“I do not think it is any benefit for artists or fans to have all the new, wide distribution channels in the online world controlled by those who have controlled the old, narrower ones, .. This is especially true if they achieve that control by leveraging their dominance in content or conduit space in an anticompetitive way to control the new, independent music services that are attempting to enhance the consumer's experience of music.” IfsThinkingWorldWayArtistSpaceFansAchieveBenefitsIndependentWideConsumersOnlineControlledDistributionAttemptingDominanceIndependent Music Author:Orrin Hatch
“We know that to wage a nuclear war today, for example, would be a form of suicide; or that to pollute the air or the oceans in order to achieve some short-term benefit would be to destroy the very basis for our survival.” KnowsWarWould BeTodayFormOrderTermAirAchieveExampleOceanBenefitsSurvivalBasesSuicideEnvironmentalNuclearPollutionShort TermNuclear War Book:Path To Tranquility Source: Path To Tranquility
“If you don't try to generate more revenues through tax reform, if you don't ask, you know, the most fortunate Americans to bear a slightly larger burden of the privilege of being an American, then you have to - the only way to achieve fiscal sustainability is through unacceptably deep cuts in benefits for middle class seniors, or unacceptably deep cuts in national security.” IfsKnowsWayTryingAsksClassCuttingMiddleAchieveSecurityBearsTaxesBenefitsPrivilegeBurdenReformFortunateMiddle ClassSustainabilitySeniorNational SecurityRevenueTax Reform Author:Timothy Geithner
“We want to encourage investors to target businesses that focus on achieving more than just profits - by placing their money into businesses that also positively contribute to social or environmental benefits in Ontario. Angel investors can help social enterprises grow and succeed, and through our partnership with the Network of Angel Organizations and the Impact Angel Alliance, we are making it easier for social ventures and angel investors to connect, contribute, and make our society a better place to live.” WantHelpingSocialGrowsFocusAchieveEasierSucceedBenefitsAngelOrganizationImpactEnvironmentalProfitEnterpriseOur SocietyTargetInvestorsPartnershipVentureBetter PlacePositivelyAlliancesPlaces To LiveOntario Author:Brad Duguid
“If we adopt a self-centered approach to life, by which we attempt to use others for our own self interest, we might be able to gain temporary benefits, but in the long run we will not succeed in achieving even our personal happiness, and hope for the next life is out of the question.” IfsLongSelfUseMightRunningAbleLife IsNextInterestAchieveSucceedBenefitsApproachGainsTemporaryLong RunsSelf InterestSelf CenteredNext LifePersonal Happiness Author:Dalai Lama
“On a personal level, I would like my loved ones to know that I have always done the best that I could to demonstrate my love, and worked hard to provide them with a sense of security. On a more global level, I would like to see that my efforts, whether with the Beach Boys or as an individual, achieve as much benefit to humanity as possible during my lifetime. Peace and love!” KnowsHardDoneHumanityIndividualLevelsEffortBoysAchieveSecurityBenefitsAnd LoveLifetimeBeachLoved OnesPeace And LoveBeach Boys Author:Mike Love
“When teams win and play well, everyone benefits from a financial standpoint. But everyone takes pride in people being able to achieve at that level.” PeopleWellsPlayAbleWinningLevelsTeamAchievePrideBenefitsFinancialStandpoint Author:Brendan Daly
“In the same way that the physical practice of yoga so effectively benefits your body and mind, the larger science of yoga is similarly powerful in unlocking the vast potentials of your body, mind and spirit to help you achieve your best life imaginable.” WayMindHelpingBodySpiritPowerfulPracticeAchieveBenefitsYogaYour BodyMind And BodyUnlocking Author:Rod Stryker
“You don't achieve anything by stopping at the first sign of difficulty. If we'd stopped after Dieppe in World War II, where would we be right now as a nation? If we'd stopped before Vimy Ridge, we wouldn't have been a nation at all. Yes, you've got to know when to say "stop" as a leader, you sure do, but you've also got to know when to push for the final thing that's going to give you the full benefit.” IfsKnowsWorldGivingFirstsHas BeensWarNationsLeaderAchieveRight NowBenefitsDifficultyFinalsWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiWorld War IStoppingRidges Author:Rick Hillier
“Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.” ThinkingLifeInspirationalHumansHeartKindI CanUseInspirationTodaySpiritualEnergyAliveAchieveMy HeartWasteBenefitsEnlightenmentWake UpAngryFortunateHuman LifeI Am AliveKind ThoughtsFortunate Life Author:Dalai Lama
“Law and order is a social service. Crime and the fear which the threat of crime induces can paralyse whole communities, keep lonely and vulnerable elderly people shut up in their homes, scar young lives and raise to cult status the swaggering violent bully who achieves predatory control over the streets. I suspect that there would be more support and less criticism than today's political leaders imagine for a large shift of resources from Social Security benefits to law and order - as long as rhetoric about getting tough on crime was matched by practice.” PeopleLongWholeHomeWould BeTodayLawYoungPoliticalOrderSocialCommunityLeaderPracticeSupportImagineStreetsAchieveSecurityCrimeBenefitsToughResourcesCriticismLonelyRaisesThreatViolentVulnerableSuspectsScarRhetoricShut UpCultBullySocial SecurityElderlyLaw And OrderPolitical LeadersMatchedSocial ServicePredatoryYoung Life Author:Margaret Thatcher
“A general “law of least effort” applies to cognitive as well as physical exertion. The law asserts that if there are several ways of achieving the same goal, people will eventually gravitate to the least demanding course of action. In the economy of action, effort is a cost, and the acquisition of skill is driven by the balance of benefits and costs. Laziness is built deep into our nature.” PeopleIfsWayWellsActionLawCoursesGoalEffortEconomyAchieveBalanceCostSkillsBenefitsBuiltDrivenLazinessAcquisitionCognitiveExertion Book:Thinking, Fast and Slow Source: Thinking, Fast and Slow
“In my view, immigrants today aren't any different from immigrants who have come to America throughout our nation's history. They bring new ideas, an entrepreneurial spirit and close family ties. They place a high value on education. And they are eager to achieve the American Dream. ... It's to our benefit to keep our doors open, and to keep enriching our economy and culture. I'd like to see America continue to do so.” IdeasDifferentDreamTodayAmericaSpiritValuesCultureNationsViewsEconomyDoorsAchieveBenefitsImmigrationTiesImmigrantsAmerican DreamNew IdeasEntrepreneurialEnrichingFamily TiesEntrepreneurial SpiritClose Family Author:Dick Armey