Entrepreneurship & Business: Business Quotes

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"We take the hamburger business more seriously than anyone else"

Ray Kroc, Businessman

Ray Kroc

"German and English firms operate internationally, while French firms do not. The only place where they all have work is in China. Anybody can sell himself in China!"

Helmut Jahn, Architect

"Companies operating in urban communities have a tremendous ripple effect"

Michael Porter, Educator

Michael Porter

"Remind people that profit is the difference between revenue and expense. This makes you look smart"

Scott Adams, Cartoonist

Scott Adams

"I'm not into business at all"

Freddie Mercury, Musician

Freddie Mercury

"I hate how I've had the mantle set on my shoulders as being against the record label. We've had some issues, but that is the nature of business"

Sheryl Crow, Musician

Sheryl Crow

"There is nothing more requisite in business than despatch"

Joseph Addison, Writer

Joseph Addison

"I felt devalued and disrespected. The energy behind it felt disingenuous and motivated by corporate profit"

Lisa Bonet, Actress

Lisa Bonet

"My desire to participate in the business is not to make more crap"

Lisa Bonet, Actress

Lisa Bonet

"We're one of the most highly regulated industries, and we have to pay attention to what government is doing"

Paul R. Ehrlich, Scientist

Paul R. Ehrlich

"Business underlies everything in our national life, including our spiritual life. Witness the fact that in the Lord's Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach"

Woodrow Wilson, Politician

Woodrow Wilson

"Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is an old business procedure"

Fran Lebowitz, Journalist

Fran Lebowitz

"Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request"

Lord Chesterfield, Statesman

Lord Chesterfield

"The growth of means of transport has created a world market and an opportunity for division of labor embracing all the developed and most of the undeveloped states"

Christian Lous Lange, Politician

Christian Lous Lange

"Modern techniques have torn down state frontiers, both economical and intellectual. The growth of means of transport has created a world market and an opportunity for division of labor embracing all the developed and most of the undeveloped states"

Christian Lous Lange, Politician

Christian Lous Lange

"Nationalizing businesses, nationalizing banks, is not a solution for the Democratic Party, it's the objective"

Rush Limbaugh, Entertainer

Rush Limbaugh

"The successful man is the one who finds out what is the matter with his business before his competitors do"

Roy L. Smith, Clergyman

Roy L. Smith

"I was a baseball player, I taught baseball, and all of a sudden I was in the business world. Now I used the baseball world to talk about their product. Not too much, just enough to keep going. Just be yourself and you'll never have a problem. That's what I did"

Willie Mays, Athlete

Willie Mays

"The real killers in the business world aren't the ones who aim for the top, it's the ones who aim for two notches below the top"

Doug Coupland, Author

Doug Coupland

"One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our government runs are the post office and the railroads, and both of them are bankrupt"

Lee Iacocca, Businessman

Lee Iacocca

"In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product, and profits"

Lee Iacocca, Businessman

Lee Iacocca

"Every business and every product has risks. You can't get around it"

Lee Iacocca, Businessman

Lee Iacocca

"The most successful businessman is the man who holds onto the old just as long as it is good, and grabs the new just as soon as it is better"

Lee Iacocca, Businessman

Lee Iacocca

"The big companies and their short-term bottom line rule this country"

Alexandra Paul, Actress

Alexandra Paul

"If any of you have seen my shows, you know that I don't skimp on them, and the same is true for the gym. We spend what it takes to make a globally first-class gym"

Madonna Ciccone, Entertainer

Madonna Ciccone

"To me, America is just another market"

Quentin Tarantino, Director

Quentin Tarantino

"Feel free to cover Amazon any way you want. Feel free to cover Jeff Bezos any way you want"

Jeff Bezos, Businessman

Jeff Bezos

"Part of company culture is path-dependent. It’s the lessons you learn along the way"

Jeff Bezos, Businessman

Jeff Bezos

"I definitely believe people should pay for copyrighted works. And the laws are sufficient: They already require you to pay for copyright work. There's no confusion. The problem is...it's a heck of a lot easier to steal MP3s than to buy them"

Jeff Bezos, Businessman

Jeff Bezos

"There are multiple ways to be externally focused that are very successful. You can be customer-focused or competitor-focused. Some people are internally focused, and if they reach critical mass, they can tip the whole company"

Jeff Bezos, Businessman

Jeff Bezos

"Market leadership can translate directly to higher revenue, higher profitability, greater capital velocity and correspondingly stronger returns on invested capital"

Jeff Bezos, Businessman

Jeff Bezos

"We're building a unique global platform...In the last 18 months we found that sellers and partners are interested in complementing their online and offline businesses with Amazon's platform"

Jeff Bezos, Businessman

Jeff Bezos

"We were hoping to build a small profitable company; and of course, what we've done is build a large, unprofitable company"

Jeff Bezos, Businessman

Jeff Bezos

"I'm skeptical of any mission that has advertisers at its centerpiece"

Jeff Bezos, Businessman

Jeff Bezos

"Real estate is the key cost of physical retailers. That's why there's the old saw: location, location, location"

Jeff Bezos, Businessman

Jeff Bezos

"You want to look at what other companies are doing. It's very important not to be hermetically sealed. But you don't want to look at it as if, 'OK, we're going to copy that.' You want to look at it and say, 'That's very interesting. What can we be inspired to do as a result of that?' And then put your own unique twist on it"

Jeff Bezos, Businessman

Jeff Bezos

"Your margin is my opportunity"

Jeff Bezos, Businessman

Jeff Bezos

"Lowering prices is easy. Being able to afford to lower prices is hard"

Jeff Bezos, Businessman

Jeff Bezos

"If you're long-term oriented, customer interests and shareholder interests are aligned"

Jeff Bezos, Businessman

Jeff Bezos

"If you have a business model that relies on customers being misinformed, you better start working on changing your business model"

Jeff Bezos, Businessman

Jeff Bezos

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