“Monopolistic capitalism is to blame for this; it sunders the right to own property from responsibility that owning property involves. Those who own only a few stocks have no practical control of any industry. They vote by postcard proxy, but they have rarely even seen "their" company. The two elements which ought to be inextricably joined in any true conception of private property - ownership and responsibility - are separated. Those who own do not manage; those who manage; those who manage and work do not control or own.” TwoWisdomPoliticsResponsibilityCompanyEconomyIndustryOughtElementsCapitalismVoteBlamePropertyPracticalsManageLiberalismConceptionOwnershipPrivate PropertyPostcardsProxyProperty Ownership Author:Fulton J. Sheen
“There is a set of harmless liars, frequently to be met with in company, who deal much in the marvellous. Their usual intention is to please and entertain; but as men are most delighted with what they conceive to be the truth, these people mistake the means of pleasing, and incur universal blame.” PeopleMenMeanDealsMistakeCompanyPleaseMetsUniversalBlameIntentionLiarsUsualFalsehoodDelightedMarvellous Book:An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals Source: An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
“The small companies who feel that the majors are a threat, or are predators, will use that as an excuse for their eventual downfall. Dont blame others for your own inadequacies.” FeelsUseCompanyMajorsBlameThreatExcusePredatorDownfallInadequacy Author:Greg Ginn
“The CEO of the Olive Garden blames his company's low profits on Obamacare - which is odd because most people won't eat at the Olive Garden until they have health insurance.” PeopleCompanyLowsGardenBlameProfitOddCeoObamacareOlivesOlive Garden Author:Conan O'Brien
“Oh, I know: If you're fat, let's not blame you, let's sue McDonalds! Oh, for cryin' out loud, hey, if you smoke, not your fault, it's the tobacco company's fault! Hey, if you shoot somebody, not your fault, let's blame the gun industry!” IfsKnowsCompanyIndustryGunBlameFaultsFatsHeySmokeLoudSmokingTobaccoMcdonalds Author:Brad Stine
“The marketing of players has created untold wealth for many sports stars. You can't blame them or the company that covets the relationship with them, but that doesn't mean the player is good.” MeanStarsSportsWealthCompanyPlayerBlameMarketingSports Stars Author:Jerry West
“In my first career I had founded my own company, with a group of MIT professors, before coming to Harvard to finish my doctorate, and so I had a deep respect for the brains, talent, and dedication of managers. That made it hard for me to believe the attributions in the business press that stupid management was to blame. So I looked elsewhere for an explanation.” FirstsBelieveMadeHardMy OwnBrainCompanyCareersGroupsTalentStupidManagementBlamePressesMade ItManagersExplanationProfessorsDedicationElsewhereHarvardMitStupid MenDoctoratesAttribution Author:Clayton Christensen
“The question companies have to ask, or governments have to ask is, where do we allow crazy ideas to bubble up? Because if there is a failure, what happens? Someone gets blame. There's a lawsuit, there's a congressional investigation. And so, those things shut down the creative engine.” IfsIdeasGovernmentHappensAsksCompanyCreativeCrazyBlameEnginesBubblesInvestigationLawsuitCrazy Ideas Author:Peter Diamandis
“The company later went broke, and of course all blame was directed at the lawyers. Not once did I hear any talk that maybe a trace of mismanagement could in any way have contributed to the bankruptcy.” WayCoursesCompanyBlameLawyerBrokeBankruptcyMismanagement Book:The Rainmaker Source: The Rainmaker
“It would be inappropiate, undignified, at 38, to conduct friendships or love affairs with the ardour or intensity of a 22 year old. Falling in love like that? Writing poetry? Crying at pop songs? Dragging people into photobooths? Taking a whole day to make a compilation tape? Asking people if they wanted to share your bed, just for company? If you quoted Bob Dylan or TS Eliot or, god forbid, Brecht at someone these days they would smile politely and step quietly backwards, and who would blame them? Ridiculous, at 38, to expect a song or book or film to change your life.” PeopleIfsWritingYearsBookWholeWould BeWantedFilmSongFallCompanyStepsShareCryBedAskingBlameFalling In LoveAffairPopsRidiculousThese DaysIntensityBobTapeBackwardsChanging Your LifeDylanLove AffairWriting PoetryPop SongEliotBrechtCompilation Author:David Nicholls
“It's very difficult to photograph an opera. And they messed up on it. It just wasn't there. And I don't blame the Gershwins for taking it away. Of course, if they had gotten the original company to have done it, it would have been very good” IfsHas BeensDoneCoursesDifficultCompanyOriginalsBlamePhotographVery GoodOperaMessed UpGershwin Author:Cab Calloway
“ACT and SAT each have their own parts of the country. The GRE has its lock on graduate admissions. And so, one could blame the companies, but really, economically, they have no incentive to change things very much because they're getting the business.” InspirationalCountryFunnyCompanyBlameSatGraduatesLocksGraduationIncentivesAdmissionMind Your Own Business Author:Robert Sternberg
“I believe the accepted model of capitalism that demands endless growth deserves the blame for the destruction of nature, and it should be displaced. Failing that, I try to work with those companies and help them change the way they think about our resources.” ThinkingWayShouldTryingBelieveHelpingI BelieveGrowthCompanyFailingDemandModelsDeserveCapitalismResourcesDestructionBlameAcceptedEndlessDestruction Of Nature Author:Yvon Chouinard
“One common behavior of late Stage 3 [in the process of a company's decline] is when those in power blame other people or external factors- or otherwise explain away the data- rather than confront the frightening reality that the enterprise may be in serious trouble.” PeopleMayRealityProcessLeadershipCommonCompanyTroubleStageSeriousBehaviorLateBlameFactorsDataEnterpriseDeclineFrightening Author:Susan Collins