Business Quotes - Page 9

No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself.

I don't mean to sound - I don't want it to come out funny, but I don't like show business. I love - I love acting in films. I love it.

So this is the goal: To make money by increasing net profit, while simultaneously increasing return on investment, and simultaneously increasing cash flow.

Wars are never fought for altruistic reasons. They're usually fought for hegemony, for business. And then of course there's the business of war.

Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

Being an entrepreneur isn't really about starting a business. It's a way of looking at the world: seeing opportunity where others see obstacles, taking risks when others take refuge.

They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason she will rap you on the knuckles.

To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.

Lost wealth may be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance or medicine, but lost time is gone forever.

We always plan too much and always think too little.

The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.

A cardinal principle of Total Quality escapes too many managers: you cannot continuously improve interdependent systems and processes until you progressively perfect interdependent, interpersonal relationships.

A goal is a dream with a deadline.

Expect the best, Prepare for the worst.

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

It is the great business of every Christian to save souls.

It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction.

The debt is like a crazy aunt we keep down in the basement. All the neighbors know she's there, but nobody wants to talk about her.

A good decision is based on knowledge, and not on numbers.

The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.

The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.

Nobody talks more of free enterprise and competition and of the best man winning than the man who inherited his father's store or farm.

Government 'help' to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off.

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.

Be ready when opportunity comes...Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet.