“People would do well to ask themselves how many of their ambitions and aspirations derive from the type of economic system they inhabit and the insecurity and exhaustion it creates, and question the sense and purpose of a society where control of a large portion of life is abdicated under contract in the labour market, and where immense creativity and potential is stifled by the need to do difficult and repetitive tasks in order to earn a wage.” PeopleNeedsWellsLife IsPurposeOrderAsksDifficultCreativityEconomicTypeAmbitionTasksAspirationLabourInsecurityContractsPortionsImmenseExhaustionEconomic SystemsRepetitive Author:Tony Benn
“The dynamo of our economic system is self-interest which may range from mere petty greed to admirable types of self-expression.” MaySelfInterestEconomicExpressionTypeCapitalismMereGreedRangePettySelf InterestAdmirableSelf ExpressionEconomic Systems Author:Felix Frankfurter
“Countries that censor news and information must recognize that from an economic standpoint, there is no distinction between censoring political speech and commercial speech. If businesses in your nations are denied access to either type of information, it will inevitably impact on growth.” IfsCountryPoliticalNationsGrowthEconomicInformationTypeSpeechNewsImpactAccessDistinctionDeniedFreedom Of SpeechStandpointCensoringPolitical Speeches Author:Hillary Clinton
“Our approach to existential risks cannot be one of trial-and-error. There is no opportunity to learn from errors. The reactive approach - see what happens, limit damages, and learn from experience - is unworkable. Rather, we must take a proactive approach. This requires foresight to anticipate new types of threats and a willingness to take decisive preventive action and to bear the costs (moral and economic) of such actions.” HappensActionOpportunityMoralRiskEconomicTypeBearsCostLimitsApproachThreatErrorsTrialsDamageWillingnessExistentialAnticipateForesightProactiveLearning ExperienceTrial And ErrorOpportunities To Learn Author:Nick Bostrom
“I was really lucky to grow up in an extremely diverse neighborhood. I grew up in a city called Southfield, and it's one of the most diverse cities in the country. Just from the different socio-economic statuses and racial and ethnic groups I was around, I was around all different types of music from the beginning.” DifferentCountryGrowsCitiesGrowing UpGroupsEconomicGrewTypeLuckyGrew UpNeighborhoodDiverseEthnic GroupsDifferent Types Of MusicEconomic Status Author:Mike Posner
“The reason I invest in technology is it's the only work humans do that actually is creative. All other types of economic activity are just moving money from one pool to another, whereas technology is what allows us to create value out of thin air.” HumansReasonMovingValuesTechnologyCreativeAirEconomicTypeActivityPoolThin Air Author:D.A. Wallach
“I have to say, I think that we are in some kind of final examination as to whether human beings now, with this capability to acquire information and to communicate, whether we're really qualified to take on the responsibility we're designed to be entrusted with. And this is not a matter of an examination of the types of governments, nothing to do with politics, nothing to do with economic systems. It has to do with the individual. Does the individual have the courage to really go along with the truth?” ThinkingHumansKindDoeMatterGovernmentIndividualHuman BeingsResponsibilityEconomicInformationTypeFinalsCommunicateAcquireCapabilityQualifiedExaminationEconomic Systems Author:R. Buckminster Fuller
“Both fact and logic seem to me to support the view that savings invested in privately owned economic tools of production amount to an act of charity. And further, I believe it to be - as a type - the greatest economic charity of all.” BelieveFactsSeemsI BelieveViewsSupportEconomicTypeAmountToolsLogicCharityProductionsSavingSavingsActs Of Charity Author:F. A. Harper
“We live in a world where there is a need for pluralistic institutions and for recognizing different types of freedom, economic, social, cultural, and political, which are interrelated.” WorldNeedsDifferentPoliticalSocialEconomicTypeInstitutionsRecognizing Author:Amartya Sen