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"What you say in advertising is more important than how you say it."
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David Ogilvy
"What you say in advertising is more important than how you say it."
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"If you're not a risk taker, you should get the hell out of business."
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Ray Kroc
"If you're not a risk taker, you should get the hell out of business."
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"Every day, people settle for less than they deserve. They are only partially living or at best living a partial life. Every human being has the potential for greatness."
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Bo Bennett
"Every day, people settle for less than they deserve. They are only partially living or at best living a partial life. Every human being has the potential for greatness."
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"I think in just about any business the low cost competitor is always going to have an advantage."
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Gerard Arpey
"I think in just about any business the low cost competitor is always going to have an advantage."
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"No more waking up at noon, updating FC for an hour, and spending the rest of the day cashing FC checks and watching porn? It was a hard decision, but, like, I'm a man now."
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Philip J. Kaplan
"No more waking up at noon, updating FC for an hour, and spending the rest of the day cashing FC checks and watching porn? It was a hard decision, but, like, I'm a man now."
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"Repeat anything often enough and it will start to become you."
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Tom Hopkins
"Repeat anything often enough and it will start to become you."
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"That's the ultimate gratification in any business situation - do customers buy the product? And do they use it and do they come back and buy more of it?"
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Jim Barksdale
"That's the ultimate gratification in any business situation - do customers buy the product? And do they use it and do they come back and buy more of it?"
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"All through history, there have always been movements where business was not just about the accumulation of proceeds but also for the public good."
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Anita Roddick
"All through history, there have always been movements where business was not just about the accumulation of proceeds but also for the public good."
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"The person that turns over the most rocks wins the game. And that's always been my philosophy."
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Peter Lynch
"The person that turns over the most rocks wins the game. And that's always been my philosophy."
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"How long soever it hath continued, if it be against reason, it is of no force in law."
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Edward Coke
"How long soever it hath continued, if it be against reason, it is of no force in law."
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"We need to listen to consumers' needs."
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Sumner Redstone
"We need to listen to consumers' needs."
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"I started out typing and filing and answering the phones for a little nine-person firm. And that nine-person firm gave me my chance to find my own way."
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Carly Fiorina
"I started out typing and filing and answering the phones for a little nine-person firm. And that nine-person firm gave me my chance to find my own way."
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"Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve."
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W. Clement Stone
"Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve."
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"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."
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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."
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"We can provide beta software to our developers in advance of the general public. We can easily link up with external partners, customers, and suppliers."
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Jim Barksdale
"We can provide beta software to our developers in advance of the general public. We can easily link up with external partners, customers, and suppliers."
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"This is why I belong, and why I believe. I commend to all this same search for happiness and for the truth."
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Clayton Christensen
"This is why I belong, and why I believe. I commend to all this same search for happiness and for the truth."
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"A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge."
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Peter Drucker
"A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge."
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"In imagination, there's no limitation."
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Mark Victor Hansen
"In imagination, there's no limitation."
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"The other thing is we have an incredible villain. And we worked very hard to have villains that are connected to the hero. They have an effect, an emotional effect. They never become out-of-this-world, crazy villains."
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Avi Arad
"The other thing is we have an incredible villain. And we worked very hard to have villains that are connected to the hero. They have an effect, an emotional effect. They never become out-of-this-world, crazy villains."
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"We must be happy with what we got when we are in pursuit of what we want."
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Jim Rohn
"We must be happy with what we got when we are in pursuit of what we want."
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"It's the first time I've ever done anything like that. It took longer than I expected. I've gotten a lot of E-mail since I got back, saying they thought I did a good job and presented the case well."
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Jim Barksdale
"It's the first time I've ever done anything like that. It took longer than I expected. I've gotten a lot of E-mail since I got back, saying they thought I did a good job and presented the case well."
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"I have ways of making money that you know nothing of."
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John D. Rockefeller
"I have ways of making money that you know nothing of."
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"You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong."
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Warren Buffett
"You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong."
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"After all, sustainability means running the global environment - Earth Inc. - like a corporation: with depreciation, amortization and maintenance accounts. In other words, keeping the asset whole, rather than undermining your natural capital."
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Maurice Strong
"After all, sustainability means running the global environment - Earth Inc. - like a corporation: with depreciation, amortization and maintenance accounts. In other words, keeping the asset whole, rather than undermining your natural capital."
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"There is a long-standing tradition in the mainstream press of middle-of-the-road journalism that is objective and fair. I would hate to see that fall victim to a panic about the Fox effect."
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Andrew Heyward
"There is a long-standing tradition in the mainstream press of middle-of-the-road journalism that is objective and fair. I would hate to see that fall victim to a panic about the Fox effect."
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"The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other."
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
"The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other."
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"All honor's wounds are self-inflicted."
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Andrew Carnegie
"All honor's wounds are self-inflicted."
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"Risk is a part of God's game, alike for men and nations."
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Warren Buffett
"Risk is a part of God's game, alike for men and nations."
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"A satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all."
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Michael LeBoeuf
"A satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all."
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"Our biggest goal is to continue to force ourselves to always start our creative work on a white page and not take advantage of past successes and challenging ourselves."
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Guy Laliberte
"Our biggest goal is to continue to force ourselves to always start our creative work on a white page and not take advantage of past successes and challenging ourselves."
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"Fun without sell gets nowhere but sell without fun tends to become obnoxious."
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Leo Burnett
"Fun without sell gets nowhere but sell without fun tends to become obnoxious."
Fun,
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"I like to not be too involved in the beginning and during the process so as to keep this fresh look and be able to give constructive recommendation on the final production."
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Guy Laliberte
"I like to not be too involved in the beginning and during the process so as to keep this fresh look and be able to give constructive recommendation on the final production."
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"Bottoms in the investment world don't end with four-year lows; they end with 10- or 15-year lows."
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Jim Rogers
"Bottoms in the investment world don't end with four-year lows; they end with 10- or 15-year lows."
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"Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up."
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Allen Klein
"Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up."
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"We wanted Nike to be the world's best sports and fitness company. Once you say that, you have a focus. You don't end up making wing tips or sponsoring the next Rolling Stones world tour."
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Philip Knight
"We wanted Nike to be the world's best sports and fitness company. Once you say that, you have a focus. You don't end up making wing tips or sponsoring the next Rolling Stones world tour."
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"I've been reading horror since I was five years old."
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George Stephen
"I've been reading horror since I was five years old."
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"The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager beavers, the mavericks. These are the guys who try to do more than they're expected to do - they always reach."
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Lee Iacocca
"The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager beavers, the mavericks. These are the guys who try to do more than they're expected to do - they always reach."
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"If a business does well, the stock eventually follows."
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Warren Buffett
"If a business does well, the stock eventually follows."
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"It is always the start that requires the greatest effort."
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James Cash Penney
"It is always the start that requires the greatest effort."
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"I use nothing but the best ingredients. My cookies are always baked fresh. I price cookies so that you cannot make them at home for any less. And I still give cookies away."
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Debbi Fields
"I use nothing but the best ingredients. My cookies are always baked fresh. I price cookies so that you cannot make them at home for any less. And I still give cookies away."
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"The American public tunes in every night hoping to see two people screwing. Obviously, we can't give them that but let's always keep it in mind."
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Barry Diller
"The American public tunes in every night hoping to see two people screwing. Obviously, we can't give them that but let's always keep it in mind."
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"Every advertisement should be thought of as a contribution to the complex symbol which is the brand image."
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David Ogilvy
"Every advertisement should be thought of as a contribution to the complex symbol which is the brand image."
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"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."
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Michael Dell
"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."
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"It's quite complicated and sounds circular, but we've worked out a way of calculate a Web site's importance."
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Larry Page
"It's quite complicated and sounds circular, but we've worked out a way of calculate a Web site's importance."
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"I contend that not only can you laugh at adversity, but it is essential to do so if you are to deal with setbacks without defeat."
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Allen Klein
"I contend that not only can you laugh at adversity, but it is essential to do so if you are to deal with setbacks without defeat."
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"Though the bribe be small, yet the fault is great."
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Edward Coke
"Though the bribe be small, yet the fault is great."
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"If I had learned more about business ahead of time, I would have been shaped into believing that it was only about finances and quality management."
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Anita Roddick
"If I had learned more about business ahead of time, I would have been shaped into believing that it was only about finances and quality management."
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"Trying to break into the horror market seemed natural."
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George Stephen
"Trying to break into the horror market seemed natural."
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"I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure."
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John D. Rockefeller
"I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure."
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"The work of an advertising agency is warmly and immediately human. It deals with human needs, wants, dreams and hopes. Its 'product' cannot be turned out on an assembly line."
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Leo Burnett
"The work of an advertising agency is warmly and immediately human. It deals with human needs, wants, dreams and hopes. Its 'product' cannot be turned out on an assembly line."
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