Quote by Simon Mainwaring
Companies, to date, have often used the excuse that they are only

Companies, to date, have often used the excuse that they are only beholden to their shareholders, but we need shareholders to think of themselves as stakeholders in the well being of society as well. – Simon Mainwaring

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Lets hope brands recognize that the true power of this technology is not its reach but its ability to communicate substance that adds meaning to our lives. Otherwise, brands will be investing in technology that consumers simply wont buy. – Simon Mainwaring

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Hope
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The question remains: which brands will commit to creating a private sector pillar of social change, and which will become casualties of their own outdated thinking? – Simon Mainwaring

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Change
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Western laziness…. consists of cramming our lives with compulsive activity, so that there is no time left to confront the real issues. – Sogyal Rinpoche, Glimpse After Glimpse: Daily Reflections on Living and Dying

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Society

The problem with society is that happiness and intelligence are rarely found in the same person. I guess thats why they say ignorance is bliss. – Anonymous

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American society as a whole can never achieve the outer-reaches of potential, so long as it tolerates the inner cities of despair. – Jack Kemp

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If people did not compliment one another there would be little society. – Luc de Clapiers

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The main thing that gives me hope is the media. We have radio, TV, magazines, and books, so we have the possibility of learning from societies that are remote from us, like Somalia. We turn on the TV and see what blew up in Iraq or we see conditions in Afghanistan. – Jared Diamond

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But there is a discomfort that surrounds grief. It makes even the most well-intentioned people unsure of what to say. And so many of the freshly bereaved end up feeling even more alone. – Meghan ORourke

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If you can go out with your live show and turn people on to that, where you have that fan base thats religious and theyre going to come see you when youre in that town, once your radio success is gone and youre not a mainstream guy anymore you can still go out and play your shows. – Jason Aldean

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If they want to hang me, let them. And on the scaffold I will shout Freedom for the working class! – Mother Jones

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