“Sure must be a great consolation to the poor people who lost their stock in the late crash to know that it has fallen in the hands of Mr. Rockefeller, who will take care of it and see that it has a good home and never be allowed to wander around unprotected again. There is one rule that works in every calamity. Be it pestilence, war or famine, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. The poor even help arrange it.” PeopleKnowsWarHelpingHomeHandsCareLostPoorBusinessRichLateTake CareWanderFallenCrashConsolationPoor PeopleCalamityGet RichFaminePestilence Book:Will Rogers' Daily Telegrams: The Coolidge years, 1926-1929 Source: Will Rogers' Daily Telegrams: The Coolidge years, 1926-1929
“Say, this new home building idea of President Hoover's sounds good. They are working out a lot of beneficial things. The only thing is it took 'em so long to think of any of 'em. We ought to have plans in case of depression, just like we do in case of fire, 'Walk, don't run, to the nearest exit.'” ThinkingLongIdeasHomeRunningSoundPresidentWalksBusinessCasesFirePlansBuildingOughtWork OutEmsBeneficialExitNew HomeHoover Author:Will Rogers
“A businessman needs three umbrellas - one to leave at the office, one to leave at home, and one to leave on the train.” NeedsHomeThreeMoneyBusinessOfficeTrainBusinessmanUmbrella Author:Paul Dickson
“I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money as a retailer, not by putting people out of work.” PeopleWantHomeBitsBusinessStyleCommitmentBritishStoresMore MoneyRetailers Author:Philip Green
“Why should how I act in my workplace be any different from how I interact with my family at home? It's making sure the company runs on feminine principles where the major ethic is care.” ShouldDifferentHomeCareRunningBusinessCompanyPrinciplesMajorsEthicsMy FamilyFeminineWorkplace Author:Anita Roddick