who is forever apologizing for his occupation.
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Ours is a government of checks and balances. The Mafia and crooked businessmen make out checks, and the politicians and…
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Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.
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I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.
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