Productive Quotes

673 Productive quotes by 536 unique authors

We must never forget that it is the private sector - not government - that is the engine of economic opportunity. Businesses, particularly small businesses,… — Bill Richardson
Hindus and Westerners alike see in the meat-eating taboos of India a triumph of morals over appetite. This is a dangerous misrepresentation of cultural processes.… — Marvin Harris
In great teams conflict becomes productive. — Peter Senge
Knowledge is not the same as morality, but we need to understand if we are to avoid past mistakes and move in productive directions. An… — Howard Gardner
Peace is the best time for improvement and preparation of every kind; it is in peace that our commerce flourishes most, that taxes are most… — James Monroe
Paying attention at every moment, forms a new relationship to time. In some magical way, by slowing down, you become more efficient, productive, and energetic,… — Michael Ray
There is no obligation on us to be richer, or busier, or more efficient, or more productive, or more progressive, or any way worldlier or… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Focus on being productive instead of busy. — Tim Ferriss
If we want to make meetings productive, we need to keep track of those whose requests are on the table. — Marshall B. Rosenberg
On the free market, everyone earns according to his productive value in satisfying consumer desires. Under statist distribution, everyone earns in proportion to the amount… — Murray Rothbard
And no business can possibly equate happy workers (community) with profit (effectiveness). Happy workers are much more productive workers and hence contribute to profit, but… — Harvey Pekar
Lets embrace productive capitalism, not casino capitalism, by restoring transparency and true competition in the commodities markets. — Maria Cantwell
Spend the most time with your best people. ... Talent is the multiplier. THe more energy and attention you invest in it, the greater the… — Marcus Buckingham
The sad fact is that people are poor because they have not yet decided to be rich. People are overweight and unfit because they have… — Brian Tracy
I hope I don't sound like an old-fashioned stick-in-the-mud, but when I hear about people making vast fortunes without doing any productive work or contributing… — Dave Barry
I was very productive as a senator for my state. — Carol Moseley Braun
Studies show that over 80 percent of Americans do not have their dream job. If more knew how to build organizations that inspire, we could… — Simon Sinek
Whatever the medium, there is the difficulty, challenge, fascination and often productive clumsiness of learning a new method: the wonderful puzzles and problems of translating… — Helen Frankenthaler
Every attempt, by whatever authority, to fix a maximum of productive labor by a given worker in a given time is an unjust restriction upon… — Nicholas Murray Butler
The concentration and reciprocal effect of industry and agriculture conjoin in a growth of productive powers, which increases more in geometrical than in arithmetical proportion. — Friedrich List
If current trends continue, the typical U.S. worker will be considerably more productive several decades from now. Thus, one might argue that letting future generations… — Ben Bernanke
Everyone wins when children - and especially girls – have access to education. An educated girl is likely to increase her personal earning potential and… — Angelique Kidjo
Permaculture is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious… — Bill Mollison
I was intent on doing something productive and on being everything my parents taught me to be. Their values were clear: do good work; don't… — Ruth Simmons
I think gold is a great thing to sew onto your garments if you're a Jewish family in Vienna in 1939, but civilized people don't… — Charlie Munger

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