“I am a man without a furnace. My windows are insulated by 19 sheets of glass which cost less than installing a heating system.” MenCostWindowGlassesSheetsFurnacesHeating Author:Amory Lovins
“...education is a sacred thing, and the pledge to build a school is a commitment that cannot be surrendered or broken, regardless of how long it may take, how many obstacles must be surmounted, or how much money it will cost. It is by such promises that the balance sheet of one's life is measured.” MayLongSchoolLife IsBrokenBalancePromiseCostCommitmentSacredObstaclesSheetsPledgeBalance SheetsSacred Things Book:Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Education in Afghanistan and Pakistan Source: Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Education in Afghanistan and Pakistan
“Balance Sheets are meaningless. Our accounting systems are still based on the assumption that 80% of costs are manual labor.” StillsBalanceCostLaborAssumptionMeaninglessSheetsAccountingManualsBalance SheetsManual Labor Author:Peter Drucker
“Everybody is talking about synergies. You've got to take out every cost you possibly can. You have to position yourself as your services change.You have to think about in five years from now what is going to happen technologically to you. And then you do have to think about M&A or your balance sheet, and you have to think about everything in the context of, "Am I prepared to meet that challenge?".” ThinkingYearsHappensChallengesTalkingFivePositionBalanceCostPreparedFive YearsSheetsSynergyBalance Sheets Author:Ken Moelis