“If CEO compensation was performance-driven, which I believe it was in IBM's case, nobody would ever argue. If the shareholders didn't make billions and billions of dollars, I wouldn't make millions of dollars. My salary was the same for 10 years. It was all performance-based.” IfsYearsBelieveI BelieveMillionsCasesPerformancesDollarsDrivenArguingBillionsCeoSalaryCompensationShareholdersIbm Author:Lou Gerstner
“I believe that we are a story-driven species and that we understand how things are put together, in the context of narrative. It's a shame that science hasn't been taught that way, in a long time. It's usually the fact completely devoid of any human experience or any idea of how the scientist came to that conclusion.” WayBelieveHumansLongIdeasFactsStoriesTogetherI BelieveTaughtLong TimeScientistShameSpeciesDrivenConclusionNarrativeHuman Experience Author:Ann Druyan
“I believe that "government", as we know it today, should pull out of most things except for law enforcement and justice, national defense and foreign policy, and let the private sector, a "Grameenized private sector", a social-consciousness-driven private sector, take over their other functions.” KnowsShouldBelieveGovernmentTodayLawI BelieveSocialJusticeConsciousnessPolicyFunctionDefenseDrivenForeign PolicyLaw EnforcementEnforcementPrivate SectorNational DefenseSocial Consciousness Book:Banker to the Poor: The Autobiography of Muhammad Yunus, Founder of the Grameen Bank Source: Banker to the Poor: The Autobiography of Muhammad Yunus, Founder of the Grameen Bank
“In terms of homosexuality, not everyone is prepared for a daily struggle against nature. In some ways, people who challenge and subvert their biologically-determined body are struggling against nature. It's a mysterious combination of nature and nurture that determines a person's gender, and for whatever reason some people are driven to challenge their biological "destiny". It's a difficult struggle, and I believe it takes a lot of courage.” PeopleWayBelievePersonsReasonBodyI BelieveDifficultTermChallengesDestinyStrugglePreparedDetermineGenderDeterminedDrivenMysteriousCombinationNurtureHomosexualityDaily Struggle Author:Bruce LaBruce