Quotes about Corporations

Corporations cannot commit treason, nor be outlawed, nor excommunicated, for they have no souls. Votes: 5

Corporations are social organizations, the theater in which men and women realize or fail to realize purposeful and productive lives. Votes: 5

The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door. That's the only difference. Votes: 5

Multinational corporations do control. They control the politicians. They control the media. They control the pattern of consumption, entertainment, thinking. They're destroying the planet and laying the foundation for violent outbursts and racial division. Votes: 5

I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country. Votes: 5

Corporations are not in business to be social-welfare organizations; they are there to make money. Votes: 4

Corporations must pay tax. Votes: 3

Corporations are the new dictators. Votes: 3

Corporations are people, my friend. Votes: 3

Corporations and businesses [don't] create jobs Votes: 3

Corporations aren't people. People are people! Votes: 3

Corporations have more power than the government. Votes: 3

Corporations are "worms in the body politic" Votes: 3

Corporations cook very differently from how people do. Votes: 3

Liberals hate corporations, folks. Corporations are not people. Votes: 3

Liberals hate corporations, folks. Corporations are not people. Votes: 3

Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility. Votes: 3

Corporations have neither bodies to kick, nor souls to damn. Votes: 3

Corporations can have no soul but they can love each other. Votes: 3

The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government. Votes: 3

Corporations are social institutions. If they don't serve society, they have no business existing Votes: 3

Corporations cannot commit treason, or be outlawed or excommunicated, for they have no souls. Votes: 3

Corporations do a lot of things well, but not run nations, for obvious reasons. Votes: 3

I hope we shall . . . crush in [its] birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations. Votes: 3

Corporations serve an important purpose, but telling people how to vote isn't one of them. Votes: 3

Corporations aren't people. They have no brains, no consciences, no capacity for intent or guilt. Votes: 3

Corporations have nothing to do with values, and they know it, and sometimes say it. Votes: 3

Corporations are not in business to be social-welfare organizations; they are there to make money. Votes: 3

Transnational Corporations must be legally accountable for the negative human rights impacts of their activities. Votes: 3

This (George W. Bush's) administration is not sympathetic to corporations, it is indentured to corporations Votes: 3

The government has a defect: it's potentially democratic. Corporations have no defect: they're pure tyrannies. Votes: 3

I don't think meals have any business being deductible. I'm for separation of calories and corporations. Votes: 3

Corporations are a fictional entity that are designed to make money, and they're neither people nor patriots. Votes: 3

Corporations, being only human, make mistakes. Sometimes you may end up working for one of those mistakes. Votes: 3

Corporations are not people, despite what the Supreme Court says, and they don't need or deserve handouts. Votes: 3

And we've become very doubtful of our information sources, because they're all controlled by these huge multilateral corporations Votes: 3

Corporations have free speech, but they can't speak like you and me. They don't have mouths or hands ... Votes: 3

Corporations have neither bodies to be punished, nor souls to be condemned, they therefore do as they like. Votes: 3

Corporations are mandated, in effect, to 'grow or die,' a rule also called 'the growth imperative.' Votes: 3

Corporations no longer try to fit square pegs into round holes; they just fit them into square cubicles. Votes: 3

Corporations are may lesser commonwealths in the bowels of a greater, like worms in the entrails of a natural man. Votes: 3

Corporations today, by their razor sharp focus on the 'bottom line' and quarterly earnings, have lost their ability to innovate. Votes: 3

Corporations take the humanity out of trade - they take the happiness out and replace it with something that is ugly. Votes: 3

The Republicans would like to take us back to a darker time, when corporations ruled and the underserved had no rights. Votes: 3

The roots of apple were to build computers for people, not for corporations. The world doesn't need another dell or compaq. Votes: 3

Corporations are poisoning our air and water while at the same time lining the pockets of elected officials with political contributions. Votes: 3

Corporations must answer questions about why they should be in the blogosphere. Small Businesses need to answer questions about why they shouldn't. Votes: 3

Corporations have been killing the risk-taking and exploration that makes software great. They have tried to rip the soul out of development. Votes: 3

Corporations are not legal "persons" with constitutional rights and freedoms of their own, but legal fictions that we created and must therefore control. Votes: 3

We must start with the reality that corporations cannot guarantee anyone a lifetime job any more than corporations have a guarantee of immortality. Votes: 3

Corporations are economic entities, to be sure, but they are also social institutions that must justify their existence by their overall contribution to society. Votes: 3

Corporations [gained] direct access to what we may think of as our humanity, emotions, and agency but, in this context, are really just buttons. Votes: 3

If Corporations are people, I guarantee you that a government of those people, by those people, and for those people will continue to exist. Votes: 3

Corporations are the only reason the tax code is so complicated in the first place. Those off-shore loopholes didn't get carved out by poor people. Votes: 3

Corporations have at different times been so far unable to distinguish freedom of speech from freedom of lying that their freedom has to be curbed. Votes: 3

Corporations complained about [safety] regulations, but let's face it, people walk away from accidents now that would have killed them when I was a kid Votes: 3

Let freedom ka-ching...Corporations do everything people do except breathe, die and go to jail for dumping 1.3 million pounds of PCBs in the Hudson River. Votes: 3

A corporation's primary goal is to make money. Government's primary role is to take a big chunk of that money and give it to others. Votes: 3

Corporations invest in sophisticated CRM, or Customer Relationship Management, programs to effectively oversee their relationship with their customers at every point during the buying process. Votes: 3

Corporations are not going to stash their money in the Cayman Islands. We are going to reinvest in America, create jobs, make education available to all. Votes: 3

Corporations, government entities and media conglomerates-fear the ideology of an animal liberationist could catch hold and topple them from their golden thrones, reducing their animal product profits. Votes: 3

Corporations are economic entities or structures, and yet they're allowed to fund political candidates, and when those candidates are elected, guess who gets in the door first? It's corporations. Votes: 3

Corporations are like countries now, there's a king, there are serfs, there's a court, basically everything but moats. They're feudal societies, and there are good ones and bad ones. Votes: 3

Corporations now govern society, perhaps more than governments themselves do; yet ironically, it is their very power, much of which they have gained through economic globalization, that makes them vulnerable. Votes: 3

There is strong mentoring of women in the academy. Corporations appear more willing to resist affirmative action to advance women, and boards and shareholders are more tolerant of this approach. Votes: 3

The most effective way to restrict democracy is to transfer decision-making from the public arena to unaccountable institutions: kings and princes, priestly castes, military juntas, party dictatorships, or modern corporations. Votes: 3

There is strong mentoring of women in the academy. Corporations appear more willing to resist affirmative action to advance women, and boards and shareholders are more tolerant of this approach. Votes: 3

Why do otherwise sane, competent, strong men, men who can wrestle bears or raid corporations, shrink away in horror at the thought of washing a dish or changing a diaper? Votes: 3

It's an incredible con job when you think about it, to believe something now in exchange for something after death. Even corporations with their reward systems don't try to make it posthumous. Votes: 3

Corporations! It's like there are these gigantic monsters living among us, and we don't mind that they're monsters because when we look at them they smile and hand us cheeseburgers. That's nuts. Votes: 3

The problem with addicted people, communities, corporations, or countries is that they tend to lie, cheat, or steal to get their 'fix.' Corporations are addicted to profit and governments to power ... Votes: 3

Corporations hope that the right concept will turn things around overnight. This is what you might call the crash-diet approach: starve yourself for a few days and you'll be thin for life. Votes: 3

Corporations are people, my friend ... of course they are. Everything corporations earn ultimately goes to the people. Where do you think it goes? Whose pockets? Whose pockets? People's pockets. Human beings, my friend. Votes: 3

Corporations don't have children. They don't have feelings or souls. They don't depend on uncontaminated water, clean air, or healthy food to survive. They are beholden to one thing - the bottom line. Votes: 3

Corporations never actually mention 'money'; that would be vulgar. They prefer such words as 'turnover,' 'profit,' 'salary,' 'revenue,' 'budget,' 'premium,' and 'savings,' all much more refined. Votes: 3

Who gets the risks? The risks are given to the consumer, the unsuspecting consumer and the poor work force. And who gets the benefits? The benefits are only for the corporations, for the money makers. Votes: 3

In the U.S., we've given corporations all the powers and freedoms of an individual but with none of the responsibility. Corporations need to be giving back to their communities just as much as they're taking away. Votes: 3

The idea that corporations have the same First Amendment protections of free speech as people is troubling. Corporations are not people. They don't attend our schools, get married and have children. They don't vote in our elections. Votes: 3

The larger the state, the more callous it becomes... the colder its heart. It is also true that the bigger the corporation, the more callous its heart. But unlike the state, corporations have competition and have no police powers. Votes: 3

Unless you become more watchful in your states and check the spirit of monopoly and thirst for exclusive privileges you will in the end find that...the control over your dearest interests has passed into the hands of these corporations. Votes: 3

Corporations wield enormous power in society.In order to see lasting social change, leaders in the private sector must begin to think of their own business plans as plans for good as well as profit. That's not such a big leap. Votes: 3

I was endorsed by many corporations to work with their people. Since I had several hundred successful case histories, I realized that it was really valuable and everybody should have access to the information, so I started teaching seminars to groups of people. Votes: 3

The motivation for war is simple. The U.S. government started the war with Iraq in order to make it easy for U.S. corporations to do business in other countries. They intend to use cheap labor in those countries, which will make Americans rich. Votes: 3

Although it is true that only about 20 percent of American workers are in unions, that 20 percent sets the standards across the board in salaries, benefits and working conditions. If you are making a decent salary in a non-union company, you owe that to the unions. One thing that corporations do not do is give out money out of the goodness of their hearts. Votes: 3

One in four corporations doesn't pay any taxes. Votes: 2

Punk is not dead. Punk will only die when corporations can exploit and mass produce it. Votes: 2

The world's entire scientific and cultural heritage, published over centuries in books and journals, is increasingly being digitized and locked up by a handful of private corporations. Votes: 2

Many schools include a service project as part of their curriculum, and many corporations have in-house projects for their employees or give them time off to do volunteer work. Votes: 2

The result of the collaborative culture is that corporations or government institutions focus intensely on internal culture and pour their energy into achieving minuscule policy changes relating to workplace efficiency, gender or race. Votes: 2

Throughout human history, people have developed strong loyalties to traditions, rituals, and symbols. In the most effective organizations, they are not only respected but celebrated. It is no coincidence that the most highly admired corporations are also among the most profitable. Votes: 2

Non-disclosure in the Internet Age is quickly perceived as a breach of trust. Government, corporations and each of us as individuals must recalibrate how we live and share our lives appropriate to the information now available and the expectations of others. Votes: 2

A black agenda is jobs, jobs, jobs, quality education, investment in infrastructure and strong democratic regulation of corporations. The black agenda, at its best, looks at America from the vantage point of the least of these and asks what's best for all. Votes: 2

Creating a better world requires teamwork, partnerships, and collaboration, as we need an entire army of companies to work together to build a better world within the next few decades. This means corporations must embrace the benefits of cooperating with one another. Votes: 2

Time after time we're told corporations should have freedom from pesky job safety regulations, environmental protections and labor standards - giving working people the freedom to be crushed in collapsing mines, choke on filthy air and get paid too little to live on. Votes: 2

The Olympic Games are highly commercialised. They purport to follow the traditions of an ancient athletics competition, but today it is the commercial aspect that is most apparent. I have seen how, through sport, cities and corporations compete against each other for financial gain. Votes: 2

Here is what the practical impact of Citizens United means. What Citizens United means is that corporations call hundreds of millions of dollars into television ads, radio ads, and other forms of advertising to defeat those candidates who stand up and take them on. Votes: 2

Corporations often partner with government after natural disasters, as many companies did in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. As a rule, however, long-term civic/corporate partnerships are still rare .But this need not remain the status quo, as many opportunities are available for such partnerships. Votes: 2

Governance is complex, difficult, and on the whole, thankless - why ever should the Bright Young Things leave the management of their hotels, newspapers, banks, TV channels and corporations to join, like fleas on a behemoth, the government? Wherein lies the difference between the two worlds? Votes: 2

I believe that the role of limited government should be looking after the needs of veterans, the elderly, children and those institutions that improve the quality of life for struggling families - I don't believe that government should bend to serve the needs of subsidized multi-national corporations and entitled billionaires. Votes: 2

Many of the benefits from keeping terrorism fear levels high are obvious. Private corporations suck up massive amounts of Homeland Security cash as long as that fear persists, while government officials in the National Security and Surveillance State can claim unlimited powers and operate with unlimited secrecy and no accountability. Votes: 2

I was a lawyer for 10 years - a short time, but it molded me into who I am. My clients were little people fighting big corporations, so it was a natural thing to not only represent the little guy but also to pull for him - it's the American way. Votes: 2

We live in a society in which spurious realities are manufactured by the media, by governments, by big corporations, by religious groups, political groups. I ask, in my writing, 'What is real?' Because unceasingly we are bombarded with pseudo realities manufactured by very sophisticated people using very sophisticated electronic mechanisms. Votes: 2

Governments have been ceding power to big multinational corporations in the market. We see the manifest in a variety of ways. Where governments are giving up power to big international institutions like the World Trade Organization or NAFTA, which are disabling governments' ability to protect the rights of their own people. Votes: 2

Self-dealing, essentially, occurs when managers run companies to line their own pockets instead of those of the companies' owners. It's been a perennial problem in American capitalism and became a real dilemma when America moved toward a model in which corporations would be run by professional managers who had only small ownership stakes. Votes: 2

The institutions that we've built up over the years to protect our individual privacy rights from the government don't apply to the private sector. The Fourth Amendment doesn't apply to corporations. The Freedom of Information Act doesn't apply to Silicon Valley. And you can't impeach Google if it breaks its 'Don't be evil' campaign pledge. Votes: 2

The larger the state, the more callous it becomes... the colder its heart. It is also true that the bigger the corporation, the more callous its heart. But unlike the state, corporations have competition and have no police powers Votes: 1

I don't represent corporations. Votes: 0

Everything corporations earn ultimately goes to people. Votes: 0

I've been around the bend in corporations. Votes: 0

American corporations hate to give away money. Votes: 0

The Fourth Amendment doesn't apply to corporations. Votes: 0

Fascism is when corporations become the government. Votes: 0

Democracy can't be just for billionaires and corporations. Votes: 0

Obama & McCain differ, but neither takes on corporations. Votes: 0

Life, especially in America, is ruled by corporations. Votes: 0

The Internet is corporations all the way down. Votes: 0

Yesterday's corporations visibly cannot meet today's economic challenges. Votes: 0

To survive, men and business and corporations must serve. Votes: 0

We live in a nation where corporations are people. Votes: 0

I'll believe corporations are people when Texas executes one Votes: 0

They [corporations] feel neither shame, remorse, gratitude, nor goodwill. Votes: 0

Candidly, I believe most corporations actually don't mind big government. Votes: 0

There is no information about corporations. There is only disinformation. Votes: 0

It is a government by the corporations, for the corporations. Votes: 0

Investment in training is a huge necessity for knowledge-based corporations. Votes: 0

These corporations run our culture, and they riddle it with bullshit. Votes: 0

In confusing stock options with ownership, corporations confuse trappings with substance. Votes: 0

Essentially the soul of the planet is being controlled by corporations. Votes: 0

Countries, states, cities, corporations and laws are all words on paper. Votes: 0

We don't separate out men and women working together in corporations. Votes: 0

If poor people want food stamps, they should become massive corporations. Votes: 0

I don't represent large corporations and I don't want their money. Votes: 0

I feel like the government is more evil than most corporations. Votes: 0

I will stand up for families against powerful interests, against corporations. Votes: 0

Clutter is the official language used by corporations to hide their mistakes. Votes: 0

That corporations are the creatures of the Crown must be universally admitted. Votes: 0

Institutional blindness is a major threat to the future of all corporations. Votes: 0

Designers, stay away from corporations that want you to lie for them Votes: 0

Public trust in both government and corporations is low, and deservedly so. Votes: 0

Yet, individuals and corporations in Puerto Rico pay no federal income tax. Votes: 0

The corporations and the media don't need power; they already have it. Votes: 0

Let the wealthier countries and corporations of the world fund an Emergency Organization. Votes: 0

There can be no effective control of corporations while their political activity remains. Votes: 0

Groups are corporations now. They have pension plans. Musicians have saw the daylight. Votes: 0

Sometimes you're fighting corporations and forget that people can talk to each other. Votes: 0

Government should protect people and regulate corporations, not protect corporations and regulate people. Votes: 0

You can't have a people's democracy as long as corporations are considered people. Votes: 0

Don't let anybody tell you that it's corporations and businesses that create jobs. Votes: 0

We've got some well-run corporations by some well-intended people who do it right. Votes: 0

They don't send people from large corporations to hire people to make sculptures. Votes: 0

Talking about corporations - they're so big. There's not a person at a corporation. Votes: 0

As institutional psychopaths, corporations are wont to remove obstacles that get into their way. Votes: 0

The bigger issue, was the whole takeover of the food industry by big corporations. Votes: 0

We live in imaginary, virtual worlds created by corporations that profit from our deception. Votes: 0

When multi-national corporations are given the same powers as feudal states or nations: expect wars. Votes: 0

Average working people need more fresh starts. Big corporations, banks, and Donald Trump need fewer. Votes: 0

The utilities and facilities of major corporations can be confiscated and given to democratic collectives Votes: 0

They may want to insist that corporations are people but corporations are certainly not Americans. Votes: 0

Americans cherish our liberty and don't want government or corporations to take away our freedoms. Votes: 0

Nine out of every 10 large corporations and government agencies have been attacked by computer intruders. Votes: 0

Large corporations welcome innovation and individualism in the same way the dinosaurs welcomed large meteors. Votes: 0

The people who are thinking most about big data right now are corporations and governments. Votes: 0

Our military doesn't defend our American people. Our military is the strong-arm muscle of corporations. Votes: 0

The growing wealth aquired by them corporations never fails to be a source of abuses. Votes: 0

The two party system just means that the corporations cut two checks instead of one. Votes: 0

I think I could argue that the press has more impact on politics than corporations. Votes: 0

People, governments and economies of all nations must serve the needs of multinational banks and corporations. Votes: 0

With consumers having ever more choice, corporations must invest more and more in courting public opinion. Votes: 0

People of conscience need to break their ties with corporations financing the injustice of climate change. Votes: 0

The pharmaceutical corporations are engaged in the systematic corruption of the medical profession, country by country Votes: 0

The idea of allowing corporations to have unlimited influence on our democracy is very dangerous, obviously. Votes: 0

There are limits to reforming a system that is dominated by these massive and rapacious corporations. Votes: 0

It is wrong that corporations and the super wealthy play by a different set of rules. Votes: 0

Large corporations and unions know the power of being big enough to bargain for better rates. Votes: 0

Movie studios are owned by giant corporations. They care about money; they dont care about movies. Votes: 0

The corporate income tax, in particular, is a tax that puts American corporations at a disadvantage. Votes: 0

The big corporations and the big companies turned musicians into factory workers on an assembly line. Votes: 0

More than half the world's largest 100 economies are corporations. They have no loyalties to place or citizens. Votes: 0

We have allowed corporations to decide the fate of the cities. We hardly speak of democratic development. Votes: 0

I wouldn't say that holidays are manufactured by corporations, but they're certainly exploited and mined by them. Votes: 0

I think it's time that the wealthy and corporations paid their fair share to support this country. Votes: 0

Mitt Romney is the guy who said corporations are people. No, Governor Romney, corporations are not people. Votes: 0

If corporations are people, as the Supreme Court wishes us to believe, they are stunningly unpatriotic ones. Votes: 0

In China, the state controls the corporations, whereas in the United States, the corporations control the state. Votes: 0

Ratings translate into corporations, corporations that need a profit statement this quarter that's larger than the last. Votes: 0

Most US corporations today are over-managed and under-led. They need to develop their capacity to exercise leadership. Votes: 0

The government has to be on the side of the people if the corporations take too much power. Votes: 0

By leveraging their freedom from the bonds of location, corporations could now dictate the economic policy of governments. Votes: 0

We need a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to control the so-called free speech rights of corporations. Votes: 0

Politicians and corporations have always placed economic interests above moral interests. This is now hurting the entire planet. Votes: 0

Strong ethics keep corporations healthy . Poor ethics make companies sick. Values are the immune system of every organisation. Votes: 0

I often say that shareholders should feel very responsible for how responsive corporations are to the public trust. Votes: 0

Biopiracy (is) biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use. Votes: 0

When it comes to governments and corporations, we should demand that less is secret. That's where corruption flowers. Votes: 0

All contributions by corporations to any political committee or for any political purpose should be forbidden by law Votes: 0

I often say that shareholders should feel very responsible for how responsive corporations are to the public trust. Votes: 0

The handful of corporations that own most of the media outlets have an interest in reflecting establishment views. Votes: 0

And we've become very doubtful of our information sources, because they're all controlled by these huge multilateral corporations. Votes: 0

America's corporations learned long ago that equality is just good business and is the right thing to do, Votes: 0

One thing that corporations do not do is give out money out of the goodness of their hearts. Votes: 0

The fact that we have people who have headed up oil corporations now assigned to places in cabinet. Votes: 0

We need fair rules of the road, so big corporations can't use their power to gain unfair advantages. Votes: 0

The Supreme Court gives corporations the same rights as a human being. It's absurd. You can't do that. Votes: 0

TV that people will never see, that giant international corporations will never touch, will never pay your salary. Votes: 0

Dick Cheney and Bush's rise to power were built on tons of money from corporations and a dulled press. Votes: 0

The capitalist system of coordination by trade seems to be largely populated by indigestible lumps of socialism called corporations Votes: 0

Turning corporations loose and letting the profit motive run amok is not a prescription for a more livable world. Votes: 0

Congress voted for tougher laws on corporations. So now when a corporation buys a senator, they need a receipt. Votes: 0

Multi-billion-dollar multinational corporations view the exploitation of the world's sick and dying as a sacred duty to their shareholders. Votes: 0

We're the Fascist States of America today, not the United States of America, because the corporations are in power. Votes: 0

Large corporations are amassing so much power in our economy. Sometimes it's called market concentration or even old-fashioned monopolies. Votes: 0

When I did big things, some large corporations like the Pennsylvania Railroad Company were behind me and responsible party. Votes: 0

The tax code rewards corporations for outsourcing jobs, and their profits overseas, instead of investing here in the United States. Votes: 0

Cutting taxes even more on the wealthy and corporations, that's not going to help anybody except the wealthy and corporations. Votes: 0

A large majority of Americans believe that corporations exert too much influence on our daily lives and our political process. Votes: 0

Most corporations have human-resources processes that involve discussions with your manager, performance evaluations, calibrations for performance and potential succession planning. Votes: 0

Since when do corporations not have responsibility to the community? Since when to the not have responsibility to their employees? Votes: 0

The Washington establishment and the financial and media corporations that fund it...Their agenda is to elect crooked Hillary Clinton. Votes: 0

If I can give a very substantial injection of humanistic thinking into corporations, boy, that would change things a lot. Votes: 0

Like the government, corporations must be bound with the chains of the Constitution, and especially of the Bill of Rights. Votes: 0

If I can give a very substantial injection of humanistic thinking into corporations, boy, that would change things a lot. Votes: 0

These are the kind of movies that only a real apparatchik, someone who thinks that corporations are people, could love. Votes: 0

History moves fast. It's hard to believe that gay Americans achieved full constitutional personhood just five years after corporations did! Votes: 0

The automotive corporations, including Ford, I think are in the business of trying to make cars that people will drive. Votes: 0

America's corporations are a spiritual slum, and their arrogance is the major threat to our future as a free society. Votes: 0

CEOs of large corporations earn 400 times what their workers make. That is not what America is supposed to be about. Votes: 0

It's the way our founding fathers would have wanted it, if they had founded corporations instead of just a country. Votes: 0

In real life, what scares me is politicians, corporations and people that think they know what the world should be. Votes: 0

With Citizens United, the Supreme Court's declaration that corporations are people, the whims of one can silence the voices of millions. Votes: 0

In the Internet age, it is inevitable that corporations and government agencies will have access to detailed information about people's lives. Votes: 0

In the steel industry the corporations generally have accepted collective bargaining and negotiated wage agreements with the Committee for Industrial Organization. Votes: 0

The country is governed for the richest, for the corporations, the bankers, the land speculators, and for the exploiters of labor. Votes: 0

Rainforest land is mistakenly valued solely for the worth of its timber, mining and oil resources by short-sighted corporations and governments. Votes: 0

The power of large corporations is still a scourge on the earth, but at least the arguments supporting them are undermined. Votes: 0

The country is governed for the richest, for the corporations, the bankers, the land speculators, and for the exploiters of labor Votes: 0

NAFTA was much more popular among US corporations than GATT, because NAFTA is highly protectionist in ways that GATT is not. Votes: 0

If we could measure the damage to corporations from gossip, it might be more than the GNP of the Third World! Votes: 0

It is naturally only a coincidence that all too often, American foreign-policy objectives dovetail nicely with the economic objectives of multinational corporations. Votes: 0

When deep space exploration ramps up, it'll be the corporations that name everything, the IBM Stellar Sphere, the Microsoft Galaxy, Planet Starbucks. Votes: 0

Give tax breaks to large corporations, so that money can trickle down to the general public, in the form of extra jobs. Votes: 0

A prime minister's job is to make sure the government works for those who have elected him, and not for big corporations. Votes: 0

Don't depend on governments or corporations to fix problems. Social revolutions are led by passionate individuals and that's what makes the difference. Votes: 0

I believe that the officers, and, especially, the directors, of corporations should be held personally responsible when any corporation breaks the law. Votes: 0

In the United States large corporations control some members of Congress. All this does is delay the corporation's funeral at our expense. Votes: 0

Big corporations have money and power to make sure every rule breaks their way; people have voices and votes to push back. Votes: 0

I am an ardent supporter of capitalism - but I also understand that while individuals have inalienable, God-given rights, corporations do not. Votes: 0

While corporations dominate society and write the laws, each advance in technology is an opening for them to further restrict its users. Votes: 0

As policy makers, our interest isn't necessarily the narrow interests of specific corporations but the national security interests of the United States. Votes: 0

Soloist are inspiring in Opera and perhaps even in small entreprenurial ventures, but there is no place for them in large corporations. Votes: 0

There's nothing new about the government protecting corporations and calling it the freeing of the world or bringing democracy to bereft nations. Votes: 0

What corporations fear most are consumers who ask questions. Naomi Klein offers us the arguments with which to take on the superbrands. Votes: 0

Power does not reside in institutions, not even the state or large corporations. It is located in the networks that structure society. Votes: 0

On July 4 we celebrate government of the people, by the people, and for the people, or as they are now called, corporations. Votes: 0

Knowledge management will never work until corporations realize it's not about how you capture knowledge but how you create and leverage it. Votes: 0

Women are still not reaching the most senior levels of corporations. This is not the shortcoming of women. We're talented and smart. Votes: 0

Smart people make good choices. They dig science and say 'no' to the invasion of sovereign nations for the pleasure of corporations. Votes: 0

The Democrats want corporations to shut down and move, because it allows them to tell you how rotten and mean corporations are. Votes: 0

The Democrats want corporations to shut down and move, because it allows them to tell you how rotten and mean corporations are. Votes: 0

Meetings are an addictive, highly self-indulgent activity that corporations and other large organizations habitually engage in only because they cannot actually masturbate. Votes: 0

In poor countries, officials receive explicit bribes; in D.C. they get the sophisticated, implicit, unspoken promise to work for large corporations Votes: 0

I'm a capitalist, not a corporatist. I'm not someone who believes we should be bailing out corporations whether their auto industries, or banks. Votes: 0

But on the contrary Wikileaks is under heavy attack by the government and corporations are participating in that by closing down their websites. Votes: 0

As the power of governments wanes, corporations become ever more powerful. Sometimes they do things that aren't so good. We should pay attention. Votes: 0

I believe very strongly that corporations could and should be a major force for resolving social and environmental concerns in the twenty-first century. Votes: 0

We must start with the reality that corporations cannot guarantee anyone a lifetime job any more than corporations have a guarantee of immortality Votes: 0

Americans are not getting screwed by the Republican Party. They're getting screwed by the large corporations that bought and own the Republican Party. Votes: 0

I believe very strongly that corporations could and should be a major force for resolving social and environmental concerns in the twenty-first century. Votes: 0

The great corporations of this country were not founded by ordinary people. They were founded by people with extraordinary intelligence, ambition, and aggressiveness. Votes: 0

There used to be corporations that produced products. Now there are just banks that produce deals, hedge-fund-driven banks and derivatives and those things. Votes: 0

The triumph of economic globalization has inspired a wave of techno-savvy investigative activists who are as globally minded as the corporations they track. Votes: 0

Key is the question of where do new ideas come from. Historically, four places: government labs, big corporations, startup companies, and research universities. Votes: 0

For the past 10 years, corporations have been trained that they should use all the different media... But the internet is becoming the umbrella. Votes: 0

Neither individuals nor corporations have any right to come into court and ask that the clock of history be stopped, or turned back. Votes: 0

I think we're in an era of unprecedented dominance by corporations. I think people understand that deeply; I don't think that's even questioned. Votes: 0

That's one of the things about the Tea Party people. They think corporations have too much influence in American life and they do. Votes: 0

More and more countries of the world have decided that corporations do a better job of generating and deploying capital than do states. Votes: 0

The corporations are worried about their reputational damage and a lot of the social media inflicts that, but it's hard to measure it. Votes: 0

The level of credit in Mexico has shown to be low. And where credit concentrates the most favors large corporations and not companies. Votes: 0

We give more economic aid to multinational corporations to increase their profits than we do to all the countries in the world combined. Votes: 0

SETI is probably the most important quest of our time , and it amazes me that governments and corporations are not supporting it sufficiently. Votes: 0

Media corporations have a civic responsibility not only to prevent fraud and financial abuse, but also to not corrupt or degrade our culture. Votes: 0

I'm unclear on the definition of person the courts have been using. Something that sieves out dolphins but lets corporations slide on through. Votes: 0

There's a whole journalistic-industrial complex dedicated to keeping newsprint, TV screens and radio waves clean of destabilizing scoops damaging to corporations or the state. Votes: 0

The blanket assertion that corporations are people obfuscates the complex issues at play in the changing business world. Corporation are institutions. People are people." Votes: 0

The blanket assertion that corporations are people obfuscates the complex issues at play in the changing business world. Corporation are institutions. People are people. Votes: 0

The financial education taught in schools is funded and taught by the big banks and corporations. It's like having the cat train the mice. Votes: 0

When do corporations begin to lose their credibility? They fought Social Security, Medicare, auto safety. They fought every social justice movement in this country. Votes: 0

USA corporations are legally regulated by laws which their managers know are rarely enforced. This criminal activity is what the USA government calls: Deregulation. Votes: 0

Since FDR's New Deal, corporations and wealthy families have been non-stop finding new ways to get tax breaks, deregulation and entitlements from the government. Votes: 0

The people with money to build today are corporations - they are our popes and Medicis. The sense of pride is why they build. Votes: 0

I've still got a small fitness and conditioning business where I travel round the world doing stuff for individuals and corporations, mainly fitness training. Votes: 0

If you look around at America, that's one of its biggest problems is you have corporations that can never be pleased at a profit. Votes: 0

We were a commodity used by corporations to make their brand look fashionable, but then they used us to keep kids out of venues. Votes: 0

Large corporations, of course, are blinded by greed. The laws under which they operate require it - their shareholders would revolt at anything less. Votes: 0

Most of my work has been in corporations, studying how you build an organization that helps people to identify and work to their strengths. Votes: 0

It is a government of the people by the people for the people no longer it is a government of corporations by corporations for corporations Votes: 0

It doesn't cost anything to say hi when you pass someone else in the hallway, whereas, most corporations if you pass you avoid eye contact. Votes: 0

The corporation that shrinks from the light" would have anything to fear from government. About the welfare of such corporations we need not be oversensitive. Votes: 0

If it were not for government regulation of big corporations, executives at companies like Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, they could have cheated investors out of millions. Votes: 0

Let individuals contribute as they desire; but let us prohibit in effective fashion all corporations from making contributions for any political purpose, directly or indirectly. Votes: 0

I went from being a kid who loved to perform magic tricks to becoming the world's most notorious hacker, feared by corporations and the government. Votes: 0

In every case, the environmental hazards were made known only by independent scientists, who were often bitterly opposed by the corporations responsible for the hazards. Votes: 0

Now you have people in Washington who have no interest in the country at all. They're interested in their companies, their corporations grabbing Caspian oil. Votes: 0

I cant justify taking money away from hungry kids and needy schools to pay for the Games when corporations are willing to write the checks. Votes: 0

It's not just an economic crisis that capitalism has created. We also face an environmental catastrophe created by a handful of gigantic fossil fuel corporations. Votes: 0

With less competition, corporations can use their power to raise prices, limit choice for consumers, cut wages for workers, crowd out start-ups and small businesses. Votes: 0

We can't have these great corporations crowding competition off the sidewalks. It's like an elephant saying, "Everyone for himself," as he dances among the chickens. Votes: 0

To demonize state authoritarianism while ignoring identical albeit contract-consecrated subservient arrangements in the large-scale corporations which control the world economy is fetishism at its worst. Votes: 0

If we raise taxes on corporations, what incentive will they have to make money other than the fact that it's the sole reason they exist. Votes: 0

Reasons why members of Congress deserve a pay raise: Many big corporations are cutting back on bribes; nearly half the members have never been indicted. Votes: 0

The real problem with the IRS is that they let General Electric not pay any taxes -- and 50 other corporations -- that's the real scandal Votes: 0

Can I work with corporations? Are there good corporations doing incredible cutting edge research and development? Absolutely they are. And we should be proud of them. Votes: 0

The ideal body is everywhere you look, and we are made to feel like failures by advertisers and corporations who shame us into buying their products. Votes: 0

CEOs and employers at for-profit corporations should not be able to prevent women from access to health care simply because of their own personal religious objections. Votes: 0

If capitalism is to remain a healthy, vibrant economic system, corporations must participate in taking care of the society and the environment in which they live. Votes: 0

No matter what anyone may say about making the rich and the corporations pay taxes, in the end they come out of the people who toil Votes: 0

What the polls don't tell you is, though other polls do, is that if you do a study of CEOs, top executives in corporations, they're liberal. Votes: 0

The very earth that sustains us is being destroyed to fuel injustice. An economy that grants personhood to corporations but denies it to the more-than-human beings Votes: 0

In environments where corporations become too interventionist and capture regulation themselves, the government must be able to battle back so that the people have a chance. Votes: 0

The corporations have all their marketing tools, but it's so much better to go in and find out what's going on and what people are thinking. Votes: 0

In all large corporations, there is a pervasive fear that someone, somewhere is having fun with a computer on company time. Networks help alleviate that fear. Votes: 0

Instead of talking about cuts in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, we must end the absurdity of corporations not paying a nickel in federal income taxes. Votes: 0

The journalists in America are no longer covering critical stories. Investigative journalism is gone. Foreign-news coverage is gone. The press is owned by five giant corporations. Votes: 0

Small teams driven by their passion with a clear focus can do extraordinary things. Things that only large corporations and governments could do in the past. Votes: 0

No matter how corrupt, greedy, and heartless our government, our corporations, our media, and our religious & charitable institutions may become, the music will still be wonderful. Votes: 0

Software patents, in particular, are very ripe for abuse. The whole system encourages big corporations getting thousands and thousands of patents. Individuals almost never get them. Votes: 0

Most of the services staff is for the larger corporations, not so much for small and medium businesses because they cannot afford an extensive services army. Votes: 0

Most of the services staff is for the larger corporations, not so much for small and medium businesses because they cannot afford an extensive services army. Votes: 0

Decisions of character come from understanding that they are accountable to God only, not to family, spouses, religious leaders, corporations, public opinion or your own ego. Votes: 0

The 'ideal' body is everywhere you look, and we are made to feel like failures by advertisers and corporations who shame us into buying their products. Votes: 0

Without putting the brakes on out-of-control campaign contributions from individuals and corporations - it will be business as usual, with 1 percent of Americans pulling the strings. Votes: 0

Governments have a unique opportunity to incentivise corporations so that they can accelerate their evolution to a more sustainable economy through more sustainable practices and products. Votes: 0

Fossil fuel corporations are supposed to pay the government fair market royalties in exchange for the right to drill on public lands or in federal waters. Votes: 0

The American people, whether you are Democrat, independent, Republican, progressive, conservative, do not believe corporations are people or that corporations should be able to buy elections. Votes: 0

The way that a handful of corporations in Los Angeles dictate how our stories are told creates a real poverty of imagination and it's a big problem. Votes: 0

Supreme Court opinion notwithstanding, corporations are not defined as people under the Constitution, and free speech can hardly be called free when only the rich are heard. Votes: 0

I think the environmental movement is the biggest people's movement in the world. Unfortunately, our governments and corporations haven't responded accordingly to protect our planet's natural resources. Votes: 0

One of the reasons you study at great institutions or aspire to work in great corporations is that you hope to acquire the values they stand for. Votes: 0

The corporations who invest in lobbyists, it pays in terms of tax loopholes, tax subsidies, all the rest. It pays. Clearly, the money has a big effect. Votes: 0

There is a huge shift taking place in the global awareness in the last 5 years with strong views about globalization and the power structures of major corporations. Votes: 0

We are going through tough economic times but things are looking up, and the indicators are improving not only for large corporations but also for small business. Votes: 0

If congress has the right under the Constitution to issue paper money, it was given them to use themselves, not to be delegated to individuals or corporations. Votes: 0

Trickle-down economics is a myth. Enriching corporations - as the TPP would - will not necessarily help those in the middle, let alone those at the bottom. Votes: 0

When I speak out on corporations hurting the common man or the environment or other species, I expect a well-financed disinformation campaign to be aimed my way. Votes: 0

The labor unions shall have a square deal, and the corporations shall have a square deal, and in addition, all private citizens shall have a square deal. Votes: 0

The main selling appeal of NAFTA to US corporations is that it gives them an advantage in the North American market over their European and Japanese competitors. Votes: 0

It's crazy that the Constitution has to be amended to clarify what for the majority of Americans is a clear and true statement: corporations are not people. Votes: 0

The U.S. Constitution protects our privacy from the prying eyes of government. It does not, however, protect us from the prying eyes of companies and corporations. Votes: 0

Hanging out with politicians and corporations is very unhip work. But I think that the U2 audience have turned out to be incredibly subtle in their understanding. Votes: 0

Friends, I'm angry about what's happening in politics today! Why is it wrong to ask the wealthiest people and most profitable corporations to pay their fair share? Votes: 0

Each and every year, the United States loses an estimated $100 billion a year in tax revenues due to offshore tax abuses by the wealthy and large corporations. Votes: 0

...Fan fiction is a way of the culture repairing the damage done in a system where contemporary myths are owned by corporations instead of owned by the folk. Votes: 0

Women who make a house a home make a far greater contribution to society than those who command large armies or stand at the head of impressive corporations. Votes: 0

The biggest myth about labor unions is that unions are for the workers. Unions are for unions, just as corporations are for corporations and politicians are for politicians. Votes: 0

I'm not only a fan of Apple products, I have stock in the company. I think Steve Jobs has started one of the greatest corporations in the world. Votes: 0

...Fan fiction is a way of the culture repairing the damage done in a system where contemporary myths are owned by corporations instead of owned by the folk." Votes: 0

It's only in relatively recent years that Hollywood became the playground of multinational corporations which regard movies and TV shows as a minor irritant to their overall activity. Votes: 0

I am interested in agricultural corporations and how they function. The idea that they own the genetics of our food supply is a really compelling thing to me. Votes: 0

Populism is not a style, it's a people's rebellion against the iron grip that big corporations have on our country - including our economy, government, media, and environment. Votes: 0

Small businesses should have the same ability to reach customers as powerful corporations. A blogger should have the same ability to find an audience as a media conglomerate. Votes: 0

Prosperity can't be just for CEOs and hedge fund managers. Democracy can't be just for billionaires and corporations. Prosperity and democracy are part of your basic bargain, too. Votes: 0

I don't trust this [american] government to be regulating corporations. I trust big business to be regulated [by itself] and to be a party to a decent solution. Votes: 0

The domestic war against "terrorists" [code for young protesters] provides new opportunities for major defense contractors and corporations who are becoming more a part of our domestic lives. Votes: 0

It is the professed goal [of U.S. multinational corporations] to control as large a share of the world market as they do of the United States market. Votes: 0

We are not slaves of the market. Our human life has a greater meaning than making money, making profit, and working for the market or for multinational corporations. Votes: 0

The tax rate of 35 percent is impossible to provide an incentive to the large corporations, that have $1.7 trillion offshore, to put their money back in the United States. Votes: 0

I feel strongly that the Supreme Court needs to stand on the side of the American people, not on the side of the powerful corporations and the wealthy. Votes: 0

The crush of lobbyists on Washington and purchase of the media by corporations has created a big business-run government and a worthless press leaving Americans screwed and ill-informed. Votes: 0

The problem with copyright enforcement is that when the parameters aren't incredibly well defined, it means big corporations, who have deeper pockets and better lawyers, can bully people. Votes: 0

We created a new kind of agency ... We had to retrain our people. But the corporations that will be successful will be those that are willing to change. Votes: 0

A liberal public is interesting to have as an audience. It is for that very reason that corporations make such an effort to ally themselves with cultural institutions. Votes: 0

While commentators on Fox and right-wing radio have the backing of Rupert Murdoch, a major Republican contributor, and other conservative corporations, progressives understand that their position is extremely vulnerable. Votes: 0

To expose a 4.2 Trillion dollar ripoff of the American people by the stockholders of the 1000 largest corporations over the last one-hundred years will be a tall order of business. Votes: 0

As long as there are big corporations, there will be big unions. The economic power of big business will be matched by the economic power of the big unions. Votes: 0

The world is run by monsters and you have to deal with them. Some of them run countries, some of them run banks, some of them run news corporations. Votes: 0

The economy working - the economy growing, corporations growing and hiring people and wage increases occurring - is the worst thing that can happen politically for the Democrat Party. Votes: 0

In terms of political contributions, the free speech rights of corporations I don't think deserve the same protections as the free speech rights of real living, breathing, voting humans. Votes: 0

Food redistribution is economically sensible, ecologically pressing, and socially responsible; it is high time food corporations woke up to it and governments started funding the organisations that facilitate it. Votes: 0

In terms of political contributions, the free speech rights of corporations I dont think deserve the same protections as the free speech rights of real living, breathing, voting humans. Votes: 0

The economy working - the economy growing, corporations growing and hiring people and wage increases occurring - is the worst thing that can happen politically for the Democrat Party. Votes: 0

Power and profit structures're out of cahoots with current technology. Aware of new inventions, corporations put them aside, waiting for competitive reasons until they're obliged to use new gimmicks. Votes: 0

I am on the board of corporations who contribute both to environmental problems and their solutions. And I am on the NGO side: the Earth Council and other organizations. Votes: 0

We overthrew the feudal system in the 1600s, and the theocracy in the 1700s. But currently, corporations play similar roles in many of our lives, either directly or indirectly. Votes: 0

In a time of serious budget deficits, immense war costs and a sluggish economy, we cannot afford to grant such outlandish subsidies to some of our Nation's largest corporations. Votes: 0

I know what it's like to have these big multinational corporations invade your land and promise jobs and promise it's gonna be safe, and then you see the consequences. Votes: 0

All of the jobs have gone away to satisfy the stockholders, so that's where the economy has gone. These major multinational corporations do not see their futures in America. Votes: 0

We don't have to reinvent the wheel, just go back to what it was in terms of how corporations acted in terms of their collective responsibility just 20 years ago. Votes: 0

There was a time when corporations played a minor part in our business affairs, but now they play the chief part, and most men are the servants of corporations. Votes: 0

At least in the West, politicians, corporations and media moguls can no longer take for granted their power to control the public discourse - and have it go unchallenged. Votes: 0

In a time of serious budget deficits, immense war costs and a sluggish economy, we cannot afford to grant such outlandish subsidies to some of our Nations largest corporations. Votes: 0

People like me have to have the discipline only to work for clients, corporations, political people, products, services, networks that we believe in and we want to see succeed. Votes: 0

Multinational corporations and a market economy have transformed human beings into instruments of making money. Human beings should be the end. And money should be the means to an end. Votes: 0

Governments cannot require individuals, they cannot require the public as a body, and they cannot require corporations to make investigation and law enforcement easy for them in a liberal society. Votes: 0

The dioxin story is the story of how science has failed to provide us with answers, how corporations control policymaking and decisions in our society, and how government is silenced. Votes: 0

With fewer and fewer corporations controlling more and more of the world's trade, there is an ever greater need to know more about the practices of these large faceless organizations. Votes: 0

Arbitration is private. It doesn't have the tools to dig into the corporate files. It's usually controlled by arbitrators who want repeat business from corporations not from the injured person. Votes: 0

General Electric, NBC's parent, is one of the largest corporations in the world, with an anti-labor history of outsourcing jobs and with financial links to military and nuclear power industries. Votes: 0

Johnny Rotten isn't punk. Maybe that's punk to somebody, but these people are participating and challenging the corporations that are telling us what punk is and what good music is. Votes: 0

A great leader must serve the best interests of the people first, not those of multinational corporations. Human life should never be sacrificed for monetary profit. There are no exceptions. Votes: 0

Successful investing is about owning businesses and reaping the huge rewards provided by the dividends and earnings growth of our nation's - and, for that matter, the world's - corporations. Votes: 0

It's a phenomenon that started in the United States in which corporations make claims on the life forms, biodiversity and innovations of other cultures by applying for patents on them. Votes: 0

Great corporations exist only because they are created and safeguarded by our institutions; and it is therefore our right and duty to see that they work in harmony with these institutions. Votes: 0

You know that big government doesn't hurt big corporations. They've got the best lawyers and accountants in the world. You know who gets destroyed by big government? It's the little guys. Votes: 0

I'd shrink government in a minute, if I could shrink GM, Bank of America, and all these immoral corporations that operate by an undemocratic code, with no soul and no conscience. Votes: 0

It's undeniable there's been remarkable progress for African-Americans in this country. They've been elected senators and governors and running major corporations, but obviously we still have a long way to go. Votes: 0

The principle of academic freedom is designed to make sure that powers outside the university, including government and corporations, are not able to control the curriculum or intervene in extra-mural speech. Votes: 0

That's why you need the war on drugs to put all these pot smokers in prison so that the prisons remain full and the corporations remain profitable. It's a slippery slope. Votes: 0

Before Congress cuts funding for Head Start, Social Security, and financial aid for college, we have got to make sure that large, profitable corporations are paying their fair share of taxes. Votes: 0

A social contract is the way out of this dilemma for corporations that want to lead in the 21st century by showing consumers how seriously they take customer loyalty and goodwill. Votes: 0

So Indian policy has become institutionalized and the result has been that American people have become more dependent on government and that the American people have become more dependent on corporations. Votes: 0

We are capable of regaining our reverence for life, of replacing the drive to conquer with the will to cooperate, of remaking our engineered institutions, including our corporations, into living systems. Votes: 0

The problem... is emblematic of what hasn't changed during the equal opportunity revolution of the last 20 years. Doors opened; opportunities evolved. Law, institutions, corporations moved forward. But many minds did not. Votes: 0

Do away with the corporate loopholes that allow major profitable corporations to stash their money in the Cayman Islands and not pay a nickel in some cases in federal income taxes. Votes: 0

I'm not singing the virtues of corporations simply 'cause they exist. But by the same token I'm not gonna be like your average liberal and condemn them just because they exist. Votes: 0

I'm not singing the virtues of corporations simply 'cause they exist. But by the same token I'm not gonna be like your average liberal and condemn them just because they exist. Votes: 0

The amassing of unfettered wealth of individuals and corporations should stop. The inheritance of rich people's wealth by their children should stop. The expropriators should have their wealth expropriated and redistributed. Votes: 0

We can encourage more of our universities and municipalities, foundations, corporations, individuals and cultural institutions... to move their money out of the problem (fossil fuels) and into the solutions (renewable energy) Votes: 0

Obviously we're a consumer nation and you have the power to influence these big corporations who are running the world right now through what you chose to, or not to, purchase. Votes: 0

There are bad people and there are bad corporations. Just as there are good people and good corporations. That might seem too black and white, but what can I tell ya? Votes: 0

Don't let anybody tell you it's corporations and businesses create jobs. You know that old theory, 'trickle-down economics.' That has been tried, that has failed. It has failed rather spectacularly. Votes: 0

Not to say that corporations are perfect today, but even grand corporations like Dupont have made immense progress in translating some of their past environmentally damaging practices into new profit opportunities. Votes: 0

[T]he strike is inherently dangerous to the rich, and to the corporations who have brought this country to her knees, because it is the only defense the ordinary citizen has. Votes: 0

Our supporters can send the message that it's wrong for politically connected corporations to make millions while people doing an honest day's work are being cheated out of an honest day's pay. Votes: 0

Even in the business of corporations honesty is the best policy, and the companies that have acted in accordance with the highest standard, other things being equal, have reaped the richest harvest. Votes: 0

Even if there's no way to stop U.S. corporations from shedding their U.S. identities and becoming foreign corporations, there's no reason they should retain the privileges of U.S. citizenship. Votes: 0

The [Wal-Mart] corporate culture lagged way behind many other American corporations in terms of making progress on women's issues, and that had a lot to do with being based in northwest Arkansas. Votes: 0

Animals aren't property, and the law generally finds it acceptable to use and kill animals for human gain, imposing prison terms and steep fines on large corporations-who have even larger lawyers-is rare. Votes: 0

The galleries are simply corporations in the art world - "Here's a million dollars for this latest piece of crap" - but I'm not about to go along with the gallery system. Votes: 0

Women leading big corporations or assuming various important social and political roles is still considered newsworthy, which clearly shows the need to further support and enhance the role of women in society. Votes: 0

To create the protection for the corporations, government is actually growing bigger than ever before, in every part of the world. Yet it’s growing extremely thin as a protector of people. Votes: 0

Understanding how your business affects human rights and using that knowledge to shape appropriate policies and practices is crucial to achieving what should be the goal of all corporations - sustainable growth. Votes: 0

For those working menial jobs or putting in 100-hour weeks for corporations, the lure of starting your own business can seem like a great way to get more flexibility, upside, and ownership. Votes: 0

It is not natural or inevitable that half the world goes hungry; that the freedom of markets trumps protection of the planet; or that citizens' rights come second to those of corporations. Votes: 0

Scientists and religious leaders, activists and first nation leaders, CEOs of corporations and actors, all of us need to come together right now, because the planet is in a lot of pain. Votes: 0

I made commercials for corporations like Volkswagen and Coca-Cola, but I was always the one to write them, too, which was a very good exercise, because I learned to tell little stories. Votes: 0

There is all of this protesting against corporate power, but in reality, corporations have to persuade you - they could have a ton of money, but actually only government can use force. Votes: 0

To break the power of the big corporations, we would propose that the biggest 500 corporations that dominate the rigged economy and political system should be taken into public ownership, and run democratically. Votes: 0

I'm honored to serve as mayor of my hometown where our founders started America with three simple words: 'We, the people.' And when they said 'people' they didn't mean 'corporations.' Votes: 0

Every day seems to reveal a new piece of research about meditation, or new clinical applications of mindfulness or compassion practice, or new corporations or foundations or non-profits bringing mindfulness to work. Votes: 0

This is what happens under capitalism - as long as corporations and the super rich own the economy and the politicians, every new generation has to fight hard just to defend itself. Votes: 0

In Utah alone, ten million acres are open for business. Their policy is not about the public or the public's best interest. It is about the oil and gas corporations' best interests. Votes: 0

In order to invest in our future, we must ensure that we appropriately protect programs that provide skills, services, and education for middle-class Americans rather than providing tax breaks for large corporations. Votes: 0

Remember, too, that at a time when people are very concerned with their health and its relationship to what they eat, we have handed over the responsibility for our nourishment to faceless corporations. Votes: 0

Dracula, if he could see modern corporations, wouldn't like them much. He took care of his people, at least as he saw it. They had very little freedom, but they had a protector. Votes: 0

I will do my best to transform our trade policy and take on these corporations who want to invest in low-income countries around the world rather than in the United States of America. Votes: 0

The corporations are shoving just the worst music down everybody's throats, and I think the result of that is that nobody has any taste. They have no bar as to what is good. Votes: 0

Dracula, if he could see modern corporations, wouldnt like them much. He took care of his people, at least as he saw it. They had very little freedom, but they had a protector. Votes: 0

The media, the corporations, the politicians"¦have all done such a good job of scaring the American public, it's come to the point where they don't need to give any reason at all. Votes: 0

If we want corporations to act differently, we have to force them to do so through laws that are fully enforced and through penalties higher than the economic benefits of thwarting the laws. Votes: 0

We can talk about corporations all day long but my goal is to help the middle class, somebody who makes too much to be on government assistance but still lives paycheck to paycheck. Votes: 0

There is still the illusion that if we could declare corporations are not people or that money is not speech, all would be solved. Regardless of the good in those ideas, it wouldn't. Votes: 0

I believe in corporations. They are indispensable instruments of our modern civilization. But I believe they should be so regulated that they shall act for the interests of the community as a whole. Votes: 0

I am fascinated to hear of the impact that ESOPs have had on work-force morale in corporations of all sizes such as Sears Roebuck, Potomac Electric Power, Lowe's Companies and the Dow Chemical Company. Votes: 0

We are in danger of being overwhelmed with irredeemable paper, mere paper, representing not gold nor silver; no sir, representing nothing but broken promises, bad faith, bankrupt corporations, cheated creditors and a ruined people. Votes: 0

When it comes to climate change it's all the usual barriers: greed, mendacity, ignorance, short-sightedness and so on, manifest in the extreme power of corporations, the weakness of government, and the indifference of citizens. Votes: 0

Republicans have been very successful. There are three things Americans don't like: big unions, big government and big corporations. So Republicans go after big government and big unions, and only talk about small businesses. Votes: 0

Republicans have been very successful. There are three things Americans dont like: big unions, big government and big corporations. So Republicans go after big government and big unions, and only talk about small businesses. Votes: 0

We find the instinct to shut out competition deep-rooted even among banks and corporations, among corner grocers and haberdasheries, among peanut vendors and shoeshine boys-and even among young ladies in search of a husband. Votes: 0

Every endeavor should be used to weaken and destroy all those institutions relating to corporations, apprenticeships, &c, which cause the labours of agriculture to be worse paid than the labours of trade and manufactures. Votes: 0

The intertwining of corporations and government has become so extensive in this century that the notion of a democratic balancing act has become a dangerous illusion-and one of the cornerstones of the corporate mystique. Votes: 0

The advent of digitally enhancing images - and the fact that actresses weren't protesting against that - created an environment where big corporations felt like they had total ownership over the bodies of actresses. Votes: 0

It makes me sad that corporations and media and Hollywood conspire to make people feel terrible about their bodies from the second they wake up, so I sort of try to subversively undercut that. Votes: 0

Land surveyors start as employees, and move up to partnership in a firm or to ownership of their own enterprise if they wish. Some wind up working for government, private corporations, or public enterprise. Votes: 0

I'm not against the corporations. They are our wealth. But they are getting too greedy. I don't want to do away with corporations. I want them to make our cars, however, not our laws. Votes: 0

For us, my wife and I and all of my partners believe that corporations have to be corporate citizens, and individuals who benefit from them, or who have built them, need to give back. Votes: 0

The billionaires pay an effective tax rate lower than nurses or truck drivers. That makes no sense at all. There has to be real tax reform, and the wealthiest and large corporations will pay. Votes: 0

President Eisenhower saw it coming, and it is here. Patriotism no longer exists among many of these corporations. Some companies have more economic clout than entire countries. They can make or break a politician. Votes: 0

The human race has always defined itself through narration. That isn't going to change just because we've gone electronic. What is changing is that now we're allowing corporations to tell our stories for us. Votes: 0

The difference between corporations and governments is governments have a monopoly on force. It's a lot easier to vote with your feet or your wallet than it is to change a government with your vote. Votes: 0

I think we've seen a lot of examples of giving a name its own definition in the dot-com world. Amazon, Google, Yahoo - these are names we never would have dreamed major corporations would choose. Votes: 0

Poor people, especially those of color, are worth nothing to corporations and private contractors if they are on the street. In jail and prisons, however, they can each generate corporate revenues of $30,000 to $40,000 a year. Votes: 0

The corporations don't like open courts of law, trials by jury. They want to privatize by pushing people into compulsory arbitration where they win most of the time and the whole process is pretty secret. Votes: 0

I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country." Votes: 0

Indian IT corporations have made work in the U.S. much more efficient by enhancing their productivity and quality of work. We have helped to add sufficient value to the corporations in the U.S. Votes: 0

Let the corporations do as they please -- pillage the environment, falsify their advertising, rig the securities markets -- and it is none of the federal government's business to interfere with the will of heaven. Votes: 0

I was initially recruited while I was in business school back in the late sixties by the National Security Agency, the nation's largest and least understood spy organization; but ultimately I worked for private corporations. Votes: 0

One of the reasons we eat fast food is that we don't have to cook fast food. We are out-sourcing cooking to corporations, they tend to cook with far too much salt, fat, and sugar. Votes: 0

Everybody knows that the federal government promises a lot and delivers damn little, and pays for most of what it does deliver out of the earnings of individuals rather than the profits of great corporations. Votes: 0

I think the people should have a right to boycott whoever they want to boycott without the government making them into criminals and try to protect corporations from people. They should protect people from corporations. Votes: 0

There are no impediments now to corporations. None. And what they want is for us to give up. They want us to become passive. They want us to become tacitly complicit in our own destruction. Votes: 0

Even President Bush has cited the need to outlaw the practice of corporations making loans to their officers. Strangely enough, when the President was a corporate officer, he took out several loans from the company. Votes: 0

Mischief springs from the power which the moneyed interest derives from a paper currency which they are able to control, from the multitude of corporations with exclusive privileges... which are employed altogether for their benefit. Votes: 0