“People at my level [Unilever CEO] shouldn't be motivated by salary. If you paid me double, I'm not going to work twice as much, because I'm already probably maximizing my time available. And would it change the way I do things? Not really. So, yes, I am fortunate, and I am ashamed about the amount of money I earn.” PeopleIfsWayLevelsAmountPaidAvailableFortunateMy TimeAshamedMotivatedCeoGoing To WorkSalaryMaximizing Author:Paul Polman
“The boom squanders through malinvestment scarce factors of production and reduces the stock available through overconsumption; its alleged blessings are paid for by impoverishment.” BlessingPaidProductionsAvailableFactorsScarceOverconsumptionFactors Of Production Author:Ludwig von Mises
“It is useless to put news agency stories behind the paid curtain because they are available in thousands of other places that will be free.” StoriesBehindsNewsPaidAvailableUselessAgencyCurtains Author:Robert G. Picard
“I believe that life-saving, essential drugs should be freely available and the innovator should be paid a suitable royalty payment for his invention.” ShouldBelieveI BelieveDrugEssentialsPaidAvailableInventionSavingRoyaltyPaymentSuitableInnovatorsLife Saving Author:Yusuf Hamied
“Ebooks have many advantages - publishers don't have to make guesses about how many books to print, books need never go "out of print", and hard-to-find books can be easily available. So far, the only limitation seems to be finding a way for the writer to be paid.” WayNeedsBookHardSeemsFindingsAdvantagePaidAvailableLimitationPrintPublishersPrint Books Author:Kate Grenville
“Edge also implies what Ben Graham....called a margin of safety. You have a margin of safety when you buy an asset at a price that is substantially less than its value. As Graham noted, the margin of safety 'is available for absorbing the effect of miscalculations or worse than average luck.' ...Graham expands, "The margin of safety is always dependent on the price paid. It will be large at one price, small at some higher price, nonexistent at some still higher price."” StillsValuesEffectsHigherPaidSafetyLuckAverageEdgesAvailableDependentAssetsMarginsAbsorbingMiscalculations Author:Michael Mauboussin
“Then Jesus changed the situation. When he paid for our sins on the cross, the veil in the temple that symbolized our separation from God was split from top to bottom, indicating that direct access to God was once again available.” JesusSinSituationChangedCrossesDirectPaidBottomAvailableAccessSeparationTemplesSplitsVeils Author:Rick Warren
“But I also want to give them a pathway so that they can earn citizenship, earn a legal status, start learning English, pay a significant fine, go to the back of the line, but they can then stay here and they can have the ability to enforce a minimum wage that they're paid, make sure the worker safety laws are available, make sure that they can join a union.” WantGivingLawLinesAbilityPayFinePaidSafetyUnionsWorkersAvailableSignificantImmigrationMinimumCitizenshipPathwaysMinimum WageLearning English Author:Barack Obama