“Buy products of genuine lasting value from brands that take their manufacturing seriously. I have things that are 75 years old, like the dinner suit of my grandfather's that was made in 1933 by a tailor in Edinburgh. Clothes develop stories. You can remember where you've been through clothing that you've worn. I want products that are going to endure. I hate that we buy things that are disposable. We need to buy products with integrity.” WantNeedsYearsMadeStoriesRememberValuesHateProductsIntegrityClothesI HateEndureDinnerGenuineSuitsBrandsLastingClothingsGrandfatherWornMy GrandfatherManufacturingDisposableTailorsEdinburgh Author:Patrick Grant
“The role of business is to provide products and services that make peoples lives better - while using fewer resources - and to act lawfully and with integrity.” RolesProductsIntegrityResourcesFewer Author:Charles Koch
“I was on a bus once, it was in the middle of the night, and I had a box of crackers and a can of Easy Cheese. It was dark, and it was a surprise how much cheese I had applied on each cracker. That's why they should have a glow-in-the-dark version of Easy Cheese. It's not like the product has any integrity to begin with. If you buy a room-temperature cheese that you squeeze out of a can, you probably won't get mad because it glows in the dark too.” IfsShouldHumorFunnyNightEasyDarkRoomsMiddleProductsIntegrityShould HaveMadSurpriseBoxesVersionsBusCheeseTemperatureMiddle Of The NightCrackersGlow In The Dark Author:Mitch Hedberg
“I am more convinced than ever. Conceptual integrity is central to product quality.” QualityProductsIntegrityConvinced Author:Fred Brooks
“The role of business is to provide products and services that make people's live better - while using fewer resources - and to act lawfully and with integrity. Businesses that do this through voluntary exchanges not only benefit through increased profits, they bring better and more competitively priced goods and services to market. This creates a win-win situation customers and companies alike.” PeopleWinningCompanySituationRolesProductsIntegrityBenefitsResourcesProfitCustomersGoodsFewerWin WinGoods And ServicesWin Win Situation Author:Charles Koch
“Even under Apple founder Steve Jobs, the company did emphasize values. Remember the Think Different ad campaign that used pictures of the Dalai Lama, Amelia Earhart, Mahatma Gandhi? But Jobs focused on the integrity of Apple's products.” ThinkingDifferentJobsRememberUsedValuesCompanyProductsIntegrityFocusedCampaignsApplesAdsFoundersLamaAmeliaDalaiThink Different Author:Laura Sydell