"We need grief as a precursor to emotional refreshment, and so consume it vicariously in somewhat titrated but powerful enough form through engagement with the arts."

“I've seen how important this concept is in business. To be truly successful, companies need to have a corporate mission that is bigger than making a profit. We try to follow that at salesforce.com, where we give 1% of our equity, 1% of our profits, and 1% of our employees' time to the community. By integrating philanthropy into our business model our employees feel that they do much more than just work at our company. By sharing a common and important mission, we are united and focused, and have found a secret weapon that ensures we always win.”

“The Christian religion is so manifestly contrary to the facts, belief in it can only be held with the most delusional gerrymandering imaginable.”

“I believe that our message of rebuilding America is one that will resonate with the American people.”

“If you want to create a memorable company, you have to fill your company with memorable people.”

“If you look around the world, the countries with the best environmental practices are the wealthiest. There's a reason for that. If you're worried about where your next meal is going to come from or shelter over your head, your focus is on those things.”

Source : "Chevron CEO: Governments - Not Oil Companies - Are Responsible For Finding 'A Better Solution' To Climate". Associated Press interview, thinkprogress.org. January 3, 2013.

“No man will be respected by others who is despised by his own relatives.”

“Policy and politics generally go contrary to principle.”

“The tragedy of Africa is that Africans are in the business of canonizing thieves and demonizing its saints.”