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Greed is all right, by the way I think greed is healthy. You can be greedy and still feel good read more
Greed is all right, by the way I think greed is healthy. You can be greedy and still feel good about yourself.
When you want something, you have to be willing to pay your dues.
When you want something, you have to be willing to pay your dues.
The first condition for the establishment of perpetual peace is the general adoption of the principles of laissez-faire capitalism.
The first condition for the establishment of perpetual peace is the general adoption of the principles of laissez-faire capitalism.
Every era has a currency that buys souls. In some the currency is pride, in others it is hope, in read more
Every era has a currency that buys souls. In some the currency is pride, in others it is hope, in still others it is a holy cause. There are of course times when hard cash will buy souls, and the remarkable thing is that such times are marked by civility, tolerance, and the smooth working of everyday life.
Sudden money is going from zero to two hundred dollars a week. The rest doesn't count.
Sudden money is going from zero to two hundred dollars a week. The rest doesn't count.
It's not the bulls and bears you need to avoid -- it's the bum steers.
It's not the bulls and bears you need to avoid -- it's the bum steers.
Anybody can cut prices, but it takes brains to produce a better article.
Anybody can cut prices, but it takes brains to produce a better article.
The rich adopt novelties and become accustomed to their use. This sets a fashion which others imitate. Once the richer read more
The rich adopt novelties and become accustomed to their use. This sets a fashion which others imitate. Once the richer classes have adopted a certain way of living, producers have an incentive to improve the methods of manufacture so that soon it is possible for the poorer classes to follow suit. Thus luxury furthers progress. Innovation "is the whim of an elite before it becomes a need of the public. The luxury today is the necessity of tomorrow." Luxury is the roadmaker of progress: it develops latent needs and makes people discontented. In so far as they think consistently, moralists who condemn luxury must recommend the comparatively desireless existence of the wild life roaming in the woods as the ultimate ideal of civilized life.
The budget evolved from a management tool into an obstacle to management.
The budget evolved from a management tool into an obstacle to management.
