“As you know, in the 2000 campaign I articulated a point of view that we ought to have personal savings accounts for younger workers that would make sure those younger workers receive benefits equal to or greater than that which is expected, ... I still maintain the same position.” KnowsStillsViewsGreaterPositionOughtEqualBenefitsAccountsWorkersPoint Of ViewExpectedCampaignsSavingSavingsSavings Accounts Author:George H. W. Bush
“Nothing in life is certain except death, taxes and the second law of thermodynamics. All three are processes in which useful or accessible forms of some quantity, such as energy or money, are transformed into useless, inaccessible forms of the same quantity. That is not to say that these three processes don't have fringe benefits: taxes pay for roads and schools; the second law of thermodynamics drives cars, computers and metabolism; and death, at the very least, opens up tenured faculty positions.” SchoolFormLawLife IsCertainThreeEnergyProcessPayCarPositionTaxesBenefitsComputerUselessFacultyTransformedQuantityFringeInaccessibleMetabolismThermodynamics Author:Seth Lloyd
“Never, under any circumstances, accept a position of responsibility. You will be forced to work harder with no other benefits than a few extra bucks - 'peanuts,' as they say, if that.” IfsWorkResponsibilityAcceptingPositionHard WorkCircumstancesBenefitsHarderExtrasBucksWork HarderPeanuts Book:Bonjour Laziness: Why Hard Work Doesn't Pay Source: Bonjour Laziness: Why Hard Work Doesn't Pay
“Obviously, I have certain policy positions that I push and advocate for that would benefit people dealing in a system that breeds inequality and makes life more difficult for people.” PeopleCertainDifficultPolicyPositionBenefitsInequality Author:Tim Ryan
“I want to use my position of influence to change the laws of the land to the benefit of the women of Trinidad and Tobago, divide the economic pie more evenly and appoint more women to positions within the government.” WantUseGovernmentLawInfluenceEconomicLandPositionBenefitsDividesPieTrinidad Author:Dalia Grybauskaite
“I have always had extraordinarily good relations with very conservative colleagues. And that's not because I agree with any of them or fudge on my positions, but people feel I listen to them and give them the benefit of the doubt. I assume the best of people. And that, I think, is an attitude that is maybe rare in politics.” PeopleThinkingGivingFeelsAttitudeDoubtPositionBenefitsRelationAgreeAssumingConservativeColleaguesBenefit Of The DoubtFudge Author:Barack Obama
“If we want to be used for the benefit of mankind-helping the Lord with his mission-we must ourselves be in a position to be used by him.” IfsWantHelpingUsedLordMankindPositionBenefitsMissions Author:Elaine A. Cannon
“The job description of mother is clearly in need of revision. As it stands, the shifts are 24 hours, for a period of approximately 1,825 consecutive days. The benefits are sorely in need of amendment: no vacations, no sick leave, no lunch hours, no breaks. Moreover, it is the only unpaid position I know of that can result in arrest if you fail to show up for work.” IfsKnowsNeedsShowsJobsMotherHoursResultsBreakFailingPositionPeriodsBenefitsSickDescriptionLunchVacationAmendmentsRevisionConsecutiveSick Leave Author:Mary Blakely
“Officers in the Church of Jesus Christ are called for two distinct purposes: First and foremost, to serve the people; and, secondly, to gain the development and enlarged understanding which always follow earnest service in a responsible position. It is an honorable privilege and a personal benefit to be allowed to serve in an official position in the Church; and an office, whatever it may be, should be accepted in a spirit of grateful appreciation.” PeopleShouldFirstsMayTwoSpiritPurposeJesusUnderstandingChristChurchPositionDevelopmentOfficeBenefitsGainsJesus ChristResponsibleGratefulPrivilegeAppreciationAcceptedOfficialsOfficersHonorableEarnest Author:John Andreas Widtsoe
“Since the police department is becoming more and more militarized we're stuck in a position where we're reverting to that sort of behaviour that other places still suffer from because they're kept in that post-colonial state of development indefinitely so we can reap the benefits of taking whatever natural resources they have.” StillsStatesSufferingNaturalPositionDevelopmentBecomingBenefitsResourcesPoliceStuckPostsDepartmentBehaviourReapBecoming MoreNatural ResourcesPolice DepartmentReverting Author:Immortal Technique
“We oppose all corporate welfare, whether we benefit or not. You will find that our policy positions mainly hurt our profitability rather than help it.” HelpingHurtPolicyPositionBenefitsCorporateWelfareProfitability Author:Charles Koch
“[The Dalai Lama] told me some years ago, "I've made every concession to China, and I've been as open and tolerant as I could, and still things get worse in Tibet." If you look at it from one point of view, as he himself says, his monastic position of forbearance and nonviolence hasn't reaped any benefits. And yet, he's thinking in terms of the long term, of centuries.” IfsThinkingYearsLooksLongMadeStillsTermViewsCenturyPositionBenefitsYears AgoChinaPoint Of ViewLong TermNonviolenceConcessionsLamaTibetDalaiForbearance Author:Pico Iyer
“As I look back on it now, I'm thinking of one very vital factor, that one factor being that I was afforded the luxury - the luxurious opportunity - of finally being able to put something back. As a child growing up, it was his [Frank Sinatra] efforts that put a roof over my head, food in my stomach, clothes on my back, and that got me an education and sent me to the doctor when I was sick. All those things a child could benefit from parent. I did not want to be in a position where all I had ever done was take, take, take, frankly.” ThinkingWantLooksChildrenDoneAbleOpportunityParentEffortGrowing UpGrowingPositionBenefitsClothesDoctorsSickFactorsLuxuryStomachFrankRoofLuxuriousChildren Growing UpGrowing Children Author:Frank Sinatra, Jr.
“My position is that the rate should align with the level of economic development. Because it is always about a balance, a balance of interests, and it should reflect this balance. A balance between those who sell something across the border and those who benefit from a low rate, as well as a balance between the interests of those who buy, who need the rate to be higher. A balance between national producers, for example, agricultural producers who are interested in it.” NeedsShouldWellsInterestLevelsEconomicExamplePositionDevelopmentBalanceHigherBenefitsLowsSellsRateProducersBordersEconomic Development Author:Vladimir Putin
“Put yourself in the position of a person, sort of an ordinary American, "I'm a hard-working, god-fearing Christian. I take care of my family, I go to church, I, you know, do everything 'right'. And I'm getting shafted. For the last thirty years, my income has stagnated, my working hours are going up, my benefits are going down. My wife has to work two [jobs] to, you know, put food on the table. The children, God, there's no care for the children, the schools are rotten, and so on. What did I do wrong? I did everything you're supposed to do, but something's going wrong to me.” KnowsYearsChildrenPersonsTwoHardCareSchoolChristianJobsLastsHoursChurchWifePositionHard WorkBenefitsOrdinaryMy FamilyTablesTake CareMy WifeIncomeThirtyRottenThirty YearsTwo JobsWhat Did I Do Wrong Author:Noam Chomsky
“I don`t think most people would want me to have a business relationship as a senator where my business partners can reap the benefit of my position and I one day get the share the profits.” PeopleThinkingWantSharePositionOne DayBenefitsProfitPartnersWant MeSenatorsReapBusiness PartnersBusiness Relationship Author:Lindsey Graham
“We try to prevent the creation of artificial rents. Rather than setting up quotas to stop imports we levy a tariff, that would be better. Or we pay wages in the public sector which are roughly equivalent to the productivity in the private sector and we don't therefore make it a special benefit to get a bureaucratic position.” TryingWould BePaySpecialCreationPositionBenefitsProductivitySettingSettingsArtificialWagesPrivate SectorImportsQuotaTariffsPublic Sector Author:James M. Buchanan