Efficiency Quotes

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There are only two qualities in the world: efficiency and inefficiency; and only two sorts of people: the efficient and the inefficient. — Josh Billings
We should know that only replacing the economics of competition and greed with the economics of equitable cooperation will guarantee a globalization that takes advantage… — Robin Hahnel
We've taken bold action at home by making historic investments in renewable energy, by putting our people to work increasing efficiency in our homes and… — Barack Obama
The professional celebrity, male and female, is the crowning result of the star system of a society that makes a fetish of competition. In America,… — C. Wright Mills
So-called global warming is just a secret ploy by wacko tree-huggers to make America energy-independent, clean our air & water, improve fuel-efficiency of our vehicles,… — Chip Giller
More computing sins are committed in the name of efficiency (without necessarily achieving it) than for any other single reason - including blind stupidity. — William Wulf
The problem isn't that conservatives are wrong about the efficiency of markets or the creativity of enterprise. It's that they have made false idols of… — Joe Conason
If we look to the future, when we talk about outsourcing jobs, when we talk about global competitiveness and our efficiency, none of that matters… — Bill Frist
Efficiency in an assembly requires a solid mass of steady votes; and these are collected by a deferential attachment to particular men, or by a… — Walter Bagehot
What we need to do is really improve energy efficiency standards, develop in full scale renewable and alternative energy and use the one resource we… — Lois Capps
In the 10 or so years since e-sourcing technology first made its way into grocers' procurement departments, the results secured have been remarkable: frequent double-digit… — Steve Whiteman
But it is also clear that left entirely untouched by public policy, the capitalist system will produce more inequality than is socially healthy or than… — Barney Frank
Conservatives say the government can't end poverty by force, but they believe it can use force to make people moral. Liberals say government can't make… — Harry Browne
Highly complementary airline alliances and mergers can bring important benefits to passengers by connecting networks, offering new services and generating efficiencies across the aviation value… — Neelie Kroes
Empathy takes time, and efficiency is for things, not people. — Stephen Covey
We must start... rebuilding our cities around energy efficiency and human needs, rather than around the car and wasted energy. — Jay Inslee
Our ideal society finds it essential to put a rent on land as a way of maximizing the total consumption available to the society. ...Pure… — Paul Samuelson
The user of land should not be allowed to acquire rights of indefinite duration for single payments. For efficiency, for adequate revenue and for justice,… — Robert Solow
Sustainability at Nike means being laser-focused on evolving our business model to deliver profitable growth while leveraging the efficiencies of lean manufacturing, minimizing our environmental… — Mark Parker
Back in the mid-1970s, we adopted some fairly ambitious goals to improve efficiency of our cars. What did we get? We got a tremendous boost… — Jay Inslee

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