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Money never starts an idea; it is the idea that starts the money.
Money never starts an idea; it is the idea that starts the money.
Budgets are for cutting, that's why you set them.
Budgets are for cutting, that's why you set them.
The greatest productive force is human selfishness.
The greatest productive force is human selfishness.
It is time that financial types developed a greater tolerance for imprecision, because that’s the way the world is.
It is time that financial types developed a greater tolerance for imprecision, because that’s the way the world is.
Frankly, I don't want to see a rapid upturn. I want it to hold until some of these idiotic competitors read more
Frankly, I don't want to see a rapid upturn. I want it to hold until some of these idiotic competitors go bust.
Hire the best. Pay them fairly. Communicate frequently. Provide challenges and rewards. Believe in them. Get out of their way read more
Hire the best. Pay them fairly. Communicate frequently. Provide challenges and rewards. Believe in them. Get out of their way and they'll knock your socks off.
There's no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery. You can't do any business from there.
There's no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery. You can't do any business from there.
To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830 saying the entire industrial revolution read more
To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830 saying the entire industrial revolution is over because some textile manufacturers in Manchester went broke.
Perhaps the most widespread misunderstanding of economics is that it applies solely to financial transactions. Frequently this leads to statements read more
Perhaps the most widespread misunderstanding of economics is that it applies solely to financial transactions. Frequently this leads to statements that "there are noneconomic values" to consider. There are, of course, noneconomic values. Indeed, there are only noneconomic values. Economics is not a value itself but merely a method of trading off one value against another.
