Our business is infested with idiots who try to impress by using pretentious jargon. David Ogilvy on business
As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth. John Greenleaf Whittier on business
The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green. Thomas Carlyle on business
About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends. Herbert Hoover on business
Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be healed by the action of the cells of the economic body - the producers and consumers themselves. Herbert Hoover on business
Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile. Gary Ryan Blair on business
Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them. W. Edwards Deming on business
The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling. Ambrose Bierce on business
It takes more than capital to swing business. You've got to have the A. I. D. degree to get by - Advertising, Initiative, and Dynamics. Isaac Asimov on business
Employees make the best dates. You don't have to pick them up and they're always tax-deductible. Andy Warhol on business
Time is the scarcest resource and unless it is managed nothing else can be managed. Peter Drucker on business
Business is a combination of war and sport. Andre Maurois on business
An advertising agency is 85 percent confusion and 15 percent commission. Fred Allen on business
In modern business it is not the crook who is to be feared most, it is the honest man who doesn't know what he is doing. William Wordsworth on business
Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those things effectively, you can't miss. Lee Iacocca on business
When times are bad is when the real entrepreneurs emerge. Robert Kiyosaki on business
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. Max de Pree on business
If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem. J. Paul Getty on business
Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures. Tom Peters on business
We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects. Alexis de Tocqueville on business