“The future of Japan's economic growth depends on us having the willpower and the courage to sail without hesitation onto the rough seas of global competition.” GrowthSeaEconomicDependsCompetitionJapanRoughSailWillpowerEconomic GrowthHesitationRough Seas Author:Shinzo Abe
“Economic growth and environmental preservation are two sides of the same coin. There's no better illustration of that point than the California Clean Tech Open, which challenges California entrepreneurs to bring new, clean technologies to market. I encourage business leaders, policy makers, and environmental advocates to support this innovative, exciting competition.” TwoSidesGrowthChallengesLeaderTechnologySupportEconomicPolicyExcitingEntrepreneurCompetitionCleanEnvironmentalCaliforniaMakersPreservationCoinsInnovativeEconomic GrowthTwo SidesCleanlinessIllustrationBusiness LeadersPolicy Makers Author:Terry Tamminen
“We have to make sure that not only we [politicians] actually focus on, but the entire nation knows we're focusing on, growth and competition within the United States of America and compete internationally. I don't know anywhere where it's written that we have to be number two.” KnowsTwoStatesAmericaNationsGrowthUnitedNumbersUnited StatesFocusWrittenPoliticianCompetitionUnited States Of America Author:Joe Biden
“Law of the Minimum: "The worst potential competition for any organism can come from its own kind. The species consumes necessities. Growth is limited by that necessity which is present in the least amount. The least favourable condition controls the rate of growth."” KindLawGrowthWorstConditionsAmountCompetitionSpeciesRateMinimumOrganisms Author:Frank Herbert
“Competing against each other leaves little space for reciprocity and the growth of social capital. Running against another in a race may benefit our speed, but jointly organising the sports day produces cooperation and trust. There are many situations where cooperation and reciprocity are more effective than competition. Civic virtues come from building on what we have in common rather than by using our differences to create in-groups, outgroups and fear driven competition” MayLittlesRunningSocialSportsGrowthDifferencesSpaceCommonRaceSituationVirtueGroupsProduceBuildingBenefitsCompetitionSpeedDrivenCooperationCompetingCivicsReciprocitySocial CapitalCivic Virtue Author:Eva Cox
“I can't possibly predict precisely what the unemployment rate will be at the end of one year. I can tell you that over a period of four years, by virtue of the policies that we'd put in place, we'd get the unemployment rate down to 6%, and perhaps a little lower.” YearsWellsLittlesI CanEndsStatesShowsJobsGrowthUnitedUnited StatesVirtueFourSeeingPolicyKeysDependsPeriodsCompetitionRateEmployeeFour YearsGlobesUnemploymentUnemployment RateJob Growth Author:Mitt Romney
“It is true that as he film market in China has grown, actors' and actresses' compensation has grown quite a bit. Different actors have different kind of deals. Some take percentages, some sign contracts with a company, some take a simple cash payment. But the growth also means there are many more actors out there. Competition has gotten much stiffer, too.” KindMeanDifferentFilmGrowthSimpleCompetitionDifferent KindsCompensation Author:Gong Li