“Capital, and the question of who owns it and therefore reaps the benefit of its productiveness, is an extremely important issue that is complementary to the issue of full employment... I see these as twin pillars of our economy: Full employment of our labor resources and widespread ownership of our capital resources. Such twin pillars would go a long way in providing a firm underlying support for future economic growth that would be equitably shared.” WayLongImportantWisdomWould BePoliticsGrowthSupportEconomyIssuesEconomicBenefitsResourcesLaborEmploymentFirmLiberalismProvidingOwnershipTwinsLong WayEconomic GrowthReapPillarsImportant IssuesComplementary Author:Hubert H. Humphrey
“Accessible design is good design - it benefits people who don't have disabilities as well as people who do. Accessibility is all about removing barriers and providing the benefits of technology for everyone.” PeopleWellsTechnologyDesignBenefitsBarriersDisabilityProvidingGood DesignAccessibility Author:Steve Ballmer
“I've said repeatedly publicly, and other members have, that until you adjust the eligibility for entitlements, do things like raising the age for Medicare for future beneficiaries. Not for those currently receiving or those about to receive. Have serious means testing for high income people. You know Warren Buffett's always complaining about not paying enough taxes. And what I'm complaining about is we're paying for his Medicare. We ought not to be providing these kinds of benefits for millionaires and billionaires.” PeopleKnowsKindMeanSaidEnoughAgeSeriousOughtTaxesMembersBenefitsComplainingIncomeReceivingProvidingTestingMillionaireEntitlementBillionaireMedicareBeneficiariesBuffettWarren BuffetAlways ComplainingEligibility Author:Mitch McConnell
“Teamwork represents a set of values that encourage behaviors such as listening and constructively responding to points of view expressed by others, giving others the benefit of the doubt, providing support to those who need it, and recognizing the interests and achievements of others.” NeedsGivingValuesInterestViewsSupportDoubtTeamListeningBehaviorAchievementBenefitsEducationalPoint Of ViewTeamworkProvidingRecognizingTeam BuildingRespondingTeam WorkTeamwTeam WorkingBenefit Of The DoubtTeamwork In Education Author:John Katzenbach
“We are always in awe of what the donors have done in terms of providing of themselves to the recipients. It really is a heroic act because people take on themselves not only a risk of death but also pain-and-suffering in order for their loved one to get the benefit of the liver transplant.” PeopleDonePainSufferingOrderTermRiskBenefitsAweHeroicLoved OnesProvidingLiverDonorsPain And SufferingTransplantsHeroic Acts Author:John Roberts
“The reduction in a number of pregnancies is - compensates for the cost of contraception. ... Providing contraception as a critical preventive health benefit for women and for their children reduces health care.” ChildrenCareNumbersCostBenefitsCriticalHealth CarePregnancyProvidingReductionContraceptionHealth Benefits Author:Kathleen Sebelius
“One of the chief inhibitions to human progress arises because of the extreme slowness with which the advances in knowledge become translated into action for the benefit of society as a whole. There is no step more important for the removal of that inhibition than that of providing for intimate contact between the leaders in the fields of pure and applied science.” HumansImportantWholeActionLeaderStepsProgressFieldsPureBenefitsExtremesAriseContactChiefsIntimateProvidingRemovalHuman ProgressInhibitionsSlownessApplied Science Book:The autobiography of Robert A. Millikan Source: The autobiography of Robert A. Millikan
“Our government's providing record investments necessary to push the boundaries of knowledge, create jobs, and improve the quality of life of Canadians. Our government is committed to creating the conditions that will allow entrepreneurship to thrive in this country. The collaboration between colleges and local industrial partners generates new products and ideas, creating long-term prosperity for the benefit of all Canadians.” LongIdeasCountryGovernmentJobsTermQualityRecordsConditionsCollegeProductsBenefitsCreatingInvestmentCommittedProsperityPartnersBoundariesLocalsEntrepreneurshipLong TermThriveCollaborationProvidingQuality Of LifeNew Products Author:Ed Holder
“If you have some other profession that allows you your evenings or weekends, terrific, stick with that. Having a profession other than writing also has the potential side benefit of providing you with material, something to write about.” IfsWritingSidesMaterialsBenefitsSticksProfessionEveningWeekendProvidingTerrific Author:Debra Dean
“I have much more confidence in my ability, or any president or any leader's ability, to mobilize the American people around a multiyear, multibillion-dollar investment to help every child in poverty in this country than I am in being able to mobilize the country around providing a benefit specific to African Americans as a consequence of slavery and Jim Crow.” PeopleChildrenCountryHelpingAblePresidentAbilityLeaderPovertyBenefitsConsequenceSlaveryDollarsInvestmentAfrican AmericanProvidingCrowJim Crow Author:Barack Obama
“Learning to see waste and systematically eliminate it has allowed lean companies such as Toyota to dominate entire industries. Lean thinking defines value as 'providing benefit to the customer'; anything else is waste.” ThinkingValuesCompanyIndustryWasteBenefitsCustomersProvidingToyota Author:Eric Ries