"Today's business model is bad for people, bad for the economy and bad for stability and democracy,"

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Source : "Davos: unions call for businesses to share fruits of growth with employees" by Larry Elliott, Jill Treanor, www.theguardian.com. January 21, 2015.

Sharan Burrow

#People Quotes #Democracy Quotes #Today Quotes

“Do for yourself, for no one else will.”
“We all have two lives: The true, the one we dreamed of in childhood And go on dreaming of as adults in a substratum of mist; the false, the one we love when we live with others, the practical, the useful, the one we end up by being put in a coffin.”
“I feel like my dad was the more artistic one, creating his own thing, loving to be around people, and all this stuff, doing exciting things, and my mom was more of the performer.”
“Did you know there's probably more golf played in Iceland than most places in the world? They play 24 hours a day in the summertime and the northern part is warmer than the southern part.”
“Knowledge comes from learning. Wisdom comes from living.”
“Super-heroes were created to represent the best in all of us. We should aspire to match their nobility, not their ability to shoot big chrome guns.”
“There are uses to adversity, and they don't reveal themselves until tested. Whether it's serious illness, financial hardship, or the simple constraint of parents who speak limited English, difficulty can tap unexpected strengths.”
“If you have any problems at all, don't hesitate to shut up.”

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