Quotes about business
business demand doe
The one who adapts his policy to the times prospers, and likewise that the one whose policy clashes with the demands of the times does not. Niccolo Machiavelli
business needs decision-making
The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all. Niccolo Machiavelli
business war philosophical
No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution. Niccolo Machiavelli
business mistake boss
The worst mistake a boss can make is not to say 'well done'. John Ashcroft
business failing motto
Let your motto then always be 'Excelsior', for by living up to it there is no such word as fail. P. T. Barnum
business civility patronage
Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. P. T. Barnum
business crowds silver
Every crowd has a silver lining. P. T. Barnum
business educational competition
Goodwill is the only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy. Marshall Field
business dollars cost
I am convinced that most companies don't maximize their barter possibilities. Instead of aggressively reducing costs by trading their services with those of their suppliers, they seem content to pay top dollar for everything. Mark McCormack
business ethics kind
There is no such thing as business ethics. There is only one kind -- you have to adhere to the highest standards. Marvin Bower
business excellence habit
Excellence is not an act, but a habit. Marva Collins
business judging achievement
When we do not know a person - and also when we do - we have to judge his size by the size and nature of his achievements, as compared with the achievements of others in his special line of business - there is no other way. Mark Twain
business example succeed
My axiom is, to succeed in business: avoid my example. Mark Twain
business real moving
Taxes will eventually become a voluntary process, with the possible exception of real estate-the one physical thing that does not move easily and has computable value ... wait until that's all there is left to tax, when the rest of the things we buy and sell come from everywhere, anywhere, and nowhere. Nicholas Negroponte
business worst-enemy innovation
Incrementalism is innovation's worst enemy. Nicholas Negroponte
business museums luxury
Once poverty is gone, we'll need to build museums to display its horrors to future generations. They'll wonder why poverty continued so long in human society - how a few people could live in luxury while billions dwelt in misery, deprivation and despair. Muhammad Yunus
business modern-journalism survival
As for modern journalism, it is not my business to defend it. It justifies its own existence by the great Darwinian principle of the survival of the vulgarest. Oscar Wilde
business work people
Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do. Oscar Wilde
business might company
Work as if you own the company and soon you just might. Michael Dolan
business opportunity differences
It's through curiosity and looking at opportunities in new ways that we've always mapped our path at Dell. There's always an opportunity to make a difference. Michael Dell
business creating succeed
There are a lot of things that go into creating success. I don't like to do just the things I like to do. I like to do things that cause the company to succeed. I don't spend a lot of time doing my favorite activities. Michael Dell
business people want
It had always made sense to me to build a business based on what people really wanted, rather than guess what we thought they might want. Michael Dell
business worry maintaining
One of the things I benefited from when I started this business was that I didn't know anything. I was just instinct with no preconceived notions. This enabled me to learn and change quickly without having to worry about maintaining any kind of status quo, like some of my bigger competitors. Michael Dell
business ideas entrepreneur
Ideas are commodity. Execution of them is not. Michael Dell
business people society
People of our time are so formed for agitation and ostentation that goodness, moderation, equability, constancy, and such quiet and obscure qualities are no longer felt. Michel de Montaigne
business agency long
Chances are that neither the client nor the agency will ever know very much about what role the ad has played in sales or profits of the client, either short-term or long-term. Michael Schudson
business comeback insult
Insults are the business of the court. Naguib Mahfouz
business boys anarchy
Inside every working anarchy, there's an Old Boy Network.. Mitchell Kapor
business moving hands
The invisible hand of the market always moves faster and better than the heavy hand of government. Mitt Romney
business creativity views
President Obama's view of a free economy is to send your money to his friends. My vision for a free enterprise economy is to return entrepreneurship and genius and creativity to the American people! Mitt Romney
business ignorant environmental-pollution
Pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting. We allow them to disperse because we've been ignorant of their value. R. Buckminster Fuller
business care
How happy the life unembarrassed by the cares of business! Publilius Syrus
business believe talking
Don't let people who you may respect and who you believe know what they're talking about, don't let them tell you it can't be done because often they will tell you it can't be done, and it's just because they don't have the courage to try. Pierre Omidyar