“I'm a capitalist. I believe in capitalism. But capitalism only works if you have safety nets to deal with people who are naturally left behind and brutalized by it.” PeopleIfsBelieveLeftI BelieveDealsBehindsCapitalismSafetyI Believe InCapitalistLeft BehindSafety Net Author:Thomas Friedman
“Someone in the society has to deal with the reality that there are finite resources and we're making trade-offs, and be explicit about that. When the car companies were found to have a memo that actually said, "This safety feature costs X and saved Y lives," the very existence of that memo was considered damning. Or when you made it reimbursable for a doctor to ask, "Do you want heroic care at the end-of-life," that was a death panel. No, it wasn't a death panel! It was asking somebody to make a decision.” WantMadeSaidEndsRealityCareAsksFoundDecisionDealsExistenceCompanyCarCostResourcesDoctorsAskingSafetyTradeSavedMade ItFeaturesHeroicFiniteEnd Of LifeExplicitTrade OffsMemos Author:Bill Gates
“Is Guinea prepared? And that's the question because of course these three countries had very, very weak health institutions. Many people had said that there was denial in Guinea, that many people in Guinea either said that Ebola did not exist or were hostile to any sort of Ebola health and safety awareness - how to deal with it.” PeopleSaidCountryThreeCoursesDealsAwarenessWeakSafetyInstitutionsPreparedDenialHostileGuineaEbolaHealth And Safety Author:Ofeibea Quist-Arcton
“I was watching the TV broadcasts interviewing people stranded at airports for days on end, losing their holidays, their important business meetings and the long-awaited ability to see their families... In short, suffering. No one complained, though! They kept repeating: we are so grateful for the care taken of our safety, for feeling. They were ready to surrender a good deal of their human dignity, individuality, freedom of choice.” PeopleHumansLongImportantEndsFeelingsCareSufferingChoicesAbilityDealsTakenReadyTvsLosingDignitySafetyGratefulMeetingsIndividualitySurrenderHolidayAirportsFreedom Of ChoiceHuman DignityAbility To SeeSo GratefulStrandedBusiness Meeting Author:Zygmunt Bauman
“I felt sick. Buying Kisten’s and my safety from Piscary was so wrong. But it was either that or deal with a demon, and I’d rather keep my soul clean and let my morals get dingy.” SoulFeltDealsMoralSickSafetyCleanMy SoulDemonBuying Author:Kim Harrison
“Why love, if losing hurts so much? I have no answers anymore: only the life I have lived. Twice in that life I've been given the choice: as a boy and as a man. The boy chose safety, the man chooses suffering. The pain now is part of the happiness then. That's the deal.” IfsMenPainSufferingChoicesGivenHurtAnswersDealsBoysHe ManLosingSafetyHurt So MuchHappiness Now Author:C. S. Lewis
“In a previous life I wrote the software that controlled my physics experiments. That software had to deal with all kinds of possible failures in equipment. That is probably where I learned to rely on multiple safety nets inside and around my systems.” KindDealsSafetyPhysicsExperimentsAll KindsRelyControlledSoftwareMultipleEquipmentSafety NetPrevious Life Author:Wietse Venema
“I do care a great deal about the environment but my real work and my greatest challenge is trying to overcome deceits that end up jeopardizing public health and safety.” TryingRealEndsCareChallengesDealsEnvironmentHealthOvercomingSafetyDeceitPublic HealthReal WorkHealth And SafetyI Do Care Author:Erin Brockovich
“I am a man of peace. I am longing and working and praying for peace, but I will not surrender the safety and security of the British constitution. You placed me in power eighteen months ago by the largest majority accorded to any party for many, many years. Have I done anything to forfeit that confidence? Cannot you trust me to ensure a square deal to secure even justice between man and man?” MenYearsDoneJusticeDealsPartyHistorySecurityMonthsPrayingConstitutionSafetyMajorityLongingBritishSurrenderSecureSquaresTrust MeEighteenBritish HistoryForfeitSafety And SecurityBritish Constitution Author:Stanley Baldwin