Quotes on Business

Probably a mistake, you know, that people make in America, to think that all great chefs are a male... I'm still the only male in the family who went into that business.

For the simplicity on this side of complexity, I wouldn't give you a fig. But for the simplicity on the other side of complexity, for that I would give you anything I have.

We demand that big business give the people a square deal; in return we must insist that when any one engaged in big business honestly endeavors to do right he shall himself be given a square deal.

Somehow, I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man by a man who knows the secret of making dreams come true. The special secret it seems to me is summarized in four C's. They are Curiosity, Courage, Confidence and Constancy. And the greatest of all is Confidence. When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionably.

A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.

You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.

The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.

I saw a subliminal advertising executive, but only for a second.

Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral.

The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.

The salesman knows nothing of what he is selling save that he is charging a great deal too much for it.

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

If you don't have a competitive advantage, don't compete.

The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm.

Every time we've moved ahead in IBM, it was because someone was willing to take a chance, put his head on the block, and try something new.

Whenever an individual or a business decides that success has been attained, progress stops.

Each Wal-Mart store should reflect the values of its customers and support the vision they hold for their community.

Capital isn't scarce; vision is.

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.

Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.