Business Quotes

I think that, too many times, business has been seen as acting in its narrow self-interest rather than, essentially, contributing more broadly to society. I think a lot of that is unintentional; I don't think that many managers are deliberately trying to be unethical or are not trying to be sensitive to social needs.

~ Michael Porter

The duty of government is to leave commerce to its own capital and credit as well as all other branches of business, protecting all in their legal pursuits, granting exclusive privileges to none.

~ Andrew Jackson

I've always thought legal addictions are a great way to create a business. Starbucks is a wonderful example.

~ Nolan Bushnell

To have a .cn domain, you have to be a registered business. You have to prove your site is legal.

~ Rebecca Mackinnon

There is a deep connection, when we're talking about certain market forces and a legal structure that inhibits low or moderate income families from getting ahead. Eviction is part of a business model at the bottom of the market.

~ Matthew Desmond

I propose that the government should get out of the business of marrying people and, instead, only give legal status to civil unions.

~ Tony Campolo

Because it started as an offshoot of al Qaeda in Iraq, ISIL has long been subject to U.N. sanctions, and all countries have a legal obligation to freeze its assets and prohibit its business dealings. But countries around the world need to do more to make these sanctions work.

~ Samantha Power

I admit my view of the world is colored by my legal and business experiences at Liberty.

~ Jerry Falwell

We don't need new laws that can be used by organizations with deep pockets and the ability to deduct legal expenses as a cost of doing business to intimidate individuals or organizations that voice legitimate concerns.

~ Donella Meadows

As a factual matter, as in countries all over the world, technology and business practices have been running faster than legal responses and developments.

~ Miriam Defensor Santiago

So much business is based on the belief that we should do whatever we can within legal limits to make as much money as we can. Ben & Jerry's was based on values, and we try to operate a business that not just sells ice cream but partners with all our stakeholders - whether that's suppliers or customers - to bring about a more sustainable world.

~ Jerry Greenfield

I don't think any business has to give up legal protections in order to simplify. The main consideration is that whatever protection, rights and remedies a corporation wants, they should be put in terms that are understandable to the consumer.

~ Alan Siegel

In my head, at least, the business of spinning stories has no closing time. Twists in my characters' lives, glimpses of their secrets, obstacles to their dreams... all arrive unbidden when I'm getting cash at the ATM, walking my son to camp, singing a hymn at a wedding.

~ Julia Glass

I would absolutely, definitely never sell my wedding pictures to a magazine. I'd like it to be a special day, not a photo shoot. And once you've done that, your marriage becomes everybody else's business.

~ Katherine Jenkins

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

My dad is very successful in his business. He's always been big in having hobbies and having little ways to get away. He always made time for hunting and fishing. He always encouraged me to do it.

~ Luke Bryan

My dad has been a big influence on me, because he's always had his own business. He really taught me business sense and how to be a focused individual, but also how to have fun and make everyone around you have fun.

~ Wiz Khalifa

When I was 13, I opened my own business called The Awesome Pretzel Company, and my dad helped me build a pretzel cart.

~ Guy Fieri

I come from an artistic family. My dad's an actor, my mother's an actress, my sister's an actress. So I kind of grew up in that kind of environment. Oddly enough, I never really knew about my parents' work. I've seen small clips of it, but we never actually spoke about the business.

~ Portia Doubleday

Being a father to my family and a husband is to me much more important than what I did in the business.

~ Tom Bosley

Whenever we went on a trip, picnic, or business trip, I was always with my dad, and I would just always be in contact with cosmonauts, and I thought it would be always normal to be with them.

~ Roman Romanenko