“Ideas are somewhat like babies - they are born small, immature, and shapeless. They are promise rather than fulfillment. In the innovative company executives do not say, "This is a damn-fool idea." Instead they ask, "What would be needed to make this embryonic, half-baked, foolish idea into something that makes sense, that is an opportunity for us?"” IdeasWould BeAsksOpportunityBornHalfCompanyBabyFoolNeededPromiseFoolishMake SenseFulfillmentDamnExecutivesInnovativeImmature Author:Peter Drucker
“There are various methods by which you may achieve ignominy and shame. By murdering a large and respected family in cold blood and afterward depositing their bodies in the water companies' reservoir, you will gain much unpopularity in the neighborhood of your crime, and even robbing a church will get you cordially disliked, especially by the vicar. But if you desire to drain to the dregs the fullest cup of scorn and hatred that a fellow human creature can pour out for you, let a young mother hear you call dear baby "it.” IfsHumansMayBodyYoungMotherDesireWaterChurchCompanyBloodAchieveCrimeBabyColdCreaturesGainsHatredShameMethodFellowsDearVariousCupsNeighborhoodScornDrainsReservoirsRobbingDregsVicarsYoung MotherIgnominy Book:Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow Source: Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
“Some representatives of monopolistic capitalism, sensing this evil in their system, have tried to silence criticism by pointing to the diffused ownership in the great corporations. They advertise, "No one owns more than 4 percent of the stock of this great company." Or they print lists of stockholders, showing that these include farmers, schoolteachers, baseball players, taxi drivers, and even babies.” EvilPoliticsSilenceCompanyEconomyPlayerBabyPercentCapitalismCriticismBaseballListsCorporationsLiberalismPrintDriversFarmersRepresentativesOwnershipPointingTaxiBaseball PlayerGreat CompanySensing Author:Fulton J. Sheen
“The typical fund company services 401k plan participants in the same way that Baby Face Nelson serviced banks.” WayFacesCompanyPlansBabyInvestingFundTypicalParticipantsNelson Author:William J. Bernstein
“I have also made this a point in our company: We need to stop taking baby steps and start thinking globally. It really seems to be helping.” ThinkingNeedsMadeHelpingSeemsCompanyStepsBabyBaby Steps Author:Ratan Tata
“People are conditioned to believe that error is inevitable.... However, we do not accept the same standard when it comes to our personal life. If we did, we would resign ourselves to being shortchanged now and then when we cash our paychecks. We would expect hospital nurses to drop a certain percentage of all newborn babies. We would expect to go home to the wrong house periodically. As individuals we do not tolerate these things. Thus we have a double standard, one for ourselves, one for the company.” PeopleIfsBelieveHomeCertainHouseIndividualCompanyAcceptingBabyStandardsErrorsInevitableHospitalsNurseCashNow And ThenToleratePersonal LifePercentagesPaychecksNewbornDouble StandardNewborn Baby Author:Phil Crosby
“My sister just had a baby. We can have company over. She'll be in front of everyone with her um... breast... out feeding it. You know... cereal or whatever.” KnowsCompanyFrontsBabyBreastsMy SisterFeedingCereal Author:Emo Philips
“I gave away the money advanced from my record company on my first album, I'm the type of person who likes to give. I gave to my sister. She has four little babies and bought an old house and it needed repairs.” GivingFirstsLittlesPersonsHouseCompanyRecordsFourBabyTypeNeededAlbumsLikesMy SisterRecord CompaniesOld Houses Author:Jo Dee Messina
“When I came to the U.S., Kraft sponsored my green card, so I was at Kraft foods and I owed them, I felt. But then as my life purified more and more, I felt that that corporation was not doing the right things for the world. That led me to a company that makes organic baby products. It is very pure in its actions and how it deals with others.” WorldActionFeltDealsCompanyProductsBabyPureGreenCardsCorporationsRight ThingDoing The Right ThingGreen Card Author:Karan Bajaj
“How about mandated parental leave.? Oh, okay. Less than 20% of companies in America have it. Most of them think about it as an expense. What's the bigger expense? The bigger expense occurs if women have babies and don't come back to work.” IfsThinkingAmericaCompanyBabyOkayBiggerExpensesParentalBack To Work Author:Sallie Krawcheck
“The oil companies are regulated by the federal government. They can't drill on land nor in American waters without permission from the feds. Many Republicans want to drill baby drill but what's the point if all the oil goes to China? Increased production obviously doesn't mean lower prices for us.” IfsWantMeanGovernmentWaterCompanyLandBabyRepublicanProductionsChinaOilFedsPermissionFederal GovernmentDrillsOil Companies Author:Bill O'Reilly