Business Quotes - Page 33

See things in the present, even if they are in the future.

The perfect state, the summum bonum, is Play. In play, life expresses itself in its fullness. God's life is play. Adam fell when his play became serious business .

Also, right at that particular time in the music business, because of people like the Beatles, people began owning their own publishing. I'll just say this really quickly - they used to divide the money for the music that was written in two, just equal halves.

There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune.

Patience; this is the greatest business asset. Wait for the right time to make your moves.

The surprise of the fight on the long day, of the experiments with the shorter one, has been not only that the business could stand it, but that the business thrived under it as surely as the man did. It is but another of the proofs which are heaping up in American industry to-day that whatever is good for men and women - contributes to their health, happiness, development - is good for business.

Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts; the other is the everyday relationship of the men and women in the organization.

I strongly believe that a small Jewish clique which has contempt for the mass of Jewish people worked with non-Jews to create the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the Second World War. This Jewish/non-Jewish Elite used the First World War to secure the Balfour Declaration and the principle of the Jewish State of Israel.

Decide what you stand for. And then stand for it all the time.

The biggest mistake you could ever make is to think you work for anyone but yourself

Don't be afraid to go for positions, jobs or take on clients just outside of your knowledge base. It's when you're uncomfortable that you learn and grow the most.

Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation.

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

Owning a home is a keystone of wealth - both financial affluence and emotional security.

Embrace what you don't know, especially in the beginning, because what you don't know can become your greatest asset. It ensures that you will absolutely be doing things different from everybody else.

A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all.

...there is no more strategic issue for a company, or any organization, than its ultimate purpose. For those who think business exists to make a profit, I suggest they think again. Business makes a profit to exist. Surely it must exist for some higher, nobler purpose than that.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

It was beautiful and simple, as truly great swindles are.

If you wish to find, you must search. Rarely does a good idea interrupt you

Find the right people, not the best people.

Make every detail perfect and limit the number of details to perfect.

The best way to make money in business is not to think too much about making it.

The only safe ship in a storm is leadership.

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