Quotes on Business

I know in the business world, some women won't speak if there are men in meetings for fear of being seen as too assertive.

O beautiful for spacious skies, . . . O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved, And mercy more than life! America! America! May God thy gold refine, Til all success be nobleness And every gain divine!

I say don't overreact; cool your jets. Focus on things that you can control: your business, your employees' welfare, your guests, and the quality of the product that you dish up. Do that, keep your chin down, pay attention to business, and the sun will come up tomorrow. That's the way I figure it.

In the development business doing something for both women and the environment is the equivalent of holding a royal flush in poker.

Patience; this is the greatest business asset. Wait for the right time to make your moves.

I am a Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that's me.

One of my business partners would remind me that no fashion line lasts forever, that we would hit the down curve eventually, and that we needed to look for new brands that complement the first one.

I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life. You can't truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles.

A brand is no longer what we tell the consumer it is - it is what consumers tell each other it is.

There is only one way to make a great deal of money; and that is in a business of your own.

I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations.

What is learned on the athletic field is not forgotten, nor are the lessons of character that are forged there ever lost. Consider the contributions in the field of public life, business, law, medicine, and the military of those who actively participated in athletics.

I think what has allowed me to be successful is that I can absorb more information than most and drill down to the key business elements of that information and make faster decisions. And of course, I truly try to enjoy every minute of my life. I can never understand why anyone wouldn't.

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business.

The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.

An overburdened, overstretched executive is the best executive, because he or she doesn't have the time to meddle, to deal in trivia, to bother people.

Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time.

Everybody told me I was making a mistake by going into this business, but I know how to grow hair as well as I know how to grow cotton.

The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.

Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy.