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...write that integrity is widely misunderstood. What don't people get? I don't think they understand that if you act with integrity you actually can create wealth. We tend to think in a conventional way of integrity as - if you look it up in the dictionary - honor, honesty, moral rectitude. We think of it as a personal issue, a private morality, entirely up to you. But this way of thinking about integrity, the economic view, is a collective view. It's all about us. It underpins everything we do in the economy. [For] any transaction [to] succeed - whether...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Trust Creates Wealth | 3/10/2010 | See Source »

...suggest that we wrongly believe that doing the right thing will prevent us from getting ahead. Where do you think that idea comes from? I think it comes from a short-term mentality. We've moved away from the long-term mentality of creating wealth to a slightly more short-term need for making money. There can be often a conflict between what I need to make money today and acting with integrity. Not really thinking, 'Gee, do I want to be here in 10, 20, 30 years' time?' can lead people to compromise on their integrity in pursuit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Trust Creates Wealth | 3/10/2010 | See Source »

...kept calm and think I played a good match overall,” Cao said. “I need to keep being aggressive even if I’m making errors...

Author: By Eric L. Michel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tennis Competes At South Florida | 3/9/2010 | See Source »

...Graham's attempt to expand the negotiations, the discussions are further complicated by the fact that Hill Democrats don't have a good fix on votes and don't believe the White House does either. "I don't think they've done the legwork to determine if they have the votes," says a senior Democratic aide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Lindsay Graham Broker a Deal on 9/11 Trials? | 3/9/2010 | See Source »

...Democrats worry that by negotiating with Graham, the Administration is conceding defeat at the start. "It's a self-fulfilling prophecy," says a senior Senate Democratic aide, "because if you let it be known that you might cut a deal because you think you don't have the votes, then you won't have the votes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Lindsay Graham Broker a Deal on 9/11 Trials? | 3/9/2010 | See Source »

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