Business Quotes

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.

In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later.

Failure doesn't mean you are a failure it just means you haven't succeeded yet.

A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.

Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.

It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.

And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.

An organization, no matter how well designed, is only as good as the people who live and work in it.

Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.

An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.

Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman - not the attitude of the prospect.

One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.

If you don't drive your business, you will be driven out of business.

So little done, so much to do.

Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.

Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.

If you want to kill any idea in the world, get a committee working on it.

Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats.

No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.