Company Quotes

Small: If we reduce social life to the smallest possible unit we will find that there is no social life in the compan
"If we reduce social life to the smallest possible unit we will find that there is no social life in the company of one"
Jerzy Kosinski, Novelist
Small: I am going to be working on bathroom fittings for a company in the USA, and then I thought it was appropriate
Arne Jacobsen
"I am going to be working on bathroom fittings for a company in the USA, and then I thought it was appropriate to simplify the fittings and, thus, lowering the cost"
Arne Jacobsen, Architect
Small: A rich rogue nowadays is fit company for any gentleman and the world, my dear, hath not such a contempt for ro
"A rich rogue nowadays is fit company for any gentleman; and the world, my dear, hath not such a contempt for roguery as you imagine"
John Gay, Poet
Small: We took our eye off the ball as a company
Bill Ford
"We took our eye off the ball as a company"
Bill Ford, Businessman
Small: Ive had a terrific life, from building one company to be the second largest company in the securities industry
Sanford I. Weill
"I've had a terrific life, from building one company to be the second largest company in the securities industry and merging that into American Express, and becoming president of that company"
Sanford I. Weill, Businessman
Small: I suspect that we might actually start selling some records with these artists in about 10 years. Some the peo
"I suspect that we might actually start selling some records with these artists in about 10 years. Some the people who invested, they're a little tight-because it's a lot of money to start up a company"
Branford Marsalis, Musician
Small: The opportunity for an entrepreneur to start a company from scratch today is abysmal
David Geffen
"The opportunity for an entrepreneur to start a company from scratch today is abysmal"
David Geffen, Businessman
Small: One of the things Ive had the advantage of, growing up and being close to the top management of this company a
Bill Ford
"One of the things I've had the advantage of, growing up and being close to the top management of this company and other companies for most of my life, is seeing how CEOs start to believe in their own infallibility. And that really scares me"
Bill Ford, Businessman
Small: Even when Im writing plays I enjoy having company and mentally I think of that company as the company Im writi
"Even when I'm writing plays I enjoy having company and mentally I think of that company as the company I'm writing for"
Wole Soyinka, Dramatist
Small: I can imagine wanting to work with this ensemble and this company always
James Levine
"I can imagine wanting to work with this ensemble and this company always"
James Levine, Musician
Small: From the business point of view, always encouraging the people in our company to own stock in the company, and
Sanford I. Weill
"From the business point of view, always encouraging the people in our company to own stock in the company, and if we're going to build something great, to have a lot of people share in the benefits of that greatness"
Sanford I. Weill, Businessman
Small: I am not a sort of person who wants to run a company
"I am not a sort of person who wants to run a company"
Larry Wall, Author
Small: The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it
Paul Simon
"The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it"
Paul Simon, Musician
Small: The knights of the theater represented to me not only the pinnacle of the profession but the esteem in which t
"The knights of the theater represented to me not only the pinnacle of the profession but the esteem in which the profession was held. To find myself, to my astonishment, in that company is the grandest thing that has professionally happened to me"
Patrick Stewart, Actor
Small: Our company is working with Disney to create a game for children between the ages of maybe four and 12, so we
Sanford I. Weill
"Our company is working with Disney to create a game for children between the ages of maybe four and 12, so we can teach them what the capitalist system is all about"
Sanford I. Weill, Businessman
Small: One day, out of irritation, I said, you know all of those years with the Royal Shakespeare Company, all those
"One day, out of irritation, I said, you know all of those years with the Royal Shakespeare Company, all those years of playing kings and princes and speaking black verse, and bestriding the landscape of England was nothing but a preparation for sitting in the captain's chair of the Enterprise"
Patrick Stewart, Actor
Small: Every actor I ever meet goes, Ultimately I plan on having my own company and write and direct, but yes, I too
"Every actor I ever meet goes, 'Ultimately I plan on having my own company and write and direct,' but yes, I too would love to write and direct a movie. I want to do a play, too. I want to do it all"
Jason Schwartzman, Actor
Small: We could have gone with much bigger labels and more money, but we wanted to go with a company that is LA based
"We could have gone with much bigger labels and more money, but we wanted to go with a company that is LA based, all in the same building, and really understands what the artists want"
Adam Jones, Musician
Small: I have a record company starting. Its called Flesh Records and Im putting together music for porno movies
"I have a record company starting. It's called Flesh Records and I'm putting together music for porno movies"
Adam Jones, Musician
Small: Whores dont live in company of poor men, citizens never support a weak company and birds dont build nests on a
"Whores don't live in company of poor men, citizens never support a weak company and birds don't build nests on a tree that doesn't bear fruits"
Chanakya, Politician
Small: If GEs strategy of investment in China is wrong, it represents a loss of a billion dollars, perhaps a couple o
Jack Welch
"If GE's strategy of investment in China is wrong, it represents a loss of a billion dollars, perhaps a couple of billion dollars. If it is right, it is the future of this company for the next century"
Jack Welch, Businessman
Small: Globalization has changed us into a company that searches the world, not just to sell or to source, but to fin
Jack Welch
"Globalization has changed us into a company that searches the world, not just to sell or to source, but to find intellectual capital - the world's best talents and greatest ideas"
Jack Welch, Businessman
Small: Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a
Jack Welch
"Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while"
Jack Welch, Businessman
Small: No, Im not interested in developing a powerful brain. All Im after is just a mediocre brain, something like th
Alan Turing
"No, I'm not interested in developing a powerful brain. All I'm after is just a mediocre brain, something like the President of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company"
Alan Turing, Mathematician
Small: The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else. Job security is go
Earl Nightingale
"The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else. Job security is gone. The driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career!"
Earl Nightingale, Writer
Small: Consultants have credibility because they are not dumb enough to work at your company
"Consultants have credibility because they are not dumb enough to work at your company"
Scott Adams, Cartoonist
Small: Be careful that what you write does not offend anybody or cause problems within the company. The safest approa
"Be careful that what you write does not offend anybody or cause problems within the company. The safest approach is to remove all useful information"
Scott Adams, Cartoonist
Small: And I was asked if I would come and help with the recovery of this great British company, Cable and Wireless,
"And I was asked if I would come and help with the recovery of this great British company, Cable and Wireless, and I'm delighted to become part of the new and very talented management that have been brought in to that company as well"
Lord Robertson, Diplomat
Small: Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is very good company by the way
"Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is very good company by the way"
Edward F. Halifax, Statesman
Small: Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price of its stock
Paul Getty
"Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price of its stock"
Paul Getty, Businessman
Small: I was forced to be an artist and a CEO from the beginning, so I was forced to be like a businessman because wh
"I was forced to be an artist and a CEO from the beginning, so I was forced to be like a businessman because when I was trying to get a record deal, it was so hard to get a record deal on my own that it was either give up or create my own company"
Jay-Z, Musician
Small: Id like to see the health care professionals making decisions, not some bureaucrat in Indianapolis working for
"I'd like to see the health care professionals making decisions, not some bureaucrat in Indianapolis working for an insurance company"
Charles Schumer, Politician
Small: Every major food company now has an organic division. Theres more capital going into organic agriculture than
"Every major food company now has an organic division. There's more capital going into organic agriculture than ever before"
Michael Pollan, Educator
Small: To become a classical ballerina, you have to move to New York when youre 12 or 11 and that becomes your life.
"To become a classical ballerina, you have to move to New York when you're 12 or 11 and that becomes your life. I just wanted to be good in my company in Charleston and I wanted it to always be part of my life"
Jennifer Garner, Actress
Small: Im fortunate that Ive been in this business long enough that Ive earned the right to be left alone by my recor
"I'm fortunate that I've been in this business long enough that I've earned the right to be left alone by my record company"
Don Henley, Musician
Small: I have been with the record company and Tommy was there doing records with other people
"I have been with the record company and Tommy was there doing records with other people"
Al Jarreau, Musician
Small: If I wasnt an actress I would run a fortune 500 company
"If I wasn't an actress I would run a fortune 500 company"
Sela Ward, Actress
Small: Chris Cutler was kind enough to offer his company as an umbrella, so now I can have all my back catalogue unde
"Chris Cutler was kind enough to offer his company as an umbrella, so now I can have all my back catalogue under one roof as it were, and it has the same feeling as with Daniel; this is a matter between friends rather than businessmen"
Fred Frith, Composer
Small: But I really am very active in the choice of the line producer with the producer of record and the distributin
"But I really am very active in the choice of the line producer with the producer of record and the distributing company, because I've had some terrible, terrible experiences with some line producers, particularly in cable"
John Frankenheimer, Director
Small: I have always enjoyed the company of women and have formed deep and long-lasting friendships with many of them
Paul Getty
"I have always enjoyed the company of women and have formed deep and long-lasting friendships with many of them"
Paul Getty, Businessman