Good Quotes

Prophesy is a good line of business, but it is full of risks.

~ Mark Twain

We need to revise our economic thinking to give full value to our natural resources. This revised economics will stabilize both the theory and the practice of free-market capitalism. It will provide business and public policy with a powerful new tool for economic development, profitability, and the promotion of the public good.

~ Paul Hawken

Doing good business - being ethical, being transparent, being caring, implementing values in your business - makes a difference, and you make money at the same time.

~ Shari Arison

Dressing up is inevitably a substitute for good ideas. It is no coincidence that technically inept business types are known as 'suits'.

~ Paul Graham

Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats.

~ Howard Aiken

I'm working at trying to be a Christian, and that's serious business. It's like trying to be a good Jew, a good Muslim, a good Buddhist, a good Shintoist, a good Zoroastrian, a good friend, a good lover, a good mother, a good buddy - it's serious business.

~ Maya Angelou

A company is only as good as the people it keeps.

~ Mary Kay Ash

We need to become good citizens in the global village, instead of competing. What are we competing for - to drive more cars, eat more steaks? That will destroy the world.

~ Yuan T. Lee

Brethren, let us mind our own business - that is, the calling the Lord has called us to - to do everything we can to promote the good of the Cause of Truth, and never ask how big we are, or inquire who we are; but let it be, 'What can I do to build up the Kingdom of God upon the Earth?'

~ Brigham Young

If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't sell it. Do this, and you will have calm and drowsy nights, with all of the good business you have now and none of the bad. If you have time, don't wait for time.

~ Ernst Fischer

Producing suits me because I have a business mind and a business sensibility. I was a street hustler. I did whatever it took. I sold whatever I could sell. I'm a good organiser.

~ Mark Wahlberg

An economist's guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's.

~ Will Rogers

I have always recognized that the object of business is to make money in an honorable manner. I have endeavored to remember that the object of life is to do good.

~ Peter Cooper

Publishing is a very mysterious business. It is hard to predict what kind of sale or reception a book will have, and advertising seems to do very little good.

~ Thomas Wolfe

I do not want to admit to the world that I can be a bad person. It is just that I don't want anyone to have false expectations. Moviemaking is a harsh, volatile business, and unless you can be ruthless, too, there's a good chance that you are going to disappear off the scene pretty quickly.

~ Tom Hanks

As a small business owner for the last 15 years, when I think of what truly changed my life, it was my faith, a strong family, my mom did a really, really good job of encouraging me in very clear and discernible ways.

~ Tim Scott

I don't think it's a good idea to plan to sell a company.

~ Elon Musk

I was told to avoid the business all together because of the rejection. People would say to me, 'Don't you want to have a normal job and a normal family?' I guess that would be good advice for some people, but I wanted to act.

~ Jennifer Aniston

White shall not neutralize the black, nor good compensate bad in man, absolve him so: life's business being just the terrible choice.

~ Robert Browning

Young people in the business have grown up and made the wrong decisions, or bad decisions, and haven't been good role models. To be someone that people look up to is important to me.

~ Justin Bieber

The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.

~ Walter Lippmann

Look at growth, look at how much time people spend on the Net and look at the variety of things that they are doing. It's all really good, so I am actually encouraged by the fundamentals that underlie usage growth on the Net.

~ Meg Whitman

Paying your employees well is not only the right thing to do but it makes for good business.

~ James Sinegal

I was an economics major, which I enjoyed because I had a good business sense.

~ Herb Ritts

If you have one good idea, people will lend you twenty.

~ Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach

At CNN, our view is that good journalism equals good business.

~ Jim Walton

My experience has shown me that the people who are exceptionally good in business aren't so because of what they know but because of their insatiable need to know more.

~ Michael Gerber

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

~ Socrates

Wearing the correct dress for any occasion is a matter of good manners.

~ Loretta Young

Be sure what you want and be sure about yourself. Fashion is not just beauty, it's about good attitude. You have to believe in yourself and be strong.

~ Adriana Lima

When we adopt a dog or any pet, we know it is going to end with us having to say goodbye, but we still do it. And we do it for a very good reason: They bring so much joy and optimism and happiness. They attack every moment of every day with that attitude.

~ Bruce Cameron

Attitude and enthusiasm play a big part in my life. I get excited about the things that inspire me. I also believe in laughing and having a good time.

~ Dwayne Johnson

It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.

~ Dalai Lama

Keep a good attitude and do the right thing even when it's hard. When you do that you are passing the test. And God promises you your marked moments are on their way.

~ Joel Osteen

I wouldn't ever say if you're having tough times then there must be something wrong with you or your attitude. Life's a fight. It's a good fight of faith. I encourage people to stay up, stay hopeful, stay faith-filled.

~ Joel Osteen

No matter what the recipe, any baker can do wonders in the kitchen with some good ingredients and an upbeat attitude!

~ Buddy Valastro

I don't think it's a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have self-esteem.

~ Tom Petty

If your mom asks you to do the dishes, do not pull out your pirate attitude. But if someone tells you you're not good enough, says your dreams are too lofty, or claims there is no room in showbiz for a dancing violinist - well then, by all means, pull out your eye patch, my friend, and take to the high seas.

~ Lindsey Stirling

Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.

~ Irving Berlin

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