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Quotes by Businessman
"The conventional definition of management is getting work done through people, but real management is developing people through work."
155
"Never stop testing, and your advertising will never stop improving."
153
"The memory management on the PowerPC can be used to frighten small children."
151
"The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow."
151
"India has the unique advantages of having the biggest domestic market and this should support IT companies."
148
"If you saw a dog going to be crushed under a car, wouldn't you help him?"
148
"I'm not panicking, and I'm not scared, I've been through the Gulf War, the Asia crisis, and the Russian crisis."
148
"Finnish companies tend to be very traditional, not taking many risks. Silicon Valley is completely different: people here really live on the edge."
147
"If you can actually count your money, then you're not a rich man."
145
"I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society."
144
"I never felt that the naming issue was all that important, but I was obviously wrong, judging by how many people felt. I tell people to call it just plain Linux and nothing more."
143
"People enjoy the interaction on the Internet, and the feeling of belonging to a group that does something interesting: that's how some software projects are born."
141
"A consumer doesn't take anything away: he doesn't actually consume anything. Giving the same thing to a thousand consumers is not really any more expensive than giving it to just one."
140
"Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently."
139
"Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming."
137
"But the community knew Blade, and everybody but us was shocked at the box office, and subsequently the DVD. That was the beginning of the DVD revolution, and Blade was just like wildfire."
136
"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."
133
"We're getting hurt, but I'm a long-term investor."
133
"Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs."
128
"Creativity is just connecting things."
124
"My wheels are running. My investments are local, regional and international."
124
"We were able to flood the zone immediately."
123
"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."
121
"Some people may call me a nerd. I claim the label with pride."
111
"Drones overall will be more impactful than I think people recognize, in positive ways to help society."
109
"Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things."
105
"The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said."
101
"Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be."
101
"Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken."
101
"You know, people talk about this being an uncertain time. You know, all time is uncertain. I mean, it was uncertain back in - in 2007, we just didn't know it was uncertain. It was - uncertain on September 10th, 2001. It was uncertain on October 18th, 1987, you just didn't know it."
100
"My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me."
100
"The sole purpose of business is service. The sole purpose of advertising is explaining the service which business renders."
99
"You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong."
98
"Marketing is too important to be left to the marketing department."
96
"Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks."
96
"I am quite serious when I say that I do not believe there are, on the whole earth besides, so many intensified bores as in these United States. No man can form an adequate idea of the real meaning of the word, without coming here."
96
"I think I am the oldest member and have been in good standing longer than any other member of this church."
95
"Advertising is only evil when it advertises evil things."
95
"It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that, and then merely at dinner parties."
94
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