Overcoming the myth that there is such a thing as an objectively defined 'free market' is the first step towards understanding capitalism.
If allowed to run free of the social system, capitalism will attempt to corrupt and undermine democracy, which is after all not a natural state.
Capitalism is the extraordinary belief that the nastiest of men for the nastiest of motives will somehow work together for the benefit of all.
Whole Foods Market tries to embody all of the principles of conscious capitalism all the time, but like any person or company, we sometimes fall short.
Remember, 2000 was the year of the dot-com bust. The telecom industry lost about $2 trillion in market capital at that time.
As a lot of the venture capital world seems to be shifting away from consumer, we want to make sure that consumer entrepreneurs know there's still money available.
What we do today has nothing to do with capitalism or socialism. It is a crony type of system that transfers money to the coffers of bureaucrats.
As capitalism falters, the rich move their money out of the country, violence increases, and politicians promising prosperity are elected.
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.
Since I was 20 years old, I've been a kind of corporation. I'd wake up in the morning and my job was to be 'Bonnie Raitt' in capital letters.
I think for larger-scale entrepreneurship, it's true - for men and women - that people who already have capital tend to do better.
I believe Twitter, right now, is just finishing the venture capital phase, getting into a maturity level.
I think the most important factor in getting out of the recession actually is just the regenerative capacity of - of American capitalism.
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent vice of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
Capitalism is the most powerful tool for positive social change.
'Capitalism' is a dirty word for many intellectuals, but there are a number of studies showing that open economies and free trade are negatively correlated with genocide and war.
The time you spend with God is an everlasting investment in Paradise.
I've made my best personal investments when I've been a user of the product. Like Apple. The epiphany for me came when I purchased my fifth iPod and I hadn't unwrapped my fourth. It was still in the plastic case.
I create offbeat advice; I don't follow it. I rarely take third-party advice on my investments.
In Africa today, we recognise that trade and investment, and not aid, are pillars of development.
If my businesses or my investments are not profitable, then I don't eat. And I like to eat.
