Business Quotes

When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, say they were in sports as a young woman.

There is something about military history that fascinates me. You find that many battles have been lost by people with very good military background when they fought battles in a battleground they didn't understand. I have seen that in business, too. You have to look at a marketplace like a battle-ground.

Business leaders cannot be bystanders.

Britain has supported theocrats and dictators as long as it served British business interests, whether under Tory or Labour rule.

I always feel like 'as long as I'm doin' what I love to do, the money's naturally gonna come.' When you start thinkin' business and you start thinkin' 'What's hot? What's the wave? Who is hot? Let's get at that person,' it becomes a point where you're tryin' to strategize to make money. And that's always a gamble.

There are some harsh realities about this business, and they've been beaten into my psyche. But I'm more of an optimist than a pessimist.

Strong copyright protection is not only compatible with future digital business models: it is an essential pre-condition of their success.

My dad's a lighting director. Growing up in Hollywood, I was around the entertainment industry all the time. I knew I'd end up in show business in some capacity, eventually.

An open-minded person running a business might catch a problem faster than a closed-minded person. And when they identify a problem, they can fix it much faster.

The Lean Startup process builds new ventures more efficiently. It has three parts: a business model canvas to frame hypotheses, customer development to get out of the building to test those hypotheses, and agile engineering to build minimum viable products.

The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has long been used as an effective lens through which to examine the actions business can take toward ensuring mutual long-term well-being and sustainability.

When you're building a business or joining a company, you have to be transparent; you can't have two sets of information for two sets of people.

Now I say that with cruelty and oppression it is everybody's business to interfere when they see it.

I'm a big fan of small business ownership. I think it's the backbone of American innovation. But to be successful, you first have to have the courage to go for it.

In this business you have to develop a thick skin, but I'm always going to feel everything. It's my nature.

I am into the candle business, have a home store, The White Window, and interior designing is my primary occupation, though writing now seems to have become better known.

Specialized management courses are useful but should come well after the complexity of management and business are understood.

If you work for and eventually lead a company, understand that companies have multiple stakeholders including employees, customers, business partners and the communities within which they operate.

Anyone who says that Iran will commit suicide with its nuclear power is a moron and has no business in discussion.

All business success rests on something labeled a sale, which at least momentarily weds company and customer.