Quotes on Businessman

Few businessmen are capable of being in politics, they don't understand the democratic process, they have neither the tolerance or the depth it takes. Democracy isn't a business.

Why is it that if you take advantage of a corporate tax break you're a smart businessman, but if you take advantage of something so you don't go hungry, you're a moocher?

Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming.

A real businessman or entrepreneur has no enemies. Once he understand this, the sky's the limit.

Consider what it takes for successful businessmen and businesswomen, effective entrepreneurs and hardworking associates, shrewd retirees and idealistic students to combine forces with a creative pastor to grow a "successful church" today. Clearly, it doesn't require the power of God to draw a crowd in our culture. A few key elements that we can manufacture will suffice.

I went to Ethiopia, and it dawned on me that you can tell a starving, malnourished person because they've got a bloated belly and a bald head. And I realized that if you come through any American airport and see businessmen running through with bloated bellies and bald heads, that's malnutrition, too.

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.

The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time.

I'm not sure I really am an entrepreneur. I'm not much of a businessman. I know I'm not a marketing guy. I do have an entrepreneurial lineage, though.

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.

A good chef has to be a manager, a businessman and a great cook. To marry all three together is sometimes difficult.

A man should never neglect his family for business.

Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for

Sheer egoism... Writers share this characteristic with scientists, artists, politicians, lawyers, soldiers, successful businessmen - in short, with the whole top crust of humanity.

There also exists another alliance - at first glance a strange one, a surprising one - but if you think about it, in fact, one which is well grounded and easy to understand. This is the alliance between our Communist leaders and your capitalists. This alliance is not new. ... We observe continuous and steady support by the businessmen of the West of the Soviet Communist leaders.

What is the city but the people?

Courage and comfort, all shall yet go well

The desire of businessmen for profits is what drives prices down unless forcibly prevented from engaging in price competition, usually by governmental activity.

If workers struggle for higher wages, this is hailed as "social gains", if businessmen struggle for higher profits, this is damned as "selfish greed".

More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones.

In the 'bullshit department' a businessman can't hold a candle to a clergyman.