“Through exploitation of its influence over global financial affairs, the United States has been able to cover the costs of its hegemonic position, preserve a false domestic prosperity, and mask the consequences of its relative political and economic decline.” Has BeensStatesAblePoliticalUnitedUnited StatesInfluenceEconomicPositionCostConsequenceAffairFinancialProsperityPreservesMaskRelativeDeclineExploitation Book:The Political Economy of International Relations Source: The Political Economy of International Relations
“Prosperity is very liable to bring pride among the other goods with which it endows an individual; it is then that prosperity costs too dear.” IndividualPrideCostDearProsperityGoodsLiable Author:Hosea Ballou
“We deny ourselves the smallest comfort or pleasure; even if it only costs a few dollars. This is not prosperous spending. Prosperity says you can have red bell peppers instead of green, rib eyes instead of sirloin, and romaine instead of iceberg. It's not about spending everything you make, but enjoying what you do spend without felling guilty about it ... The positive feelings and emotions that prosperous spending brings is what attracts more positive things in your life.” IfsFeelingsEyeEnjoyPleasureEmotionComfortCostRedGreenDollarsProsperityDenySpendingGuiltyBellsSmallestProsperousFeelings And EmotionsRibsPeppersPositive ThingsIcebergPositive Feelings Author:Joe Vitale
“Whenever government assumed responsibility for the security, welfare, and prosperity of citizens, the costs of government rise beyond the point where it is politically expedient to cover them by direct tax levies.” GovernmentResponsibilitySecurityCitizensCostTaxesDirectProsperityWelfare Author:Leonard Read
“When you think about the real cost of so-called cheap energy that has driven our prosperity to unprecedented levels, for some of us, to our horror, we've realized that this has the potential for burning brightly and then snuffing out.” ThinkingRealEnergyLevelsHorrorCostProsperityDrivenBurningUnprecedented Author:Sylvia Earle
“I think it's child abuse to have someone in the public eye too young. Society basically values wealth and fame and power at the cost of well-being. In the case of a child, it's at the cost of someone's natural development. It's already hard enough to develop.” ThinkingWellsChildrenHardEnoughEyeYoungValuesNaturalWealthCasesDevelopmentCostFameAbuseProsperityWell BeingChild AbusePublic Eye Author:Alanis Morissette
“The claim made by Team Obama that every dollar in stimulus translates into a dollar-and-a-half in growth is economic fiction. The costs of stimulus reduce future growth. No country has ever spent itself to prosperity. The price of stimulus has to be paid sometime.” MadeCountryGrowthHalfFictionTeamEconomicCostClaimsPaidDollarsProsperityTranslateStimulusFuture Growth Author:Karl Rove
“Cutting prices or putting things on sale is not sustainable business strategy. The other side of it is that you can't cut enough costs to save your way to prosperity.” WayEnoughSidesCuttingCostStrategyProsperityBusiness Strategy Author:Howard Schultz