The commercial spirit is the spirit of profit, not patriotism; of credit, not honor; of individual gain, not national prosperity; of trade and dickering, not principle.
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If my films don't show a profit, I know I'm doing something right.
All of us profit from being corrected - if we're corrected in a positive way.
There is no philosophy which is not founded upon knowledge of the phenomena, but to get any profit from this knowledge it is absolutely necessary to be a mathematician.
Those who seek to profit by division don't stand a chance.
Form follows profit is the aesthetic principle of our times.
Adversity is a great teacher, but this teacher makes us pay dearly for its instruction; and often the profit we derive, is not worth the price we paid.
In the state of nature profit is the measure of right.
War: a massacre of people who don't know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don't massacre each other.
War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it.
Never argue with a profit.
Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.
Profit is the most global aspect of a business, and it is cross-functional.
A business of high principle attracts high-caliber people more easily, thereby gaining a basic competitive and profit edge.
So we really need jobs now. We have to take jobs away from other countries because other countries are taking our jobs. There is practically not a country that does business with the United States that isn't making - let's call it a very big profit. I mean China is going to make $300 billion on us at least this year.
Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.
Hackers are breaking the systems for profit. Before, it was about intellectual curiosity and pursuit of knowledge and thrill, and now hacking is big business.
By saying that human issues are more important than non-human issues, that violence to humans is more relevant than violence to animals, one forgets that the animal liberation movement implies a message of peace for every being on earth and the opposition against the mindset of oppression. To make a distinction between one violence and another is exactly the root of all violence: Some wouldn't do any harm to those who share with them a flag, a religion, a language, etc. but would easily condemn to suffering and death those who are different. This tragic use of diversity as an excuse to inflict pain on others for a matter of profit and convenience is the cause of suffering for both human and non-human animals.