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My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.
My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.
The budget evolved from a management tool into an obstacle to management.
The budget evolved from a management tool into an obstacle to management.
Buying is a profound pleasure.
Buying is a profound pleasure.
A computer will not make a good manager out of a bad manager. It makes a good manager better faster read more
A computer will not make a good manager out of a bad manager. It makes a good manager better faster and a bad manager worse faster.
Economics is not about things and tangible material objects; it is about men, their meanings and actions.
Economics is not about things and tangible material objects; it is about men, their meanings and actions.
The morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men read more
The morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised. I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.
Profits are like breathing. You have to have them. But who would stay alive just to breathe?
Profits are like breathing. You have to have them. But who would stay alive just to breathe?
If you do it right 51 percent of the time you will end up a hero.
If you do it right 51 percent of the time you will end up a hero.
Economics is a theoretical science and as such abstains from any judgement of value. It is not its task to read more
Economics is a theoretical science and as such abstains from any judgement of value. It is not its task to tell people what ends they should aim at. It is a science of the means to be applied for attainment of ends chosen, not, to be sure, a science of the choosing of ends. Ultimate decisions, the valuations and the choosing of ends, are beyond the scope of any science. Science never tells a man how he should act; it merely shows how a man must act if he wants to attain definite ends.
