The early Rockefellers made their wealth from being in certain businesses and remained personally very wealthy. Tata's were different in the sense th….

I admire people who are very successful. But if that success has been achieved through too much ruthlessness, then I may admire that person, but I ca….

Looking back, I underestimated the risks. The planet and the atmosphere seem to be absorbing less carbon than we expected, and emissions are rising p….

All too much of the wage structure has been based on the time workers put in, rather than upon the product put out. The consumer dollar has no intere….

There is no point in retaining a brand equity if it has no traction with consumers, or has no likelihood of doing so..

Censor: A self-appointed snoophound who sticks his nose in other people's business..

Economists' unanimity that bad business is ahead is the most reassuring news possible. It's very unlikely that this will be the one time they're righ….

It is all one to me if a man comes from Sing Sing Prison or Harvard. We hire a man, not his history..

I don't think meals have any business being deductible. I'm for separation of calories and corporations..

The basic prescription for preventing deflation is therefore straightforward, at least in principle: Use monetary and fiscal policy as needed to supp….

What is the most overrated skill for an entrepreneur? The most overrated skill is skill. Luck is more important. The entrepreneur gets credit for bei….

If you were charged with fixing the U.S. auto industry, how would you do it? The guys who run the auto companies are out of touch with their custom….

We believe that there is one economic lesson which our twentieth century experience has demonstrated conclusively-that America can no more survive an….

I would have shared with the banks my long-term vision and got them involved instead of just going to them when I needed money. I should have got the….

I do not apologize for advertising. I think it is as vital to the preservation of freedom in my country as the free exercise of publishing a newspape….

What has been the most rewarding moment in your decades of entrepreneurship? Our last annual managers meeting. I gave my motivational talk and then I….

Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character..

Leaders must always put their people before themselves. If you do that, your business will take care of itself..

During the last five years, those four advantages-costs, products, people, goodwill-have been the salvation of Interface during a recession that saw ….

I want to apologize to all of the people I have let down because of my behavior, which has reflected badly on my family, friends, co-workers, busines….

A customer is the most important visitor on our premises, he is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him..