962 private quotes tagged business

“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.” — Henry Ford

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“A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity.” — Alexander Pope

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“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” — Benjamin Franklin

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“My success just evolved from working hard at the business at hand each day.” — Johnny Carson

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“Prophesy is a good line of business, but it is full of risks.” — Mark Twain

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“Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, coast for a while, and then have a hell of a close.” — Ronald Reagan

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“Advertising is a racket, like the movies and the brokerage business. You cannot be honest without admitting that its constructive contribution to humanity is exactly minus zero.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald

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“Carpe per diem - seize the check.” — Robin Williams

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“A group or an artist shouldn't get his money until his boss gets his.” — Bobby Darin

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“Anyone who has lost track of time when using a computer knows the propensity to dream, the urge to make dreams come true and the tendency to miss lunch.” — Tim Berners Lee

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“Ask five economists and you'll get five different answers - six if one went to Harvard.” — Edgar R. Fiedler

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“More business is lost every year through neglect than through any other cause.” — Rose Kennedy

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“The career stuff is for business people.” — Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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“Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.” — Edward Gibbon

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“I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.” — John Cleese

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“An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today.” — Laurence J. Peter

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“Business is a combination of war and sport.” — Andre Maurois

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“Remind people that profit is the difference between revenue and expense. This makes you look smart.” — Scott Adams

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“Our business is infested with idiots who try to impress by using pretentious jargon.” — David Ogilvy

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“Music and the music business are two different things.” — Erykah Badu

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“Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything.” — John Kenneth Galbraith

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“Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results.” — Scott Adams

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“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.” — Colin Powell

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“The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.” — Arthur C. Clarke

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“I buy when other people are selling.” — J. Paul Getty

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