“You can have an Apple in the phone business, or a RIM, and they can do very well, but when 1.3 billion phones a year are all smart, the software that's gonna be most popular in those phones is gonna be software that's sold by somebody who doesn't make their own phones.” YearsWellsCan DoSmartPhonesBillionsApplesSoftwareRims Author:Steve Ballmer
“Essentially, not only do we believe in this myth of 'de-risking', but it has become the one overriding goal; de-risking above growth, de-risking above innovation, de-risking above everything else. And we've reached the point where the Fed is using $70 Billion a month to 'de-risk' a largely insolvent banking system. And this can only end badly. The idea that you can do capitalism without risk is ridiculous on its face.” BelieveIdeasEndsFacesGoalGrowthCan DoRiskMonthsCapitalismInnovationMythBillionsRidiculousFedsBankingBanking System Author:Andreas Antonopoulos
“The issue is: $1 trillion or $2 trillion is a lot of money. If our objective is to have stability in the Middle East, secure oil, or extend democracy, you can do a lot of democracy buying for this sum. To put it in context: The whole world spends $50 billion a year on foreign aid.” IfsWorldYearsWholeCan DoDemocracyIssuesMiddleOilEastAidsBillionsWhole WorldObjectivesSecureBuyingStabilityMiddle EastLots Of MoneyForeign Aid Author:Joseph Stiglitz
“Athletes become our heroes, because they're superhuman. They do things nobody else can do. They're better than 6 billion other people.” PeopleCan DoHeroAthleteBillionsSuperhuman Author:Charlie Sheen