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• I started out as a receptionist. I typed, I filed, I answered the phones for a little nine-person company.

  Carly Fiorina

  Phones, Littles, Nine

  "An Interview with Future California Sen. Carly Fiorina". Interview with Larry Kudlow, www.nationalreview.com. June 10, 2010.

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• It's not just buying the company. Sure, we picked the right companies, and we picked the right management and, most importantly, we've given them the right incentive to perform.

  Henry Kravis

  Incentives, Buying, Management

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• Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and reflection must finish him.

  John Locke

  Inspirational, Education, Reading

  "The Book-Lover's Enchiridion" by Alexander Ireland, (p. 94), 1884.

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• I am not going to be dictated to by fans, certainly. I am dictated enough to by my record company to last me a million years.

  Marvin Gaye

  Years, Fans, Records

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• Look, you need technical skills to run a company.

  Carly Fiorina

  Running, Skills, Needs

  "Fiorina: Palin qualified to be president" by Scott Wong, www.politico.com. October 11, 2010.

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• The most meaningful way to differentiate your company from your competition, is to do an outstanding job with information.

  Bill Gates

  Meaningful, Jobs, Competition

  "Business @ the Speed of Thought: Using a Digital Nervous System". Book by Bill Gates, www.entrepreneur.com. 1999.

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• In solitude we have our dreams to ourselves, and in company we agree to dream in concert.

  Samuel Johnson

  Dream, Art, Philosophy

  James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1799). “Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a Journey Into North Wales”, p.167

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• the best innovation is sometimes the company, the way you organize the company

  Steve Jobs

  Innovation, Way, Sometimes

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• Legendary service is one of the criteria that sets one company apart from its competitors. It's the mark of a truly authentic company - you just can't fake caring!

  Kim Garst

  Powerful, Caring, Fake

  FaceBook post by Kim Garst from Nov 12, 2013

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• Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good plays, good company, good conversation - what are they? They are the happiest people in the world.

  William Lyon Phelps

  Love, Happiness, Music

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  The goal as a company is to have customer service that is not just the best, but legendary.

  Sam Walton

  Inspirational, Business, Loyal Customers

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• Don't start a company unless it's an obsession and something you love. If you have an exit strategy, it's not an obsession.

  Mark Cuban

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Business

  Mark Cuban (2011). “How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It”, p.83, Diversion Books

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• If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees.

  Hal Borland

  Strength, Patience, Tree

  Hal Borland (2014). “Beyond Your Doorstep: A Handbook to the Country”, p.77, Open Road Media

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• It's easy to say that entrepreneurs will create jobs and big companies will create unemployment, but this is simplistic. The real question is who will innovate.

  Guy Kawasaki

  Jobs, Real, Entrepreneur

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• If we were motivated by money, we would have sold the company a long time ago and ended up on a beach.

  Larry Page

  Inspiring, Beach, Long

  "Meet The Google Guys". Interview with Adi Ignatius, content.time.com. February 12, 2006.

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• If I could always read, I should never feel the want of company.

  Lord Byron

  Want, Companionship, Should

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• Bottom Line: Business is all about Building Relationships! If you want to make More Money and Enjoy More Lifestyle, You Have to Build Better Relationships than the Next Person! Send Out Cards helps to do that both personally and professionally! It's the first company I have ever endorsed because it fits perfectly with my Philosophy! You would have to be Crazy not to use it!

  Harvey Mackay

  Philosophy, Crazy, Cards

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• Make a total commitment to your company, your job, and your career. Uncommitted people have no future.

  Brian Tracy

  Jobs, Commitment, Careers

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• Companies that get confused, that think their goal is revenue or stock price or something. You have to focus on the things that lead to those.

  Tim Cook

  Confused, Thinking, Goal

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• Countries with more gender equality have better economic growth. Companies with more women leaders perform better. Peace agreements that include women are more durable. Parliaments with more women enact more legislation on key social issues such as health, education, anti-discrimination and child support. The evidence is clear: equality for women means progress for all.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Country, Children, Mean

  "This #WomensEqualityDay, Remember What Your Vote Means" by Charleta B. Tavares, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 26, 2016.

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• Your personal core values define who you are, and a company's core values ultimately define the company's character and brand. For individuals, character is destiny. For organizations, culture is destiny.

  Tony Hsieh

  Character, Destiny, Organization

  Tony Hsieh (2010). “Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose”, p.124, Hachette UK

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• If you can't find any companies that you think are attractive, put your money in the bank until you discover some.

  Peter Lynch

  Thinking, Investing, Attractive

  Peter Lynch (2012). “Beating the Street”, p.306, Simon and Schuster

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• I think you have to learn that there's a company behind every stock, and that there's only one real reason why stocks go up. Companies go from doing poorly to doing well or small companies grow to large companies.

  Peter Lynch

  Real, Thinking, Investing

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• Effort and pain may not be avoided. Physical and psychological breakdowns occur. The support of a like-minded group, dedicated to The Art of Suffering, provides a safety net. An individual will push harder and risk more in the company of trustworthy peers.

  Mark Twight

  Art, Pain, Safety

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• Man loves company - even if it is only that of a small burning candle.

  Georg C. Lichtenberg

  Love, Being Alone, Men

  "Aphorisms". Book by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Notebook K 40, 1799.

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