Famous Quotes & Sayings

Orison Swett Marden

Form the habit early in life of leaving your business at the store or wherever you may be employed. Never carry it home to mar the peace of your family; if you do, you will soon drive out the sunshine.

We call this marathon eve. You know, just like on Christmas Eve, when everyone is scurrying around to get stuff done. If it's not done by tomorrow, well, I mean, the marathon is open for business at noon.

We call on the Iranian government to recognize the bus drivers' right to form a union. We demand that the Iranian government release imprisoned union members and return all fired drivers to work immediately and unconditionally.

We offer business training in marketing, finance, business start-up, intellectual property, manufacturing, engineering and an entrepreneurial class.

We planned on lower revenues because we are in the midst of transforming the business in Europe, and in the U.S. some of our retail customers are consolidating.

We picked a good day to bust out in the first inning. We haven't done that since our first game (a 14-4 win over Mahomet-Seymour in March).

We personify in Bush ... everything that we don't want.

We pay all of the costs a business has to pay. We're self-supporting.

When kids hear about business today, it's often not in a flattering light. I would hope that we have presented business to them in a better way. We want them to know that most businesses are run by people trying to do good things and improve economic opportunities for people in their communities.

Jeff Greenfield

When Ronald Reagan chose George H.W. Bush in 1980, it was a clear signal that he was running an inclusive campaign; that he welcomed the moderate and even liberal wings of the GOP - there was a liberal wing back then - into his campaign.

When President Bush arrives in Mar del Plata he will find himself at odds with some of his counterparts who see the future differently,

When pleasure interferes with business, give up business

While recent natural disasters emphasize the need to plan for catastrophic events, businesses can be disrupted by more frequently occurring crisis including fires, floods, power, utility or technology failures.

While President Bush would like for Americans to look at the economy through rose-colored glasses, recent news reports tell the real truth.

While President Bush maintains an unwavering commitment to rebuilding the Gulf Coast, Democrats remain just as committed to political posturing for short-term gain.

While Pfizer's cash flow would likely be impacted by the loss or change in structure, we note that a partnership with another consumer health business could create increased clout for shelf space and thus operate with new synergies.

While overall confidence remains relatively positive, the latest reading reflects growing concerns that U.S. economic growth may be slowing down. And, while the outlook for corporate profits remains optimistic, rising interest rates and oil prices may curb business leaders' projections.

While our profit was substantially enlarged by the Microsoft antitrust settlement, our core businesses also contributed to that profit.

While our checks suggest that there was a general pickup in hardware business at the end of the March quarter, this was probably not sufficient for IBM to make our original revenue forecasts.

Muhtar Kent

While my father was a diplomat rather than a business person, I count him as a critically important formative role model. He was comfortable living and working all around the world, wherever he was assigned.

Winning new business is the way that we create and sustain jobs going forward.

With a franchise, you have someone who cares as much about the business name and image as you do because they own it.

With a coach like (Parcells), he has his agenda, ... He had his guys in place and that's part of the business sometimes. It was good at the beginning, but this is a business and that is the kind of coach he is.

With 22 train yards and 19 bus depots, it would be extremely difficult to pinpoint exactly which services will be up and running first.

Mark Skousen

Who uses funds more productively - private citizens or the government? I dare say that Warren Buffett can use his surplus funds more effectively in private business and creating jobs than the government can.

Max McKeown

Who's more likely to succeed - someone with high skill and no ambition, or no skill and high ambition? If you're an entrepreneur, you can hire as many skilled people for your business as you want.

Marya Mannes

Who's kidding whom? What's the difference between Giant and Jumbo? Quart and full quart? Two-ounce and big two-ounce? What does Extra Long mean? What's a tall 24-inches? And what busy shopper can tell?

Robbie Williams

I'm constantly doing new stuff, and I want it to be received really well. Who knows what's ego, what's business, what's artistic. It all shifts on a day-to-day basis.

I hope to be remembered as someone who promoted positive change in Mexican business and society - even if this is not currently understood.

Robert D. Hare

There are certainly more people in the business world who would score high in the psychopathic dimension than in the general population. You'll find them in any organization where, by the nature of one's position, you have power and control over other people and the opportunity to get something.

Rivers Cuomo

I found that so many people in the music business started out as metalheads in the Eighties - whether they're songwriters, producers, engineers or executives, and no matter what they look like, with short hair, suits or whatever. I feel like my generation of metal kids really tends to populate the music world to a large extent.

Robin Wright

If you're the head of a business, there's a protocol that people have to follow.

Prince

Doing a residency in any particular city requires a large repertoire to ensure repeat business.