“If a bank fails in China, they behead the men at the top of it that was responsible... If we beheaded all of ours that were responsible for bank failures, we wouldn't have enough people left to bury the heads.” PeopleIfsMenEnoughLeftBusinessFailingHe ManResponsibleChina Author:Will Rogers
“The position of children as a group, in a commercial society, is not wholly advantageous. A commercial society urges its citizens to be responsible for things, but not for people. It is the unquestioned assumption of a mercantile culture that things need and deserve attention, but that people can take care of themselves.” PeopleNeedsChildrenCareCultureBusinessAttentionGroupsPositionCitizensDeserveResponsibleTake CareAssumptionUrgesBeing Responsible Book:The Folks at Home Source: The Folks at Home
“I run my company according to feminine principles, principles of caring, making intuitive decisions, not getting hung up on hierarchy or all those dreadfully boring business-school management ideas; having a sense of work as being part of your life, not separate from it; putting your labor where your love is; being responsible to the world in how you use your profits; recognizing the bottom line should stay at the bottom.” WorldShouldIdeasUseRunningSchoolLinesDecisionLove IsBusinessCompanyPrinciplesLaborResponsibleManagementBottomProfitBoringCaringFeminineHungRecognizingIntuitiveHierarchyBottom LineBeing ResponsibleBusiness School Author:Anita Roddick
“The genius of capitalism lies in its ability to make self-interest serve the wider interest. The potential of a big financial return for innovation unleashes a broad set of talented people in pursuit of many different discoveries. This system, driven by self-interest, is responsible for the incredible innovations that have improved so many lives.” PeopleDifferentSelfBigsLyingInterestAbilityBusinessReturnGeniusDiscoveryCapitalismInnovationResponsibleIncrediblesFinancialDrivenPursuitBroadsSelf Interest Author:Bill Gates
“In the early 1970s, Milton Friedman argued that corporations should not be socially responsible because they had no mandate to be; they existed to make money, not to be charitable institutions. But in the economy of the 21st century, corporations cannot be socially responsible, if social responsibility is understood to mean sacrificing profits for the sake of some perceived social good. That's because competition has become so much more intense.” IfsShouldMeanSocialBusinessResponsibilityEconomySacrificeCenturyUnderstoodResponsibleInstitutionsCompetitionSakeProfitIntenseMaking MoneyCorporations21st CenturySocial ResponsibilityMandatesCharitableMiltonSocial Good Author:Robert Reich
“As to the meaning of "corporate social responsibility," Friedman and I would agree: If a certain action improves the corporation's bottom line, there's no point in labeling it "socially responsible." It's just good business.” IfsActionCertainSocialLinesBusinessResponsibilityResponsibleAgreeBottomCorporateCorporationsSocial ResponsibilityBottom LineNo PointGood BusinessLabelingCorporate Social Responsibility Author:Robert Reich
“Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States.” StatesMotivationalGrowthUnitedBusinessUnited StatesEconomicResponsibleEntrepreneurEnterpriseEconomic Growth Author:Ronald Reagan
“To sin by silence, when they should protest, makes cowards of men.” MenShouldActionPoliticalLeadershipJusticeFreedomSinBusinessSilenceResponsibilityLibertySocietyDutyIntegrityActivityEthicsResponsibleLibertarianActivismCivil RightsProtestRebellionCowardRebelCowardiceRebelliousDisobedienceFreedom And LibertyFreedom LibertyElection DayRights And Freedoms Author:Ella Wheeler Wilcox
“Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.” InspirationalMomentsActionHappinessSuccessNextFearBusinessPositiveGreatnessFutureFemaleResponsibleExcellencePerseveranceUpliftingEmpoweringAccomplishedBeing The BestPresent MomentSuccessful PeopleSuccess In LifeWorkplaceEncouragingLive In The MomentBlack WomenDo The BestEmpowering WomenStay FocusedDoing YouMoments In TimePowerful WomenFamous WomenProactiveEmpowered WomenWomen Empowering WomenInspirational WomenBest PlaceDoingsSuccesGreat AchievementDoing Your BestSuccessful WomenBest SuccessAfrican American WomenBe Your BestSuccess StoriesAbout SuccessInspire WomenLive In The NowPlacementHard Work SuccessInspirational AchievementBlack History InspirationalResponsibility For Your LifeMotivational AchievementSuccess And LifeWomen Best InspirationalBlack Women InspirationalAfrican American InspirationalBlack MotivationalTrailblazingYour The BestResponsibility And AccountabilitySelf EmpoweringResponsible Business Author:Oprah Winfrey
“We're responsible for the creation of the PC industry. The whole idea of compatible machines and lots of software - that's something we brought to computing. And so it's a responsibility for us to make sure that things like security don't get in the way of that dream.” WayInspirationalIdeasWholeDreamMoneyBusinessResponsibilityTechnologySecurityCreationIndustryInternetMachinesResponsibleSoftwareCompatibleComputing Author:Bill Gates
“America's highest economic need is higher ethical standards -- enforced by strict laws and upheld by responsible business leaders.” NeedsAmericaLawBusinessLeaderEconomicHigherHighestStandardsResponsibleEthicalStrictBusiness LeadersEthical StandardsStrict LawsResponsible Business Author:George W. Bush