“We at Texas A&M University-Commerce are delighted to work in partnership with Paris Junior College on this celebration,”
James Conrad
“There seem to be but three ways for a nation to acquire wealth. The first is by war, as the Romans did, in plundering their conquered neighbors. This is robbery. The second by commerce, which is generally cheating. The third by agriculture, the only honest way, wherein man receives a real increase of the seed thrown into the ground, in a kind of continual miracle, wrought by the hand of God in his favor, as a reward for his innocent life and his virtuous industry.”
Benjamin Franklin
“The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles”
Mahatma Gandhi
“Ghandi's seven sins:Wealth without workPleasure without conscienceKnowledge without characterCommerce without moralityScience without humilityWorship without sacrificePolitics without principle”
Mahatma Ghandi
“The partnership with ODC, Odessa Industrial Development Corporation, the Chamber of Commerce and the City of Odessa has made Quail Run Energy possible here in Odessa. We all look forward to this new venture together.”
Neil McDonald
“We've had a great commerce experience with Nebraska and this shows the desire of many (U.S.) states to work for free trade with the United States.”
Pedro Alvarez
“We're going out to the counties and work through their chambers (of commerce) to get the word out.”
Jim Rich