“The full history of the interlocking participation of the Imperial German Government and international finance in the destruction of the Russian Empire is not yet written...It is not a mere coincidence that at the notorious meeting held at Stockholm in 1916, between the former Russian Minister of the Interior, Protopopoff, and the German Agents, the German Foreign Office was represented by Mr. Warburg, whose two brothers were members of the international banking firm, Kuhn, Loeb and Company, of which the late Mr. Jacob Schiff was a senior member.” TwoGovernmentCompanyWrittenBrotherMembersOfficeLateDestructionMeetingsMereInternationalJewFinanceAgentsFormerFirmMinistersEmpiresCoincidenceSeniorParticipationInteriorsBankingJacobNotoriousTwo BrothersStockholm Author:Boris Brasol
“Dying well is part of living well and one day our society will surely recognize that. But I suppose we'll only know that we've reached that promised land on the day that the President of the Voluntary Euthanasia Society begins his address to the Annual General Meeting with the words: 'Tremendous news for the society. It's been our most successful year ever. So successful, indeed, that we now have no members at all.” KnowsYearsWellsPresidentSuccessfulLandDyingOne DayMembersNewsMeetingsAddressesOur SocietyAnnualsLive WellEuthanasiaPromised LandDying Well Author:Victor Lewis-Smith
“I applaud the fact that the president has reached out to the members of Judiciary Committee. And I applaud... the fact that he has been meeting with members of the Judiciary Committee. He's been seeking out Republicans as well as Democrats.” WellsHas BeensFactsPresidentRepublicanMembersMeetingsDemocratSeekingCommitteesJudiciary Author:Edward Kennedy
“There are two keys to productive missionary work -- (1) family-to-family friendshipping (when a member family shares the gospel with a nonmember family) and (2) cooperation between members and the missionaries to reach people...Every member knows of nonmembers he or she can refer to the missionaries. Every father, mother, and youth in this church should share the gospel by giving a Book of Mormon, telling the account of the Prophet Joseph Smith, or inviting our acquaintances to a special meeting.” PeopleKnowsGivingShouldTwoBookMotherFatherChurchShareSpecialYouthKeysMembersAccountsMeetingsProphetProductiveCooperationMissionaryAcquaintanceInvitingFamily FriendsMissionary WorkJoseph SmithFather Mother Author:Spencer W. Kimball
“Our spiritual immutarity never shows up more than in our lack of praying, be it alone or in a church prayer meeting. Let 20% of the chior members fail to turn up for rehearsal and the chior master is offended. Let 20% of the church members turn up for a prayer meeting, and the pastor is elated.” ShowsPastSpiritualTurnsChurchPrayerFailingMastersPrayingMembersMeetingsPastorOffendedRehearsalChurch MembersPrayer Meeting Author:Leonard Ravenhill
“If you dread the thought of wasted time in meetings, chances are that your team members feel the same way. Team members are also demotivated by one-way discussions, haphazard participation and arbitrary decisions. Structure every meeting at the start and summarize them at the end.” IfsWayFeelsEndsChanceDecisionTeamMembersStructureMeetingsOne WayDiscussionDreadParticipationArbitraryChances AreWasted TimeTeam MemberHaphazard Author:Martin Zwilling
“The founders of the United Nations expected that member nations would behave and vote as individuals after they had weighed the merits of an issue - rather like a great, global town meeting. The emergence of blocks and the polarization of the United Nations undermine all that this organization initially valued.” IndividualNationsUnitedIssuesMembersVoteOrganizationTownsMeetingsExpectedBlockBehaveMeritFoundersUnited NationsEmergencePolarization Book:Renewing the U.S. commitment to peace: September 26, 1983 Source: Renewing the U.S. commitment to peace: September 26, 1983
“Before the Second World War, L'Oreal in France was an active supporter of the French fascists. The cosmetic group's founder Eugene Schueller was an active member of the 'Cagoule' group, committed to the violent overthrow of the Third Republic, and hosted meetings at Oreal headquarters.” WorldWarGroupsMembersThirdsMeetingsCommittedActiveViolentFranceWar Of The WorldsRepublicFoundersSupporterFascistsSecond World WarCosmeticsHeadquarters Author:Geoff Mulgan