Best Quotes

If you are bitter, that means they got the best of you. If they got the best of you, that means they won.

~ Ziad K. Abdelnour

To be the best you must be able to handle the worst.

~ Ziad K. Abdelnour

I'm going to bed, where I may die.

~ Diana Wynne Jones

If someone can handle you at your worst, they'll stick around for your best.

~ Ruth Ann Nordin

A satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all.

~ Michael Leboeuf

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

Everyone is your best friend when you are successful. Make sure that the people that you surround yourself with are also the people that you are not afraid of failing with.

~ Paula Abdul

Do what you love to do and give it your very best. Whether it's business or baseball, or the theater, or any field. If you don't love what you're doing and you can't give it your best, get out of it. Life is too short. You'll be an old man before you know it.

~ Al Lopez

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.

~ Steve Jobs

I try not to think about anyone's expectations but rather focus on always doing my personal best. Modeling was never a thought in my mind growing up, but my mom felt it was important for me to be open to business opportunities and expand my horizons.

~ Anwar Hadid

Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. Large stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements, will all prove unavailing if you or your employees treat your patrons abruptly. The truth is, the more kind and liberal a man is, the more generous will be the patronage bestowed upon him.

~ P. T. Barnum

The best way to look at any business is from the standpoint of the clients.

~ Jamie Dimon

When you run a part of the relay and pass on the baton, there is no sense of unfinished business in your mind. There is just the sense of having done your part to the best of your ability. That is it. The hope is to pass on the baton to somebody who will run faster and run a better marathon.

~ N. R. Narayana Murthy

And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.

~ Andrew Carnegie

If business doesn't thrive, it hurts America. We need improved relations, more collaboration, more thought and more consistency as we go about trying to make sure we have the best country in the world. Not scapegoating and finger-pointing.

~ Jamie Dimon

The best defence against mafia business is full declaration of assets and incomes.

~ Milos Zeman

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

Word of mouth is the best medium of all.

~ William Bernbach

There are people who take rumors and embellish them in a way that can be devastating. And this pollution has to be eradicated by people in our business as best we can.

~ Bob Woodward

The joy is in the getting there. The beginning years of starting your business, the camaraderie when you're in the pit together, are the best years of your life. So rather than being so focused on when you get big and powerful, if you can just get the juice out of that... don't miss it.

~ Barbara Corcoran

Employees make the best dates. You don't have to pick them up and they're always tax-deductible.

~ Andy Warhol

In today's social business marketplace Facebook is one of the best places for nonprofits to be discovered and connect with a larger audience on the basis of shared values. So to get started, a non-profit should launch a Facebook page and invite your existing real world community to connect your cause and their networks.

~ Simon Mainwaring

If you have to fight a crowd of boys, it's best to go for the biggest one. That way you won't have to fight them all. The others will see that you mean business and you will win their respect.

~ Suzanne Vega

I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one.

~ Brian Clough

The great leaders are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players.

~ Blaine Lee

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.

~ Socrates

If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.

~ Pat Riley

The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them.

~ Harold S. Geneen

Always go into meetings or negotiations with a positive attitude. Tell yourself you're going to make this the best deal for all parties.

~ Natalie Massenet

There's nothing better than having a baby. I've always loved children. I used to work summers at the YMCA and be in charge of, like, 30 preschool kids. I knew that when I had a child, I'd be overwhelmed, and it's true... I can't tell you how much my attitude has changed since we've got Frances. Holding my baby is the best drug in the world.

~ Kurt Cobain

You can do everything you can to try to stop bad things from happening to you, but eventually things will happen, so the best prevention is a positive attitude.

~ Marie Osmond

My attitude towards drawing is not necessarily about drawing. It's about making the best kind of image I can make, it's about talking as clearly as I can.

~ Jim Dine

For me, running against the Poles and Czechs would be like running against high school kids. And I hate all this gung-ho, run-for-the-red-white-and-blue attitude that the AAU spouts. If that's important to some people, fine, more power to 'em. But, damn it, I wish they'd leave me alone to do what I want to do - run against the best.

~ Steve Prefontaine

It's great to be somewhat of a role model. I want to be a positive and good role model and lead by example and try to do the best I can. Playing good golf definitely draws attention, but I want to have a good attitude on the course and do the right things.

~ Rickie Fowler

Most of us start out with a positive attitude and a plan to do our best.

~ Marilu Henner

I have an issue with others ordering for me, and I spend far too long haranguing people that my choices are the best. I apologize for the amount of conversations I have ruined with this attitude.

~ Ben Elliot

Best said possibly the only thing that would have changed my attitude: 'What will happen to me?' 'Your friend MacLeod will look after you,' I said. Best replied, 'If you get out, I get out.' There was silence for some moments. I thought of all the joy of the early experiments which we had known together. Here was loyalty.

~ Frederick Banting

I want to look my best for God. So many people have the attitude that if you're a Christian you've got to dress bad, wear an old color, not do anything to your hair, have nothing. It's no wonder that Christianity is not very attractive. I mean, how many people do you know in a Western culture that's going to go, 'Yeah, give me some of that?'

~ Joyce Meyer

In regard to music, I just think that it's always best to have an attitude of being a perpetual student and always look to learn something new about music, because there's always something new to learn.

~ David Sanborn

Culture is very important to the Mavs. Your best player has to be a fit for what you want the culture of the team to be. He has to be someone who leads by example. Someone who sets the tone in the locker room and on the court. It isn't about who talks the most or the loudest. It is about the demeanor and attitude he brings.

~ Mark Cuban