Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control. Don Marquis
The counsel of the dead is not profitable to the living. Ursula K. Le Guin
If it is not profitable for the common good that authority should be retained, it ought to be relinquished. Barbara Tuchman
Finally, I would like to remind record companies that they have a cultural responsibility to give the buying public great music. Milking a trend to death is not contributing to culture and is ultimately not profitable. Tony Visconti