“There is plenty of room to make a profit in a zero-carbon economy; but the profit motive is not going to be the midwife for that great transformation.” RoomsEconomyTransformationProfitPlentyMotiveZeroCarbonMidwifeProfit Motive Book:This Changes Everything: Capitalism Vs. The Climate Source: This Changes Everything: Capitalism Vs. The Climate
“The restoration of property would be a complicated, arduous and presumably a lengthy business; the transformation of a Capitalist Society into a Communist one needs nothing but the extension of existing conditions.” NeedsWould BePoliticsEconomyConditionsTransformationPropertyComplicatedLiberalismCommunistCapitalistExtensionsRestorationLengthy Author:Hilaire Belloc
“Revolutions are spiritual acts. They appear first in people, then in politics and the economy. New people form new structures. The transformation we want is first of all spiritual; that will necessarily change the way things are.” PeopleWayWantFirstsSpiritualFormEconomyRevolutionTransformationStructure Author:Joseph Goebbels
“In his annual economic report to Congress President Bush said that the transfer of American jobs overseas is actually part of a positive transformation that will enrich the U.S. economy over time. So basically, losing your job to someone else can be a good thing. Of course we'll see how he feels about that in November.” FeelsSaidJobsCoursesPresidentEconomyEconomicLosingTransformationGood ThingsCongressReportsPresident BushNovemberTransfersAnnualsAmerican Jobs Author:Jay Leno
“5 opens with the promise of a number of substantial direct private investments that can swiftly transform the economy and set all sectors on a pronounced upward curve.” NumbersEconomyPromiseDirectTransformationInvestmentCurves Author:Baldwin Spencer
“Apollo wasn't just about sending people into space. It transformed so much of our economy. From our education system to so many of the things we use today, it was a vision that led to the total transformation of the planet.” PeopleUseTodaySpaceVisionEconomyPlanetsTransformationTransformedApolloEducation System Author:Kesha Rogers
“The recent period has been marked by a transformation to an economy that is more productive as competitive forces become increasingly intense and new technologies raise the efficiency of our businesses...While these tendencies were no doubt in train in the "old," pre-1990s economy, they accelerated over the past decade as a number of technologies with their roots in the cumulative innovations of the past half-century began to yield dramatic economic returns.” Has BeensPastForceNumbersHalfTechnologyEconomyDoubtEconomicCenturyReturnPeriodsRootsTransformationInnovationRaisesTrainDecadesIntenseTendenciesDramaticNo DoubtProductiveYieldEfficiencyOver The PastNew TechnologyCumulative Author:Alan Greenspan