“From the Olympian heights of an executive suite, in an atmosphere where your success is judged by the extent to which you can maximise profits, the overwhelming tendency must be to see people as units of production, as indices in your accountants' books.” PeopleBookProfitProductionsTendenciesAtmosphereHeightExecutivesOverwhelmingJudgedUnitsAccountantsOlympian Author:Jimmy Reid
“The American people ask, and legitimately so, why should we carry the heavy burden to ensure international peace and stability. You also profit from it, so you should also take your share in the burden. That's Secretary Gates's message. I share that message.” PeopleShouldAsksShareMessagesInternationalProfitBurdenHeavyGatesStabilitySecretaryInternational PeaceHeavy Burdens Author:Anders Fogh Rasmussen
“Technology isn't the enemy, it is our ally, but only if we adopt a new model that puts people before profit. I realize that we seem far from that model, but I have seen it in action and it is a beautiful thing. So I'm not willing to give up yet. Hope is the last thing to die.” PeopleIfsGivingSeemsActionLastsBeautifulDiesRealizingEnemyTechnologyWillingGiving UpModelsProfitAlliesBeautiful Things Author:Justin Sane
“The fact is that surveys which media people openly admit to show that fewer than twelve percent of their customers believe they're doing a good job, while the average profit margin in television is in the neighborhood of eighty percent.” PeopleBelieveFactsShowsJobsMediaTelevisionPercentAverageProfitCustomersNeighborhoodFewerTwelveGood JobEightyMarginsSurveysProfit Margin Author:L. Neil Smith
“They make a humongous profit, but the people that work on the shows don't get paid a lot because they're working on the Oscars show. It's the biggest show in the world.” PeopleWorldShowsPaidProfitOscars Author:Bruce Vilanch