“In all the thrashing about that results from our dwindling gold reserves, it's about time that this country and other countries get some perspective on the situation. The day this country is out of the stuff, that day gold becomes what it's worth as a metal and no longer will have much significance as a monetary measurement. It isn't the gold we have that makes this nation rich. It's what we make, our knowhow, our productivity. So long as this country produces more and better, the world will continue to want what we make.” WorldWantLongCountryNationsStuffWealthResultsSituationRichProducePerspectiveGoldProductivitySignificanceMetalsOther CountriesReservesMeasurementMonetary Author:Malcolm Forbes
“The way to improve productivity is not to bring in experts to talk about inputs - seed, equipment and materials, pesticides or water supply. The way to start is to provide an assured market, a fair price, and a system through which rural producers can market their produce which is reasonably efficient and can transfer to them the maximum share of the consumers' money. If such a structure is erected, the producers will then seek the inputs and materials they need to increase their production and productivity.” IfsWayNeedsWaterShareProduceMaterialsFairsIncreaseStructureProductionsSeedsProductivityProducersConsumersExpertsEfficientEquipmentAssuredMaximumTransfersInputPesticides Author:Verghese Kurien
“CO2 from air can replace petroleum: it can produce plastics and acetate, it can produce carbon fibers that replace metals and clean hydrocarbons, such as synthetic gasoline. We can use CO2 to desalinate water, enhance the production of vegetables and fruit in greenhouses, carbonate our beverages and produce biofertilizers that enhance the productivity of the soil without poisoning it. Carbon negative technology is absolutely needed now.” UseWaterTechnologyAirProduceNeededNegativeCleanFruitProductionsProductivitySoilVegetablesMetalsPlasticCarbonFiberPoisoningGreenhousesGasolineCo2SyntheticBeveragesPetroleumHydrocarbons Author:Graciela Chichilnisky
“In terms of productivity - that is, how much a worker produces in an hour - there's little difference between the U.S., France, and Germany. But since more people work in America, and since they work so many more hours, Americans create more wealth.” PeopleLittlesAmericaTermHoursDifferencesWealthProduceWorkersProductivityFranceGermany Author:James Surowiecki