Provoking Quotes

443 quotes by 302 authors

Values cannot be speedily forgotten if it is inconvenient or commercially expedient. Values have to have meaning and longevity; otherwise they are valueless. You cannot… — Richard Branson
I believe that companies, doing business in a responsible and sustainable way, can help raise the quality of life and standards of living in some… — Unknown Author
NGOs are now turning to market forces as a catalyst for change — Claude Martin
Governments must take on the central role of creating an investment climate across Africa that supports enterprise and the role of the private sector and… — Jeroen van der Veer
The future of Africa lies not with external actors but within Africa itself. The future of Africa lies here in Africa. — Paul Boateng
It would appear that, on the level of individual nations and of international relations, the free market is the most efficient instrument for utilizing resources… — Pope John Paul II
I think that because this is a moral universe, then right will prevail, goodness will prevail, compassion will prevail, laughter will prevail, love, caring, sharing… — Desmond Tutu
Civil society rests on moral relationships. They are covenantal rather than contractual. They are brought about not by governments but by us a husbands and… — Jonathan Sacks
Millions of people in the world's poorest countries remain enslaved by the chains of poverty. It is time to set them free. — Nelson Mandela
In an age of interdependence, global citizenship - based on trust and sense of shared responsibility - is a crucial pillar of progress. At a… — Kofi Annan
Aid is the process by which the poor in rich countries subsidize the rich in poor countries. — Peter Thomas Bauer
Hope, even more than necessity, is the mother of invention. — Jonathan Sacks
There's no such thing as no chance. — Henry Ford
No one can guarantee you a job other than satisfied customers. That's the only thing that works. Nothing creates work other than products and services… — Jack Welch
Developing countries present a real opportunity for sustainable consumption. There, we can start from a clean slate and develop appropriate products and services that serve… — Paul Meyer
Economic history is the most fundamental branch of history; not the most important. Foundations exist to carry better things. — John Clapham
Human beings are not things needing to be motivated and controlled; they are four dimensional - body, mind, heart, and spirit. — Stephen Covey
The forces, movements, and energies that today we call religious, spiritual, or faith-based have related through the ages in diverse ways to the spheres of… — Martin E. Marty
There is a continuum that runs from character to productivity. Who you are and what you believe make a difference to those who look to… — Unknown Author
Within the character of the citizen, lies the welfare of the nation. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

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