Quotes about business
business mean men
When Small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set. Lin Yutang
business may advertisements
Advertisements may be evaluated scientifically; they cannot be created scientifically.
business people want
People want economy, and they'll pay any price to get it. Lee Iacocca
business moving blessed
In business, you're trying to make a buck. God was good to me and blessed me. I made some money and started this foundation years ago, and it has grown in size. With the foundation it's a lot different, because the bottom line isn't how you can make more money or get a better return, it's helping the projects that you feel strongly about move forward. Lee Iacocca
business work people
In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product, and profits. Lee Iacocca
business thinking obvious-things
If there's a big problem and you've got the right people with you, usually the answer emerges and you do what's the obvious thing to do. I don't think of myself as some great manager or great leader. I've been very lucky to be in the positions that I've been in. I meet a lot of people and I've grown a lot of companies, and I meet a lot of CEOs at big enterprises. I'm always so surprised at how much they seem to know. It doesn't always seem to be correlated to how well they actually do. Larry Brilliant
business fiction littles
When I started in the business, there was a thing called adult fantasy, but nobody quite knew what it was, and most publishers didn't have an adult fantasy list. They had science fiction lists, which they stuck a little bit of fantasy into. Terri Windling
business men hug
The mark of the man of the world is absence of pretension. He does not make a speech; he takes a low business-tone, avoids all brag, is nobody, dresses plainly, promises not at all, performs much, speaks in monosyllables, hugs his fact. Ralph Waldo Emerson
business men evil
We must hold a man amenable to reason for the choice of his daily craft or profession. It is not an excuse any longer for his deeds that they are the custom of his trade. What business has he with an evil trade? Ralph Waldo Emerson
business moving keys
Businessmen must move with the times...the correlation between knowledge and business as the key to success is closer than ever. Li Ka-shing
business sales-person use
What can a sales person say to somebody to get them to buy a product that they already use every day if they don't like it? Nothing. Larry Ellison
business copying
You cannot innovate by copying. Larry Ellison
business entrepreneur ifs
See things in the present, even if they are in the future. Larry Ellison
business trying want
If you want truly to understand something, try to change it. Kurt Lewin
business writing management
The person who writes the bank's commercials is not the person who makes the loans. Kurt Vonnegut
business weekend management
Never schedule a board meeting on Wednesday because it kills two weekends. Kurt Vonnegut
business management accomplish
A committee of three can accomplish much if two don't show up. Kurt Vonnegut
business knows living-wage
You know, this is a business where only 15% make a living wage and only 9% of those are women. But I figured somebody has to be that 15%, somebody's got to be one of those women. Marcia Wallace
business people different
People have different interpretations of "urgent". Marco Arment
business entrepreneurship absolutely-nothing
In a startup, absolutely nothing happens unless you make it happen. Marc Andreessen
business men pleasure
It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure. Samuel Johnson
business magnificence advertising
Advertisements are now so numerous that they are very negligently perused Samuel Johnson
business people needs
People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed. Samuel Johnson
business done fabulous
When all is said and done, what must be remembered is a newspaper is a business. It used to be a fabulous business that made extraordinary margins. It's now a very good business with appropriate margins. Sam Zell
business educational commitment
Each Wal-Mart store should reflect the values of its customers and support the vision they hold for their community. Sam Walton
business loyal-customers boss
There is only one boss. The customer... Sam Walton
business recessions decided
I was asked what I thought about the recession. I thought about it and decided not to take part. Sam Walton
business educational causes
We let folks know we're interested in them and that they're vital to us. cause they are. Sam Walton
business team winning
Individuals don't win in business, teams do. Sam Walton
business people leader
Leaders must always put their people before themselves. If you do that, your business will take care of itself. Sam Walton
business loyal-customers goal
The goal as a company is to have customer service that is not just the best, but legendary. Sam Walton
business kids writing
No, I don't think a 68-year-old copywriter . . . can write with the kids. That he's as creative. That he's as fresh. But he may be a better surgeon. His ad may not be quite as fresh and glowing as the Madison Ave. fraternity would like to see it be, and yet he might write an ad that will produce five times the sales. And that's the name of the game, isn't it? Rosser Reeves
business moving writing
Let's say you have $1,000,000 tied up in your little company and suddenly your advertising isn't working and sales are going down. And everything depends on it. Your future depends on it, your family's future depends on it, other people's families depend on it. Now, what do you want from me? Fine writing? Or do you want to see the goddamned sales curve stop moving down and start moving up? Rosser Reeves