#heir

But HBO is less interested in how many people are watching than in how much the people who are watching are liking the show. They didn't set up their business model to make writers happy. It's just a nice unintended consequence. ↗

— Aaron Sorkin

#business model #consequence #happy #hbo #how

I give away something up to $500 million a year throughout the world promoting Open Society. My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. It's their work that I'm supporting. So it's not me doing it. ↗

— George Soros

#away #care #country #doing #foundations

Just as the process of repealing national alcohol prohibition began with individual states repealing their own prohibition laws, so individual states must now take the initiative with respect to repealing marijuana prohibition laws. ↗

— George Soros

#began #individual #initiative #just #laws

An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of freedom in pursuing their interests compatible with the interests of others. ↗

— George Soros

#compatible #degree #freedom #greatest #interests

Markets are designed to allow individuals to look after their private needs and to pursue profit. It's really a great invention and I wouldn't under-estimate the value of that, but they're not designed to take care of social needs. ↗

— George Soros

#allow #care #designed #great #i

Who most benefits from keeping marijuana illegal? The greatest beneficiaries are the major criminal organizations in Mexico and elsewhere that earn billions of dollars annually from this illicit trade - and who would rapidly lose their competitive advantage if marijuana were a legal commodity. ↗

— George Soros

#annually #beneficiaries #benefits #billions #commodity

In many of the things that people do, they themselves are the centre of attention, but they inscribe some other name on their banner. ↗

— Abdolkarim Soroush

#banner #centre #inscribe #many #name

People first concern themselves with meeting their basic needs; only afterwards, do they pursue any higher needs. ↗

— Abdolkarim Soroush

#any #basic #basic needs #concern #first

I want to state upfront, unequivocally and without doubt: I do not believe that any racial, ethnic or gender group has an advantage in sound judging. I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge, regardless of their background or life experiences. ↗

— Sonia Sotomayor

#any #background #believe #doubt #equal

I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge regardless of their background or life experiences. ↗

— Sonia Sotomayor

#believe #equal #equal opportunity #every #experiences