Top business Quotes Collection - Page 5

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Image of Henry David Thoreau
I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy, ay, to life itself than this incessant business.
- Henry David Thoreau
Collection: Business
Image of Warren Bennis
Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work.
- Warren Bennis
Collection: Business
Image of Eric Schmidt
The characteristic of great innovators and great companies is they see a space that others do not. They don't just listen to what people tell them; they actually invent something new, something that you didn't know you needed, but the moment you see it, you say, 'I must have it.'
- Eric Schmidt
Collection: Business
Image of Lee Iacocca
Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those things effectively, you can't miss.
- Lee Iacocca
Collection: Business
Image of Abraham Lincoln
If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.
- Abraham Lincoln
Collection: Business
Image of Tim Berners-Lee
Anyone who has lost track of time when using a computer knows the propensity to dream, the urge to make dreams come true and the tendency to miss lunch.
- Tim Berners-Lee
Collection: Business
Image of Peter Drucker
People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.
- Peter Drucker
Collection: Business
Image of Gordon Bethune
A bankruptcy judge can fix your balance sheet, but he cannot fix your company.
- Gordon Bethune
Collection: Business
Image of William Bernbach
Word of mouth is the best medium of all.
- William Bernbach
Collection: Business
Image of Yuan T. Lee
We need to become good citizens in the global village, instead of competing. What are we competing for - to drive more cars, eat more steaks? That will destroy the world.
- Yuan T. Lee
Collection: Business
Image of Norman Cousins
Government in the U.S. today is a senior partner in every business in the country.
- Norman Cousins
Collection: Business
Image of Tiger Woods
I get to play golf for a living. What more can you ask for - getting paid for doing what you love.
- Tiger Woods
Collection: Business
Image of John Cleese
I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.
- John Cleese
Collection: Business
Image of Thomas A. Edison
Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.
- Thomas A. Edison
Collection: Business
Image of Mary Kay Ash
A company is only as good as the people it keeps.
- Mary Kay Ash
Collection: Business
Image of Elon Musk
I don't create companies for the sake of creating companies, but to get things done.
- Elon Musk
Collection: Business
Image of David Ogilvy
Our business is infested with idiots who try to impress by using pretentious jargon.
- David Ogilvy
Collection: Business
Image of Rose Kennedy
More business is lost every year through neglect than through any other cause.
- Rose Kennedy
Collection: Business
Image of Steve Ross
You can't operate a company by fear, because the way to eliminate fear is to avoid criticism. And the way to avoid criticism is to do nothing.
- Steve Ross
Collection: Business
Image of Kin Hubbard
Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Business
Image of Henry Ford
The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.
- Henry Ford
Collection: Business
Image of Jeff Bezos
If you don't understand the details of your business you are going to fail.
- Jeff Bezos
Collection: Business
Image of Charles Baudelaire
For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation.
- Charles Baudelaire
Collection: Business
Image of Rupert Murdoch
If the head man in a company is not working 12 hours a day, doing things, taking risks, but also standing with his people in the trenches at the most difficult of times, then the company loses something.
- Rupert Murdoch
Collection: Business
Image of Ted Turner
My son is now an 'entrepreneur.' That's what you're called when you don't have a job.
- Ted Turner
Collection: Business
Image of Steve Jobs
I want to put a ding in the universe.
- Steve Jobs
Collection: Business
Image of Elon Musk
The problem is that at a lot of big companies, process becomes a substitute for thinking. You're encouraged to behave like a little gear in a complex machine. Frankly, it allows you to keep people who aren't that smart, who aren't that creative.
- Elon Musk
Collection: Business
Image of Ross Perot
Spend a lot of time talking to customers face to face. You'd be amazed how many companies don't listen to their customers.
- Ross Perot
Collection: Business
Image of Edward Appleton
I rate enthusiasm even above professional skill.
- Edward Appleton
Collection: Business
Image of Jack Welch
Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while.
- Jack Welch
Collection: Business
Image of D. H. Lawrence
The business of art is to reveal the relation between man and his environment.
- D. H. Lawrence
Collection: Business
Image of Madam C. J. Walker
My advice to every one expecting to go into business is to hit often and hit hard; in other words, strike with all your might.
- Madam C. J. Walker
Collection: Business
Image of Zig Ziglar
Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business.
- Zig Ziglar
Collection: Business
Image of Kevin Spacey
I'm not out there trying to get press for myself nor am I trying to convince anybody that I'm living any kind of a life. I'm actually trying to convince people: I don't want you to know what I'm living, because it's none of your business.
- Kevin Spacey
Collection: Business
Image of Ratan Tata
The - the early Rockefellers made their wealth from being in certain businesses and - and remained personally very wealthy. Tatas were different in the sense the future generations were not so wealthy. They - they were involved in the business, but most of the family wealth is put into trust, and the family did not, in fact, enjoy enormous wealth.
- Ratan Tata
Collection: Business
Image of Eric Nam
I had accepted a position as a business analyst at Deloitte Consulting in New York. But before I went into that workforce, I decided to take a year off and went to India to do a social enterprise fellowship. It wasn't the best fit, but that was where a TV show in Korea found me and invited me to first come perform.
- Eric Nam
Collection: Business
Image of David Green
God has blessed me with a wonderful family, a successful business, and outstanding employees. I do not take these blessings lightly.
- David Green
Collection: Business
Image of Jamie Dimon
If business doesn't thrive, it hurts America. We need improved relations, more collaboration, more thought and more consistency as we go about trying to make sure we have the best country in the world. Not scapegoating and finger-pointing.
- Jamie Dimon
Collection: Business
Image of Richard Branson
I've never gone into business to make money. Every Virgin product and service has been made into a reality to make a positive difference in people's lives. And by focusing on the happiness of our customers, we have been able to build a successful group of companies.
- Richard Branson
Collection: Business
Image of Bernard Arnault
Steve Jobs once asked me for some advice about retail, but I said, 'I am not sure at all we are in the same business.'
- Bernard Arnault
Collection: Business
Image of Tom Hanks
And I'm not apolitical - I'm very specific in my politics. But a lot of the time it's nobody's business unless you're over at my house having dinner.
- Tom Hanks
Collection: Business
Image of Richard M. Nixon
I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business.
- Richard M. Nixon
Collection: Business
Image of Billy Porter
Just because you're working does not mean you're making money. That's two very different things in show business.
- Billy Porter
Collection: Business
Image of Benjamin Franklin
The first mistake in public business is the going into it.
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Business
Image of Rupert Murdoch
I'm a permanently curious person. I probably waste my time being curious about things that have got nothing to do with the business sometimes. What keeps me alive, certainly, is curiosity.
- Rupert Murdoch
Collection: Business
Image of Kathy Ireland
If we get our self-esteem from superficial places, from our popularity, appearance, business success, financial situation, health, any of these, we will be disappointed, because no one can guarantee that we'll have them tomorrow.
- Kathy Ireland
Collection: Business
Image of Barbara Corcoran
Every single thing I learned about marketing and building my business, I learned from my mom, and she had never been in the workforce. She just had great practical sense.
- Barbara Corcoran
Collection: Business
Image of Phil Knight
If you're trying to get into the sports business, you really have to find a niche.
- Phil Knight
Collection: Business
Image of Emma Goldman
Politics is the reflex of the business and industrial world.
- Emma Goldman
Collection: Business