Democritus Quotes

Why not pool your resources? And so we broke into the concept of the sacredness of private property.

It's time to put back on the agenda the importance of public ownership and public good, the value of working together collaboratively, not in competition.

Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody.

People should give up the old concepts of 'you lose. I win', or zero-sum game, and establish a new concept of peaceful development and win-win cooperation. If China develops well, it will benefit the whole world and benefit the United States. If the United States develops well, it will also benefit the world and China.

The fruits belong to all and that the land belongs to none.

The ultimate case for the third way is that it works …. The third way, in the end, must lift our adversaries as well as our friends.

Nature offers nothing that can be called this man's rather than another’s, but under nature everything belongs to all

No longer need capitalist and worker, farmer and clerk, city and countryside, struggle to divide our bounty. By working shoulder to shoulder, together we can increase the bounty of all.

Decisions will be made to the contentment of all parties.

We act like a zero-sum society, when in reality there is a lot of non zero-sum fat to be skimmed off to everyone's mutual advantage.

Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!

Most actions do not aim at anybody’s defeat or loss. They aim at an improvement in conditions.

Support each other as is needed to achieve goals for the benefit of the people and the nation's security.

The land on which the cattle grazed was communal property. It was owned by no one. It was nobody's private farm. It was the common property of the people, shared by the people. So the practice of sharing was central to the concept of ownership of property.

There are many things we can do with Scotland and, indeed, with others which would be hugely beneficial to both Scotland and to Ireland, so I'm absolutely up for all of that.

One of the challenges I think we have is people feel like the act of governance is a zero sum game. 'Whatever I get, you're not getting.' Changing that dynamic is going to be critically important for me as a leader, so that people don't feel they're pitted against each other.

When you have a fruitful relationship with someone, and you've both chosen to work together, then it can spawn really good things.

Competition doesn't have to be conflict.

At the end of the day, we have obviously our own political realities that will not allow us to approve something that is not in the benefit of everybody.

A capitalistic kibbutz is not a bad idea. You need both.

Our mission and task has always been to find a pragmatic balance among competing interests that will serve the greatest common good.

With clever and mature people, it becomes clear: you shake hands, and look together towards the same goal.

Obviously I have personal goals in my mind, but I put the team first.

We have to slowly, carefully, and thoughtfully align all of our interests.

I can help as chairperson, and Fulham can help our NFL effort. Collectively, these synergies will help everybody.