Business Quotes

Pleasure and business, unlike oil and water, can sometimes be mixed.

~ James J. Freeland

In an environment where there is a shared vision of excellence, where people can be the best they can be on a daily basis, where they know what is expected of them, understand that reward is linked to performance, and believe they can make a difference because they will be heard, they will make a difference. They will go beyond our expectations and great things will happen.

~ Frederick Smith

Warren Cox, God knew, was no prize; a commercial person, a sales person, the kind of man who said things like x numbers of dollars. At lunch today, laboriously trying to explain some business procedure, he had said x number of dollars three times.

~ Richard Yates

All powerful and lasting change, whether in your personal life or your business, comes from the heart, not the mind.

~ Tonya Sheridan

Be the competition you wish to see in the world.

~ Michael P. Naughton

Success in business means doing things better than rivals, not just doing things well.

~ Philip M. Rosenzweig

The least important person in a business is the most important person in a business.

~ Jennifer Ho-Dougatz

1. Do consumers recognize that they have the problem you are trying to solve?2. If there was a solution, would they buy it?3. Would they buy it from us?4. Can we build a solution for that problem?

~ Ries Eric

The code-of-ethics playlist:o Treat your colleagues, family, and friends with respect, dignity, fairness, and courtesy.o Pride yourself in the diversity of your experience and know that you have a lot to offer.o Commit to creating and supporting a world that is free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.o Have balance in your life and help others to do the same.o Invest in yourself, achieve ongoing enhancement of your skills, and continually upgrade your abilities.o Be approachable, listen carefully, and look people directly in the eyes when speaking.o Be involved, know what is expected from you, and let others know what is expected from them.o Recognize and acknowledge achievement.o Celebrate, relive, and communicate your successes on an ongoing basis.

~ Lorii Myers

Busy is good because it showsyou’re alive.

~ Alison G. Bailey

I’ve watched my dad move our family from extreme poverty to extreme wealth and then everywhere in between. Never once did I see or hear him be anything but a cheerleader for the accomplishments of others. It didn’t matter if he was down or up in life, he wanted everybody around him to succeed. I’ve even watched him praise the very people that have tried to destroy him over the years and then very publicly wish them success and happiness. He taught me the enthusiasm that should always come at the success of others. He constantly taught me that when others succeed, it gives us all more opportunity to succeed. He taught me that when there is conflict, minor or major, you can almost always walk away at the end with a handshake.

~ Dan Pearce

Business art is the step that comes after art. I started as a commercial artist, and I want to finish as a business artist. Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. During the hippie era people put down the idea of business. They’d say “money is bad” and “working is bad”. But making money is art, and working is art - and good business is the best art.

~ Andy Warhol

The purpose of every business and organization is to get and keep customers.

~ Shep Hyken

Your job is not to be a fire killer. Your job is to prevent fires.

~ Sam Carpenter

Care for your infant business or career as you would care for your infant child - with loving attention, with no expectation of any reward, being in the moment with it, accepting it as is, watching it grow, enjoying every step of the way.

~ Marc Allen

Entrepreneurs are all unique. One way to build a business and turn it into a brand is to know who you are.

~ Ziad K. Abdelnour

People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.

~ Michael S. Miller

Regardless of gender, one has to be willing to take what belongs and what has been promised, by not backing down and by not giving up. Never be willing to throw in the towel and accept defeat!

~ Ellen J. Barrier

Business is leisure when you find pleasure in it.

~ Peter Adejimi

Inaction is no longer acceptable.

~ Eric Lowitt

Leadership must come from all of us -- the private, public, and civil sectors.

~ Eric Lowitt

Wanna run a killer business? Design it from the start so that it's leverageable, expandable, predictable & financeable - & you're unstoppable.

~ Ziad K. Abdelnour

Ideas... [are] like babies - everything about their environment [says] they shouldn't exist. But they do. You can't dwell on problems too early, or they will swamp the virtues and you will decide not to do the project.(Attributed to Mike Jones)

~ Steven Levy

Inherently, Larry & Serge aren't paper-oriented - they're product oriented. If they have another 10 minutes, they want to make something better. They don't want to take 10 minutes to tell you something they did.- Terry Winograd

~ Steven Levy

Fear would have told the Wright brothers not to fly. Fear would have told Rosa Parks to change seats. Fear would have told Steve Jobs that people hate touchscreens.

~ Jon Acuff

In order to survive, I came up with a five-step secret to getting it all done. If you're busy too, feel free to use it:1. Admit that you can't possibly get it all done.

~ Jon Acuff

Good leaders know who they are—their strengths, weaknesses, passions, talents, and values. And, developing leaders always starts with self-awareness.

~ Lee Ellis

Networking means the act of exchanging information with people who can help you professionally.

~ Michele Jennae

Fearful leaders side-step issues instead of dealing with them, cover up mistakes instead of owning up to mistakes; they skulk back into the shadows and hope that the crisis—whatever it is—will somehow blow over instead of facing their fears. Worse, they resort to lies and deception to cover up the truth.

~ Lee Ellis

I don't take much stock of detectives in novels - chaps that do things and never let you see how they do them. That's just inspiration: not business.

~ Arthur Conan Doyle

A COnNeCtworker is a networker that Considers Others’ Needs Continually.

~ Michele Jennae

At the base level, it is about making connections and building relationships, but if you take the letters from networker out of the word COnNeCtworker, you are left with 4 letters. C. O. N. C. Victor, we actually talked about this at Carina’s the other day with Sheila. C. O. N. C. stands for Considering Others’ Needs Continually.

~ Michele Jennae

A COnNeCtworker is a networker who is always taking into account the needs of others. Approaching people with a service attitude to bring them value and build a relationship. Then when that person is looking for a reliable service provider in a particular industry, they will pick the COnNeCtworker.

~ Michele Jennae

If left unexecuted, even the greatest competitive strategies are not worth the paper on which they were written.

~ Eric Lowitt

To guard our character with unwavering commitment, our best protection comes from being humbly aware of our vulnerability.

~ Lee Ellis

Courage is leaning into the doubts and fears to do what you know is right even when it doesn’t feel natural or safe.

~ Lee Ellis

You have the legs and other also have it; they have the brain and you have it! Stop thinking you can't transact the business that others can. If you do, you are raising your inflation rate!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

Our country is a place where hope can be born and great companies, organizations and non-profits can spring up from an idea birthed on the back of a coffee-shop napkin.

~ Todd Stocker

An honorable leader must demonstrate a willingness to reveal his or her ‘inner self’ to their team. It builds trust and trust is essential. It’s also a sign of strength and authenticity, and people are attracted to those who are ‘real’ and authentic.

~ Lee Ellis

Profit is a by-product of success, focus on success not on profit.

~ Firoz Thairinil