Many contractors donât know their exact job costs, equipment costs and overhead budget, and consequently, many donât know how much profit they should make on any given job. Without an understanding of your numbers, you will end up busy and broke instead of productive and profitable.
Foreign policy of Theodore Roosevelt that was based on the proverb, Speak softly and carry a big stick and you will go far, which advocated that the US engage in diplomacy but also maintain a strong military readiness to back up US goals.
JFK's inauguration speech: 50 years on. John F Kennedy became US president 50 years ago with the words 'Ask not what your country will do for you...'. President John F Kennedy gives his inaugural address at the Capitol in Washington after taking the oath of office. JFK's inauguration speech: 50 years on. John F Kennedy became US president 50 years ago with the words 'Ask not what your country will do for you...'. John F Kennedy's grave at Arlington cemetery, looking out over the Potomac river on Washington, is marked by an eternal flame and the words he delivered in his inauguration speech 50 years ago today.