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“Meaning comes from engagement in positive work that challenges our personal capacity combined with knowledge that our positive work is making a larger contribution to the overall well-being of humanity and life on the planet.”
― Be the Solution: How Entrepreneurs and Conscious Capitalists Can Solve All the World's Problems
― Be the Solution: How Entrepreneurs and Conscious Capitalists Can Solve All the World's Problems
“The first transatlantic cable was not laid until 1956, and it could transmit only 36 calls at any one time. As late as 1966, only 138 simultaneous calls could take place between Europe and all of North America,”
― Be the Solution: How Entrepreneurs and Conscious Capitalists Can Solve All the World's Problems
― Be the Solution: How Entrepreneurs and Conscious Capitalists Can Solve All the World's Problems
“Whether people work for themselves or for others, they increasingly want to understand how their actions are contributing to a greater good.They will want to be engaged in work that contributes to society.”
― Be the Solution: How Entrepreneurs and Conscious Capitalists Can Solve All the World's Problems
― Be the Solution: How Entrepreneurs and Conscious Capitalists Can Solve All the World's Problems
“That is how entrepreneurs work. Where others see a barrier, they imagine a logical solution and then turn it into reality.”
― Be the Solution: How Entrepreneurs and Conscious Capitalists Can Solve All the World's Problems
― Be the Solution: How Entrepreneurs and Conscious Capitalists Can Solve All the World's Problems
“[Ford said] ".. On its world, the people are people. The leaders are lizards. The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people."
"Odd," said Arthur. "I thought you said it was a democracy."
"I did," said Ford. "It is."
"So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't the people get rid of the lizards?"
"It honestly doesn't occur to them," said Ford. "They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they voted in more or less approximates to the government they want."
"You mean they actually vote for the lizards?"
"Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course."
"But," said Arthur, going in for the big one again, "why?"
"Because if they didn't vote for a lizard," said Ford, "the wrong lizard might get in.”
― The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
"Odd," said Arthur. "I thought you said it was a democracy."
"I did," said Ford. "It is."
"So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't the people get rid of the lizards?"
"It honestly doesn't occur to them," said Ford. "They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they voted in more or less approximates to the government they want."
"You mean they actually vote for the lizards?"
"Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course."
"But," said Arthur, going in for the big one again, "why?"
"Because if they didn't vote for a lizard," said Ford, "the wrong lizard might get in.”
― The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Michael’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Michael’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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