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The	 primary	 advantage	 of	 [a	 partnership]	 business	 formation	 is	 the	 pooling	 of
talent,	 experience,	 and	 capital.	 However,	 dual	 or	 multiple	 ownership	 structures
can	 lead	 to	 serious	 complications	 if	 the	 relationships	 between	 individuals	 break
down.	Quite	often,	the	pool	becomes	a	drain.

         —Peter	J.	Patsula,	founder	of	Patsula	Media	and	author

People	are	definitely	a	company’s	greatest	asset.	It	doesn’t	make	any	difference
whether	 the	 product	 is	 cars	 or	 cosmetics.	 A	 company	 is	 only	 as	 good	 as	 the
people	it	keeps.

         —Mary	Kay	Ash,	founder	of	Mary	Kay	Cosmetics

Corporations	 are	 social	 organizations,	 the	 theater	 in	 which	 men	 and	 women
realize	or	fail	to	realize	purposeful	and	productive	lives.

         —Lester	Bangs,	music	journalist,	critic,	author,	and	musician

Corporation,	 n.,	 An	 ingenious	 device	 for	 obtaining	 profit	 without	 individual
responsibility.

         —Ambrose	Bierce,	journalist	and	author	(from	his	book	The	Devil’s	Dictionary,	1911)
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