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Quotes by Businessman

"On the robot kit, I can choose very boring parts or I can choose exciting and interesting parts. That is a reflection of my personality and the kinds of things I am interested in."


"I think the University of Texas has the chance to become the finest public university in the country."

"The employer generally gets the employees he deserves."

"In view of our public pledges, we public officials can never again go before the public merely promising election reform. The time for promises is past."

"Each of us has come to share the same point of view, that a global e-marketplace is absolutely essential if we are to drive new levels of efficiency for the industry."

"Shareware tends to combine the worst of commercial software with the worst of free software."

"The Green Party represents that majority point of view within the U.S."

"And I don't say that we didn't expect it, but we were pleasantly surprised to see the generosity of their foreign policy; and the generosity of their foreign policy at that moment was expressed through the Marshall Plan."


"I didn't feel the Depression at all. I always had a pocketful of money."

"Not only did I enjoy the creative side of Playboy and enjoy being surrounded by people who are curious about life, but I also love the analytical and hard business side of it."

"It wouldn't be the worst thing in the world if we didn't have a salary cap."

"I find it interesting that many of the people who want to restrict fossil fuels live in well-developed countries where abundant and affordable energy is readily available."


"Nobody should have to be a systems integrator to make a convergence network work in their home."

"I cannot remember a moment in my life when I have not felt the love of my family. We were a family that would have killed for each other - and we still are."

"Initially, I had two thoughts. First, this is a very large conspiracy; and second, our children in Washington. We knew there were a few unidentified planes that may have been headed for the White House or the Capitol Building."

"One, we committed to put about 650 people in the field to focus totally on customer satisfaction."

"In business, the competition will bite you if you keep running, if you stand still, they will swallow you."

"A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm."

"The real story of Facebook is just that we've worked so hard for all this time. I mean, the real story is actually probably pretty boring, right? I mean, we just sat at our computers for six years and coded."


"It is the quality of lending over the quantity of lending."

"The main professional responsibility of a person in business is business."


"None of our competitors have ever made two systems that run the same software."

"When I found the book was condemned as soon as the book was printed, or rather as soon as it was set up ready to print, I held it in plates for a year nearly, waiting to see what would come out of all this discussion."

"One of the best kept secrets in America is that people are aching to make a commitment, if they only had the freedom and environment in which to do so."

"At Adaptive Path, we've been doing our own work with Ajax over the last several months, and we're realizing we've only scratched the surface of the rich interaction and responsiveness that Ajax applications can provide."

"Then, after I came home from Europe, I found I was under condemnation; and I was condemned at that time because I did not endorse the financial policy of the General Conference."

"Many of the railroad evils were inherent in the situation; they were explained by the fact that both managers and public were dealing with a new agency whose laws they did not completely understand."


"We definitely need to get the excitement back."

"A visual image in the hand of an artist is merely a tool to trigger a mental image."

"Do not be afraid to make decisions, do not be afraid to make mistakes."

"From the beginning, we promised folks that they'll see whatever event we cover in its entirety, from gavel to gavel - whether it's the House of Representatives or the Senate. That's the whole reason for being."

"At American Airlines, we have built a business around the love of travel that has lasted three quarters of a century. And I'm pretty sure we're just getting started."

"In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the Japanese people."

"I never lied to a person in my life; my kids didn't, either."


"But we also think that we've got more quite alot more support than any new format has ever had."

"When the Internet publicity began, I remember being struck by how much the world was not the way we thought it was, that there was infinite variation in how people viewed the world."

"South Africa has all the tools to compete in the new global village - an eager workforce, ready to take on any challenge."

"One thing that hasn't changed, though, is that we still have to hear the new ad 2 or 3 times before it begins to affect us, even when we're already familiar with the advertiser in question and have a positive opinion of them."

"The world does not owe men a living, but business, if it is to fulfill its ideal, owes men an opportunity to earn a living."

"There are no pat answers - we're pushing through some new frontiers, and lessons of the past don't always apply."

"We must not contradict, but instruct him that contradicts us; for a madman is not cured by another running mad also."

"The African prisoners are orderly and peaceable among themselves."


"But I just really think there is a natural extension into other types of media because it's an excellent system for reliably locating and retrieving content."

"We continued the hard work of integrating TWA, because at that time we still thought an efficient connecting hub in St. Louis could be a profitable addition to our network."

"If you have 50 different plug types, appliances wouldn't be available and would be very expensive. But once an electric outlet becomes standardized, many companies can design appliances, and competition ensues, creating variety and better prices for consumers."

"Unfortunately, the attitude of many towards the press, humanitarians included and especially government workers, is often one of suspicion, if not outright fear."


"We do not wish to open your ports to foreign trade all at once."
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