962 private quotes tagged business

“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.” — Max de Pree

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“Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.” — Tacitus

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“I don't want to do business with those who don't make a profit, because they can't give the best service.” — Richard Bach

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“No employer today is independent of those about him. He cannot succeed alone, no matter how great his ability or capital. Business today is more than ever a question of cooperation.” — Orison Swett Marden

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“It takes more than capital to swing business. You've got to have the A. I. D. degree to get by - Advertising, Initiative, and Dynamics.” — Isaac Asimov

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“We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects.” — Alexis de Tocqueville

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“I am just absolutely convinced that the best formula for giving us peace and preserving the American way of life is freedom, limited government, and minding our own business overseas.” — Ron Paul

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“If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.” — J. Paul Getty

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“Time is the scarcest resource and unless it is managed nothing else can be managed.” — Peter Drucker

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“Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.” — Theodore Isaac Rubin

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“If you don't drive your business, you will be driven out of business.” — B. C. Forbes

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“Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.” — Grenville Kleiser

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“Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile.” — Gary Ryan Blair

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“Love, with very young people, is a heartless business. We drink at that age from thirst, or to get drunk it is only later in life that we occupy ourselves with the individuality of our wine.” — Isak Dinesen

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“The greatest ability in business is to get along with others and to influence their actions.” — John Hancock

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“Girls shouldn't worry about being the equal of men in the business world.” — Marilyn Monroe

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“A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.” — John D. Rockefeller

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“I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life. You can't truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles.” — Zig Ziglar

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“My business is to teach my aspirations to confirm themselves to fact, not to try and make facts harmonize with my aspirations.” — Thomas Huxley

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“Love has always been the most important business in my life, I should say the only one.” — Stendhal

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“Advertising is a business of words, but advertising agencies are infested with men and women who cannot write. They cannot write advertisements, and they cannot write plans. They are helpless as deaf mutes on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera.” — David Ogilvy

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“Of course, everybody makes mistakes, and we've all been young and stupid. But people need to have a sense of respect, particularly in this business, because hundreds of people are ready to take your place at any time. Maybe some people should think about that.” — Sophia Bush

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“Ultimately, who you choose to be in a relationship with and what you do in your bedroom is your business.” — Eminem

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“If you spend your life competing with business men, what do you have? A bank account and ulcers!” — Marilyn Monroe

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“In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first the cash will come later.” — Harold S. Geneen

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