Word: freedom
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Seeing Judd work in a very commercial, but very loyal and respectful way with people, giving his actors tremendous freedom with improvisation, was great. And I was looking at their model of commercial, successful comedies and mine of dramatic films that don't make any money and thought there might be a cool fit there. I am at a point professionally where I need a little bit of financial credibility. And it worked out conveniently that my interest was to make a commercial comedy. The hope is that people see that they can invest in me and make some money...
...believe there are millions like me who would prefer to place both our investment dollars and our philanthropic ones into such ventures. Investors in third-way companies could be confident that reasonable returns were being sought on their behalf. At the same time, organizations with missions would have new freedom to raise capital and engage talent, rather than begging for donations and pro-bono contributions. The real government interference that needs to be removed from capitalism is the protection of single-mindedly profit-motivated shareholders. Andrew John Bayly, Melbourne...
...gives a whit about the world's opinion. It doesn't. The Olympics is a huge public-relations exercise for domestic consumption. The majority of Chinese will see on TV only happy, smiling, competitors (with no doubt a huge proportion of Chinese winners) and none of the debate regarding freedom or human right. The poor and disenfranchised will not benefit from the Games; on the contrary, many have suffered directly because of the ill-considered decision to hand the Olympics to China. Karen Ho, Coolum, Queensland...
...Gates presents a false dichotomy between self-interest and caring for others. Capitalism (meaning free enterprise, free trade and competition, and freedom of choice) is not only the most efficient way of assigning scarce resources to meet human needs and wants but is also the only way to simultaneously harness these two great forces of human nature. If capitalism does not produce results fast enough or if segments of the population seem to be left out, it is because of limits imposed on freedom by governments or by lack of competition. Rather than fixing capitalism, we should spread...
...unmuffled bikes again sounded its response, filling the air with exhaust and making the ground quake. It was McCain's sort of crowd: heavy with vets and drunk with freedom-loving fervor. In the past, the Arizona Senator might have followed up with some "straight talk" or bad jokes, the informal shtick that won him New Hampshire twice. But the newest version of candidate McCain does not dillydally, soft-pedal or claim to live outside politics-as-usual. He hits hard and on message--one focused squarely on his opponent, the political phenom Barack Obama...