Great Business Quotes

• Duty is the great business of a sea officer; all private considerations must give way to it, however painful it may be.

  Horatio Nelson

  Pain, War, Sea

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• The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.

  Michael Porter

  Essence, Deep Thought, Transcendentalism

  Harvard Business Review, John P. Kotter, Michael Porter, Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg (2015). “Leadership, Strategy, and Innovation: Health Care Collection (8 Items)”, p.1721, Harvard Business Review Press

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• Billy not only had a distinguished career in the Legislature, but he also has great business instincts and has done exceedingly well making investment decisions in both stocks and private ventures such as real estate.

  Christie Hefner

  Real, Careers, Decision

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• See, what we were going to do was say, the Internet is this great business strategy tool.

  James Daly

  Business, Tools, Internet

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• It is always the start that requires the greatest effort.

  James Cash Penney

  Inspirational, New Beginnings, Entrepreneur

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  The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

  Thomas Paine

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Thomas Paine (1817). “The Political Works of Thomas Paine: In Two Volumes”

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• You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.

  Steve Jobs

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Educational

  "The Entrepreneur of the Decade Award". Inc. Magazine, April 1, 1989.

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• When you innovate, you've got to be prepared for everyone telling you you're nuts.

  Larry Ellison

  Inspirational, Success, Motivation

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• Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Success, Encouragement, Motivation

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• People are definitely a company's greatest asset. It doesn't make any difference whether the product is cars or cosmetics. A company is only as good as the people it keeps.

  Mary Kay Ash

  Inspirational, Teamwork, Business

  Mary Kay Ash (1995). “Mary Kay, You Can Have it All: Lifetime Wisdom from America's Foremost Woman Entrepreneur”, Prima Lifestyles

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• As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.

  Bill Gates

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked.

  Warren Buffett

  Funny, Motivation, Business

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• To win without risk is to triumph without glory.

  Pierre Corneille

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

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• All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.

  Walt Disney

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "How to Be Like Walt : Capturing the Magic Every Day of Your Life". Book by Pat Williams, 2004.

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• If you do build a great experience, customers tell each other about that. Word of mouth is very powerful.

  Jeff Bezos

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

  "Online Extra: Jeff Bezos on Word-of-Mouth Power". Interview with Robert D. Hof, www.bloomberg.com. August 2, 2004.

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• Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Mark Twain, Caroline Thomas Harnsberger (2009). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.354, Courier Corporation

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• Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it.

  Steve Jobs

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Commencement Address at Stanford University, delivered 12 June 2005, Palo Alto, CA

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  Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.

  Steve Jobs

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Commencement Address at Stanford University, delivered 12 June 2005, Palo Alto, CA

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• If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.

  Mario Andretti

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

  "Driving With Mario Andretti, Who at 76, Still Refuses to Slow Down". Interview with Sam Smith, www.roadandtrack.com. June 24, 2016.

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• The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work

  Steve Jobs

  Work, Believe, Loving What You Do

  Commencement Address at Stanford University, delivered 12 June 2005, Palo Alto, CA

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• High expectations are the key to everything.

  Sam Walton

  Inspirational, Motivational, Leadership

  "Sam Walton Is Dead At 74; the Founder Of Wal-Mart Stores" by Thomas C. Hayes, www.nytimes.com. April 6, 1992.

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• We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

  Will Durant

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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  Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.

  Jim Rohn

  Motivational, Success, Education

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Jul 04, 2016

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• Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

  John D. Rockefeller

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Success, Graduation

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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