#profit

All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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War is never economically beneficial except for those in position to profit from war expenditures. ↗

— Ron Paul

#economically #except #expenditures #never #position

Far too many executives have become more concerned with the "four P's" - pay, perks, power and prestige - rather than making profits for shareholders. ↗

— T. Boone Pickens

#concerned #executives #far #four #making

You can't invest in natural gas on a daily basis. It's too volatile. But if you think of natural gas as a long-term holding, then you push your profit horizon out. A long-term time horizon would be at least two years. ↗

— T. Boone Pickens

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Under current law volunteers who are not working with an official nonprofit organization are not covered by the Volunteer Protection Act. Therefore, there are absolutely no legal protections for the average American who wishes to volunteer. ↗

— Jon Porter

#act #american #average #average american #covered

If your goal is anything but profitability - if it's to be big, or to grow fast, or to become a technology leader - you'll hit problems. ↗

— Michael Porter

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During the period of capital moving from one employment to another, the profits on that to which capital is flowing will be relatively high, but will continue so no longer than till the requisite capital is obtained. ↗

— David Ricardo

#capital #continue #during #employment #flowing

It is not by the absolute quantity of produce obtained by either class, that we can correctly judge of the rate of profit, rent, and wages, but by the quantity of labour required to obtain that produce. ↗

— David Ricardo

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Profits might also increase, because improvements might take place in agriculture, or in the implements of husbandry, which would augment the produce with the same cost of production. ↗

— David Ricardo

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The facility of obtaining food is beneficial in two ways to the owners of capital, it at the same time raises profits and increases the amount of consumable commodities. ↗

— David Ricardo

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