John Kenneth Galbraith
United States
15 Oct 1908 // 29 Apr 2006
Economist
15 Oct 1908 // 29 Apr 2006
Economist
The large corporation is here to stay. Those who would break it up and confine its operations within national boundaries are at war with history and circumstance. People want large tasks performed... Large tasks require large organizations.
The Age of Uncertainty (1977)
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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