“The superior excellence imputed to the book, which imitates the products of antique and obsolete processes, is conceived to be chiefly a superior utility in the aesthetic respect; but it is not unusual to find a well-bred book-lover insisting that the clumsier product is also more serviceable as a vehicle of printed speech.” WellsBookProcessProductsLoversSpeechExcellenceSuperiorsUnusualAestheticVehicleUtilityPrintedObsoleteAntiquesInsistingBook Lover Book:A Veblen Treasury: From Leisure Class to War, Peace, and Capitalism Source: A Veblen Treasury: From Leisure Class to War, Peace, and Capitalism
“So to the best we can, what we do is focus on creating value for others, and how do we do that? We do it by trying to produce products and services that our customers will value more than their alternatives, and not just their alternatives today, but what the alternatives will be in the future. We try to more efficiently use resources than our competitors, and constantly improve in that, and we try to do the best job we can in creating a safe environment, and environmental excellence, and constantly improve at that.” TryingUseTodayJobsValuesEnvironmentFocusProduceProductsSafeCreatingResourcesExcellenceEnvironmentalCustomersAlternativesCompetitorsDo The BestBest JobSafe EnvironmentCreating Value Author:Charles Koch
“In a person's career, well, if you're process-oriented and not totally outcome-oriented, then you're more likely to be success. I often say 'pursue excellence, ignore success.' Success is a by-product of excellence.” IfsWellsPersonsProcessCareersProductsExcellencePursueOutcomes Author:Deepak Chopra