“My goal was to do the best job I could in governing the state of Wisconsin, in some cases making very tough decisions to have to bring our spending in line with the resources we had at the state level.” StatesJobsGoalLinesDecisionLevelsCasesToughResourcesSpendingDo The BestGoverningBest JobWisconsinTough DecisionsWisconsin WeatherMaking Tough Decisions Author:Scott McCallum
“Strip away all the assumptions about what competition is supposed to do, all the claims in its behalf that we accept and repeat reflexively. What you have left is the essence of the concept: mutually exclusive goal attainment (MEGA). One person succeeds only if another does not. From this uncluttered perspective, it seems clear right away that something is drastically wrong with such an arrangement. How can we do our best when we are spending our energies trying to make others lose--and fearing that they will make us lose?” IfsTryingPersonsDoeSeemsEnergyLeftGoalLosesAcceptingClearPerspectiveSucceedConceptsEssenceClaimsCompetitionSpendingRepeatsAssumptionArrangementsBehalfExclusiveAttainmentMega Book:No Contest: The Case Against Competition Source: No Contest: The Case Against Competition
“The goal is to reduce the size and scope of government spending, not to focus on the deficit. The deficit is the symptom of the disease.” GovernmentGoalFocusDiseaseSizeSpendingSymptomsScopeDeficitGovernment Spending Author:Grover Norquist
“My take on tithing in America is that it's a middle-class way of robbing God. Tithing to the church and spending the rest on your family is not a Christian goal. It's a diversion. The real issue is: How shall we use God's trust fund-namely, all we have-for His glory? In a world with so much misery, what lifestyle should we call our people to live? What example are we setting?” PeopleWorldWayShouldRealUseChristianAmericaGoalChurchClassIssuesMiddleExampleGloryMiserySpendingLifestyleSettingSettingsOur FamilyMiddle ClassFundStewardshipDiversionRobbingTithingBiblical StewardshipTrust Funds Author:John Piper
“For people on my side of the cubicle, the goal is always creativity. Spending your time overcoming corporate resistance to creativity - I just don't want to do that.” PeopleWantSidesGoalCreativityOvercomingSpendingResistanceCorporateCubiclesSpending Your Time Author:Jerry Seinfeld