Business Quotes
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My dad usually never has time for my skating, which is OK because they have to make a living somehow. For them to put their business on hold and come all the way to Korea to watch me skate - especially my dad - he feels responsible not just for my mom and for himself, but there are a lot of people who work there, too.
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Business is like sex. When it's good, it's very, very good; when it's not so good, it's still good.
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Everyone is on the same page and putting their best foot forward.
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If you don't understand the details of your business you are going to fail.
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If you bet on a horse, that's gambling. If you bet you can make three spades, that's entertainment. If you bet cotton will go up three points, that's business. See the difference?
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Companies have to nurture creativity and motivation-and have to do it by building a compassionate yet performance-driven corporate culture. In the knowledge economy the traditional soft people side of our business has become the new hard side.
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There are movies and TV shows I wish we didn't make, sure, but we're in the business of creating things that are not all going to work.
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I may not be the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick the smartest people to do business with and size them up very fast.
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One of the things young people always ask me about is what is the secret to success. The secret is there is no secret. It's the basics. Blocking and tackling.
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My business is hurting people.
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Could many of our ills today have resulted from our failure to train a strong citizenry from the only source we have - the boys and girls of each community? Have they grown up to believe in politics without principle, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without effort, wealth without work, business without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice?
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The music business used to be filled with people who love music.
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Your needs will be met once you can find a way of projecting energy and fulfilling someone else's need.
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A corrupt society is terrible for humanity and great for business.
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Prove to yourself that your business, in micro-scale at least, creates value. If you believe it, you'll find it that much easier to convince potential investors, partners and employees, too.
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Giving is the business of the rich.
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What's everybody's business is nobody's business.
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I'm not averse to making a lot of money. But where does that end? I hang out with people with hundreds of millions of dollars. Is that the standard by which I should measure myself? Where does that take you if you're in my business? I think it takes you to pretty dark, corrupt places.
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To mind your own business incorporates the whole duty of man.
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I think the hardest part for us as professional athletes and coaches is we always deal with a black and white business.
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Let the world move along as it pleased. If it had any business with him, it would be sure to tell him.
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Do not expect work to fill a void that non-work relationships and activities should Work is not all of life. Your co-workers shouldn't be your only friends. Schedule life and defend it just as you would an important business meeting. Never tell yourself "I'll just get it done this weekend."
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For small business men and women, less paperwork means higher profits, boosted sales and more time with the family.
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Too many people today on Wall Street go for the quick buck at the expense of their reputation and client satisfaction, the rationale being “let’s make the money while we can and retire early in the sun.” For me, this is not a sprint but a marathon, besides the fact that, in my definition, overnight success is 15 years. Anyone who does not understand the basic tenets of this philosophy is not someone I can or will do business with.
