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...we see that there are two different kinds of...societies: (a) parasitic societies and (b) producing societies. The former are those read more
...we see that there are two different kinds of...societies: (a) parasitic societies and (b) producing societies. The former are those which live from hunting, fishing, or merely gleaning. By their economic activities they do not increase, but rather decrease, the amount of wealth in the world. The second kind of societies, producing societies, live by agricultural and pastoral activities. By these activities they seek to increase the amount of wealth in the world.
Nothing is so well calculated to produce a death-like torpor in the country as an extended system of taxation and read more
Nothing is so well calculated to produce a death-like torpor in the country as an extended system of taxation and a great national debt.
A man is a person that will pay two dollars for a one dollar item he wants. A woman will read more
A man is a person that will pay two dollars for a one dollar item he wants. A woman will pay one dollar for a two dollar item she doesn't want.
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, "Certainly, I can!" Then get busy and find read more
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, "Certainly, I can!" Then get busy and find out how to do it.
A consumer is a shopper who is sore about something.
A consumer is a shopper who is sore about something.
It is your people who make the ultimate difference. You put the investment into training the people and then, when read more
It is your people who make the ultimate difference. You put the investment into training the people and then, when you get invited to the party with the big boys, that is a unique selling point.
We are all manufacturers. Making good, making trouble, or making excuses.
We are all manufacturers. Making good, making trouble, or making excuses.
When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.
When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.
The boss must first distinguish between action information and status information. He must discipline himself not to act on problems read more
The boss must first distinguish between action information and status information. He must discipline himself not to act on problems his managers can solve, and never to act on problems when he is explicitly reviewing status. I once knew a boss who invariably picked up the phone to give orders before the end of the first paragraph in a status report. That response is guaranteed to squelch full disclosure.
