#effectiveness

It is no wonder that bank capital is regulated. When borrowing and lending is profitable, it is tempting for banks to scale up their operations and to borrow and lend too much in relation to their capital, in effect reducing the effectiveness of the potential capital cushion. ↗

— Evan Davis

#banks #borrow #borrowing #capital #cushion

Having worked for him in the nuclear weapons policy business, I can tell you that President Reagan was committed to assuring the effectiveness of our nuclear deterrent. ↗

— Frank Gaffney

#business #committed #deterrent #effectiveness #having

In the past, it was easier to believe in my own effectiveness. If I worked hard, with good colleagues and good ideas, we could make a difference. But now, I sincerely doubt that. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#colleagues #could #difference #doubt #easier

The effectiveness of our memory banks is determined not by the total number of facts we take in, but the number we wish to reject. ↗

— Jon Wynne-Tyson

#determined #effectiveness #facts #memory #number

On 'don't ask, don't tell' I was always the same. I said we needed a complete review of the impact on morale and battle effectiveness of 'don't ask, don't tell' before we repeal it. That's my position now. Now they're trying to ram through a repeal without a - any kind of really realistic survey done. ↗

— John McCain

#any #ask #battle #before #complete

Calm, open debate, and logical thought drive strength to its maximum effectiveness. ↗

— Billy Corgan

#debate #drive #effectiveness #logical #maximum

One, I am skeptical of the effectiveness of nutritional supplements. ↗

— Michael Shermer

#effectiveness #i #i am #nutritional #skeptical

You can gain in your effectiveness as a politician from a wide acquaintance with the world and from a degree of independence that having some outside interests gives. ↗

— William Hague

#degree #effectiveness #gain #gives #having

At the heart of these challenges lies the question of how the institutions of the European Union make laws, the types of laws they pass and the effectiveness with which those laws are implemented on civil society and the economy. ↗

— John Hutton

#civil #civil society #economy #effectiveness #european

No partnership between two independent companies, no matter how well run, can match the speed, effectiveness, responsiveness and efficiency of a solely owned company. ↗

— Edward Whitacre, Jr.

#companies #company #effectiveness #efficiency #how