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Business Quotes
"Even institutions of State, such as the judiciary, were seriously weakened, to the extent that the citizenry justifiably feared a breakdown in law and order. The business community was hit by a slump in sales and confidence, leading to reduced earnings and loss of jobs."
266
"If you deprive yourself of outsourcing and your competitors do not, you're putting yourself out of business."
185
"That business of relaxation, which is so terribly modern today, is all good and well, but my work interests me so much, and is so varied, that many times it seems relaxing when I go from one aspect to another."
185
"But you don't get into a business because of personal tastes."
184
"Some of the fans here were not too sure about their club signing a player from their biggest rivals. Fortunately, we had a great season and won the League title for the first time in four years. Now, I think, everyone can say it was good business."
183
"Squash was my livelihood and as in business, I had to stay on top."
183
"I think that focusing on the money, on the business, is not enough."
174
"If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't sell it. Do this, and you will have calm and drowsy nights, with all of the good business you have now and none of the bad. If you have time, don't wait for time."
164
"I'm called away by particular business - but I leave my character behind me."
162
"The reason is that they define how I have gone about my business. I have trusted to intuition. I did it at the beginning. I do it even now. I have no idea how things might turn out, where in my writing I might go next."
158
"The FBI has always supported big business and big government."
157
"Writing a book is a very lonely business. You are totally cut off from the rest of the world, submerged in your obsessions and memories."
151
"We wish that all countries around the world honor our wishes and our Jihad, and we avoid interfering in their business."
147
"Personal Branding is the combination of one's skills and talents to produce value for people that creates an impression, a perception and reputation in the mind of others."
147
"The nation will benefit in the long term if it continues to be open to foreign expertise. This will help the country to establish its business culture and environment faster, based on international best practice."
146
"I believe it is an important project, it makes the cost of doing business lower and they will make us more competitive at the same time, it will also provide some satisfaction to the people who demand services for them of the quality they want and also quickly."
145
"You get paid in direct proportion to the difficulty of problems you solve."
145
"I did realise more than ever, after the stabbing, that tennis is a business - a tough business."
141
"Just the fact that I've lived more, and I'm not concerned about when I am going to get my next job anymore. This business is free-lance and it's not a steady job. Younger, I would have been more preoccupied with myself."
138
"Don't compare me to Babe Ruth. God gave me the opportunity and the ability to be here at the right time, at the right moment, just like he gave Babe Ruth when he was playing. I just hope I can keep doing what I've been doing - keep taking care of business."
134
"Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming."
132
"But every company of the future is going to be in the business of exquisite care - which means quick turnaround time and convenience. To deliver exquisite care, you need an organization that coordinates well and listens well."
131
"Well, if you look back, in almost two and a half years, the biggest change probably was in late 2000 when we decided to totally change the CA business model."
120
"The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people."
103
"I feel that the best companies are started not because the founder wanted a company but because the founder wanted to change the world... If you decide you want to found a company, you maybe start to develop your first idea. And hire lots of workers."
101
"Performance with purpose is basically PepsiCo saying that companies can no longer perform and toss costs to society. We believe that the new future is public-private partnerships, where companies feel responsible for society at large."
97
"The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks."
85
"The sole purpose of business is service. The sole purpose of advertising is explaining the service which business renders."
82
"Never spend your money before you have earned it."
79
"My proceeds from the PayPal acquisition were $180 million. I put $100 million in SpaceX, $70m in Tesla, and $10m in Solar City. I had to borrow money for rent."
78
"After all, it's the future of business communication that we're looking toward."
77
"Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice from those who take the subway."
76
"As you grow in this business, you learn how to do more with less."
76
"In our business, things look like a failure until they're not. It's pretty binary transitions."
74
"The TV business is uglier than most things. It is normally perceived as some kind of cruel and shallow money trench through the heart of the journalism industry, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs, for no good reason."
74
"But the basic difficulty still remains: It is the expansion of Federal power, about which I wish to express my alarm. How easily we embrace such business."
70
"It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that, and then merely at dinner parties."
70
"Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or it's not going to get the business."
69
"I do not believe a man can ever leave his business. He ought to think of it by day and dream of it by night."
69
"Even though I'm a hype man myself, I like the practicality of it all. People who understand how to turn a profit. At the end of the day, this is still business so I'm looking for real practical knowledge of how to actually make money, not necessarily raise it."
67
"If a business does well, the stock eventually follows."
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