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Economy Quotes - Page 4

We want a system in which the worker shall get what he produces and the capitalist shall produce what he gets.

We want a system in which the worker shall get what he produces and the capitalist shall produce what he gets.

"Industrial Unionism". Eugene V. Debs' address at Grand Central Palace in New York (December 10, 1905), later published in Eugene V. Debs "Debs, His Life, Writings and Speeches: With a Department of Appreciations", 1908.

The rich, by unfair combinations, contribute frequently to prolong a season of distress among the poor.

Thomas Malthus (2015). “An Essay on the Principle of Population and Other Writings”, p.55, Penguin UK

Will capitalist economies operate at full employment in the absence of routine intervention? Certainly not.

"Why Janet Yellen Should Be Fed Chair (In 4 Quotes)" By Mark Gongloff, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 16, 2013.

Long-term unemployment can make any worker progressively less employable, even after the economy strengthens.

"A Painfully Slow Recovery for America's Workers: Causes, Implications, and the Federal Reserve's Response" by Janet L. Yellen, www.federalreserve.gov. February 11, 2013.

In an economy where the only certainty is uncertainty, the one sure source of lasting competitive advantage is knowledge.

Ikujiro Nonaka (2008). “The Knowledge-Creating Company”, p.7, Harvard Business Review Press

A 'mixed economy' is a society in the process of committing suicide.

Ayn Rand (1988). “The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z”, p.239, Penguin

If we went into stores only when we needed to buy something, and if once there we bought only what we needed, the economy would collapse, boom.

Paco Underhill (2009). “Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping--Updated and Revised for the Internet, the Global Consumer, and Beyond”, p.24, Simon and Schuster

The greatest thing to be achieved in advertising, in my opinion, is believability, and nothing is more believable than the product itself.

Leo Burnett (1961). “Communications of an Advertising Man: Selections from the Speeches, Articles, Memoranda, and Miscellaneous Writings of Leo Burnett”