Quotes About Value

A stock is not just a ticker symbol or an electronic blip; it is an ownership interest in an actual business, with an underlying value that does not depend on its share price.

Charge less, but charge. Otherwise, you will not be taken seriously, and you do your fellow artists no favours if you undercut the market.

In the long run managements stressing accounting appearance over economic substance usually achieve little of either.

Chart positions aren't the be all and end all.

We all know that the Disney brand is our most valuable asset. It is the sum total of our seventy-five years in business, of our reputation, of everything that we stand for.

I'm not saying all seniors should be running a city or running a business, but I am saying seniors are good for a lot more than simply running a bath, baking cookies or babysitting grandchildren.

There's a place in the world for any business that takes care of its customers-after the sale.

Basically, the single-most important decision in evaluating a business is pricing power.

The critical investment factor is determining the intrinsic value of a business and paying a fair or bargain price.

Your workforce is your most valuable asset. The knowledge and skills they have represent the fuel that drives the engine of business - and you can leverage that knowledge.

The salesman knows nothing of what he is selling save that he is charging a great deal too much for it.

If you live for this world, you are in the junk business. It's all just premature junk.

Customer service will become the primary value added function of every business.

Proper business planning demands that you focus on the self-interest of the customer at all times.

I want to hear the word 'cherish' about 5 times.

When you do more than you're paid for eventually you'll be paid for more than you do.

People will pay for content ... Everybody is going to have to start charging. They'd be crazy not to.

You can never really justify wages in the entertainment business, but it is what it is.

Make your money on the buy, not the sell; this is true in any investment whether it's real estate, business, or the stock market

All wages are based primarily on productive power. Anything else would be charity.

So it's worth some real up front time to think through the long term value and the defensibility of the business.

You can increase the odds of spotting the weak points in your approach if you really think about the end-to-end business model you plan to follow - how you plan to create, capture, and deliver value.

Give up control and give it away ... The more you give your idea away, the more your company is going to be worth.

It is well worth remembering that the customer is the most important factor in any business. If you don't think so, try getting along without him for a while.