Property … is the only solution men have yet discovered to the problem of reconciling individual freedom with the absence of conflict. Law, liberty, and property are an inseparable trinity. Friedrich August von Hayek – Austrian economist and social philosopher, Nobel Memorial Prize in economic sciences 1974 (1899-1992), from “Law, Legislation And Liberty”, Volume 1...
We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. William H. “Bill” Gates – American software entrepreneur, Microsoft (b. 1955), from “The Road Ahead” (1995), Quotations book 2015
It isn”t the number of people employed in a business that makes it successful it is the number working. Wisdom from business life – Quotations book 2015
You say: “I can’t figure things out.” God says: “I will make straight your paths.” You say: “I can’t forgive myself.” God says: “I forgive you.” You say: “I’m too tired.” God says: “I will give you rest.” You say: “Nobody really loves me.” God says: “I love you.” You say: “I can’t do...
I will pay more for the ability to deal with people than for any other under the sun. John D. Rockefeller – American oil magnate, sundays school teacher at at his time richest man of the world (1839-1937), Quotations book 2015
We do not inherit the family business from our parents, we borrow it from our children. Slogan by Hermès International S.A., Paris – Quotations book 2015
Frequently, we act as arbiters of grace rather than its facilitators. But the Church is not a tollhouse; it is the house of the Father, where there is a place for everyone, with all their problems. Pope Francis – born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, since 2013 Holy Father (b. 1936), from the Apostolic Exhortation “Evangelii Gaudium”, N° 47 (2013), Quotations book...
Progress is precisely that which the rules and regulations did not foresee. Ludwig von Mises – Austrian economist (1881-1973), from “Bureaucracy” (1944), Quotations book 2015
Nothing shapes our lives so much as the questions we ask, refuse to ask, or never dream of asking. Sam Keen – American philosopher (1931-2025), Quotations book 2015
We believe that business is good because it creates value, it is ethical because it is based on voluntary exchange, it is noble because it can elevate our existence, and it is heroic because it lifts people out of poverty and creates prosperity. Free-enterprise capitalism is the most powerful system for social cooperation and human progress ever conceived. It is one of the most compelling...
Give people freedom and they”ll amaze you. Frank Kohl-Boas – German lawyer, Human Resources Manager at Google (b. 1969), about his company”s philosophy on human resources, Quotations book 2015
The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there. John Buchan – Scottish writer, publisher and politician, 1935-40 Governor General of Canada (1875-1940), from “Montrose and Leadership” (1930), Quotations book 2015
Business leaders are called to engage the contemporary economic and financial world in light of the principles of human dignity and the common good. Among these principles, we recall the principle of meeting the needs of the world with goods which are truly good and which truly serve.. Peter K. A. Cardinal Turkson – Catholic theologian, 1992-2009 Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana,...
Look in the eyes and not in the files. Dr. h.c. Helmut O. Maucher – former CEO of Nestlè (1927-2018), Quotations book 2015
When good news about the market hits the front page of the New York Times, sell. Bernard M. Baruch – American financier, adviser to several American presidents (1870-1965), Quotations book 2015
Money is like muck – not good except it be spread. Sir Francis Bacon – English philosopher, politician and writer (1561-1626), from the essay “Of Seditions and Troubles” (1625), Quotations book 2015
The Winner is always part of the answer; The Loser is always part of the problem. The Winner always has a program; The Loser always has an excuse. The Winner says: “Let me do it for you”; The Loser says: ” That is not my job.” The Winner sees an answer for every problem; The Loser sees a problem for every answer. The Winner says: “It may be difficult but it is...
It”s not what you take but what you leave behind that defines greatness. Edward G. Gardner – Amercian company founder: Soft Sheen Products Inc. (b. 1925), Quotations book 2015
Accept one another as Christ accepted us, to the glory of God. The Bible, Romans 15:7 (NRSV) – Quotations book 2015 The Protestant pastor and song writer Otto Riethmüller (1889-1939) – he belonged to the Confessing Church – decided in 1930 under the impression of the Nacional Socialism’s propaganda, to give henceforth every calendar year a headline with a Bible verse. An act...
Investment is most intelligent, when it is most businesslike. Benjamin Graham – born as Benjamin Großbaum, American investor and inventor of systematic stocks analysis (1894-1976), from “The Intelligent Investor” (1949), Quotations book 2015