Quotes about Business

“The normal profits of a business concern in the United States are six, eight, ten, and sometimes twelve percent. But war-time profits - ah! that is another matter - twenty, sixty, one hundred, three hundred, and even eighteen hundred per cent - the sky is the limit.”

“Many people who know me call me 'the hardest working man in the news business' because you're never, ever going to outwork me.”

“Business, that's easily defined - it's other people's money.”

“The reality of life is, if you have a bagel shop and everybody is pouring into the doughnut shop across the street, if you want to stay in business, you start selling doughnuts.”

“When times are bad is when the real entrepreneurs emerge.”

“I'm in this business because I despise honest labor.”

“We cannot make events. Our business is wisely to improve them.”

“No matter what business you're in, you can't run in place or someone will pass you by. It doesn't matter how many games you've won.”

“I don't even know what words to use to talk about the music industry anymore. But the business has changed a lot - the methods of releasing music.”

“From my very first day as an entrepreneur, I've felt the only mission worth pursuing in business is to make people's lives better.”

“I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one.”

“In most every business, you learn by doing. The apprenticeship model is much more effective than the classroom for cultivating entrepreneurs.”

“Infrastructure is the backbone of economic growth. It improves access to basic services such as clean water and electricity, creates jobs and boosts business.”

“In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product, and profits.”

“For my money, Tony Bennett is the best singer in the business. He excites me when I watch him. He moves me. He's the singer who gets across what the composer has in mind, and probably a little more.”

“A group or an artist shouldn't get his money until his boss gets his.”

“I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money.”

“The average bright young man who is drafted hates the whole business because an army always tries to eliminate the individual differences in men.”

“If there's one thing that's certain in business, it's uncertainty.”

“Remind people that profit is the difference between revenue and expense. This makes you look smart.”

“Nigeria has no business with poverty. With our human and material resources, we shall strive to eradicate poverty from our country.”