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Context: The thing we must do intensely is be human together. People are more important than things. We must get together. The best thing humans can have going for them is each other. We have each other. We must reject everything which humiliates us. Humans are not objects of consumption. We must develop an absolute priority of humans ahead of profit — any humans ahead of any profit. Then we will survive. … Together.
"Introduction" to New World or No World (1970)<!-- an anthology of environmental writing -->
“…if you are nothing but profit-conscious, you cannot see the opportunities ahead.”
Made in Japan (1986)
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Japanese businessman 1921–1999Related quotes
Source: The Poker Face of Wall Street (2006), Chapter 1, The Art of Uncalculated Risk, p. 2
Source: Radical Sanity: Commonsense Advice for Uncommon Women
“You are successful and creative only when you see an opportunity in every difficulty.”
Quotations from Gurudev’s teachings, Chinmya Mission Chicago
“A disruptor finds opportunity and profit from his misfortunes.”
Source: Disrupt You! (2015), p.107
1956 - 1967
Source: the 'Ad Reinhardts Papers', Archives of American Art, microfilm no. N/69-103, frame no. 268