Collective Good Quotes

• Human beings place their desires ahead of the collective good.

  Deepak Chopra

  Desire, Collectives, Humans

  "Global Warming and the Meaning of Doom" by Deepak Chopra, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 13, 2012.

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• Socialism is the doctrine that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that his life and his work do not belong to him, but belong to society, that the only justification of his existence is his service to society, and that society may dispose of him in any way it pleases for the sake of whatever it deems to be its own tribal, collective good.

  Ayn Rand

  Men, Liberty, Doctrine

  Ayn Rand (1988). “The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z”, p.465, Penguin

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• Donate time, food, or money to organizations that fight the good fight. We can act individually for the collective good. We can all do something.

  Joy Bryant

  Fighting, Organization, Fight The Good Fight

  "Actress + Oxfam Ambassador Joy Bryant". ORIGIN Magazine Interview, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. November 17, 2015.

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• Relax, having kids is years away. But can you imagine? Your brains, my charm, our collective good looks... then add in the usual physical abilities dhampirs get. It's really not even fair to everyone else.

  Richelle Mead

  Kids, Years, Brain

  Richelle Mead (2013). “The Fiery Heart: A Bloodlines Novel”, p.145, Penguin

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• Team members have to be focused on the collective good of the team. Too often, they focus their attention on their department, their budget, their career aspirations, their egos.

  Patrick Lencioni

  Team, Careers, Focus

  "Get Rid of Dysfunction". www.success.com. June 7, 2009.

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• When others spoke of the fear of war, you spoke of the need for warriors and peace through strength. When others bewailed the failure of big government to provide for the collective good, you spoke of self-reliance, of personal responsibility, of individual pride and integrity. When others preached compromise - when others demanded compromise, you, Ronald Reagan, preached conviction.

  Margaret Thatcher

  Integrity, War, Responsibility

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• Successful societies-those which progress economically and politically and can control the terms on which they deal with the outside world-succeed because they have found ways to match individual self-interest to the collective good.

  James Fallows

  Successful, Self, Progress

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• I cannot accept the definition of collective good as articulated by a privileged minority in society, especially when that minority is in power.

  Wole Soyinka

  Minorities, Definitions, Accepting

  Wole Soyinka, Biodun Jeyifo (2001). “Conversations with Wole Soyinka”, p.58, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• Effective leaders are willing to use power and authority, but they're doing it in the service of the collective good, as opposed to self-aggrandizement.

  Noel Tichy

  Self, Leader, Use

  Source: www.strategy-business.com

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