Quotes About Value

Many invest wisely in business matters, but fail to invest time and interest in their most valued possessions: their spouses and children.

Every morning you are handed twenty-four golden hours. They are one of the few things in this world that you get free of charge. If you had all the money in the world, you couldn't buy an extra hour. What will you do with your priceless treasure? Remember, you must use it, as it is given only once. Once wasted, you cannot get it back.

The fellow that has no money is poor. The fellow that has nothing but money is poorer still.

Our promise was to deliver value before profit, ...

Life gets old very quickly, until of course they tell you your number is up, which is when you start paying attention to the precious miracle you are about to lose.

Our land is more valuable than your money. As long as the sun shines and the waters flow, this land will be here to give life to men and animals; therefore, we cannot sell this land. It was put here for us by the Great Spirit and we cannot sell it because it does not belong to us.

Both the life and limbs of a man are of such high value, in the estimation of the law of England, that it pardons even homicide if committed se defendendo, or in order to preserve them. For whatever is done by a man, to save either life or member, is looked upon as done upon the highest necessity and compulsion.

Now we realize that time is our most valuable resource, and every minute we spend in one of these meetings just sitting there is time wasted.

Value people on their potential, not on their history.

be successful over the long term, the company has to have and maintain: (1) steady gross margins that it protects; (2) a healthy balance sheet, as reflected in the current, cash-to-debt, and debt-to-equity ratios, among other measures; and (3) a sound business model governing how the company delivers value to customers and earns a profit in the process.

The concept of value disciplines was popularized by consultants Michael Treacy and Fred Wiersema in their 1995 bestseller, The Discipline of Market Leaders, which was the expanded version of an earlier article they'd written in Harvard Business Review. They argued that, to be really successful, a company had to focus on providing one of three types of value to its customers: the best price, the best product, or the best overall solution.

I've made much more money by choosing the right things to say no to than by choosing things to say yes to," said restaurateur Danny Meyer of Union Square Hospitality Group, and he could have been speaking for others. "I measure it by the money I haven't lost and the quality I haven't sacrificed

You don't treat the so-called little people poorly, because we don't have any little people here! The trainers, the managers, the secretaries, the people who work in the dorms and cafeterias and classroom buildings are all professionals, and they're all important or they wouldn't be working for Michigan football.

Hold tenderly that which you cherish, for it is precious and a tight grip may crush it. Do not let the fear of dropping it cause you to hold it too tightly the chances are, it's holding you too.

There is nothing so rewarding as to make people realize that they are worthwhile in this world.

Why should I pay attention to prices? I can't win.

Ces experts, qui se proposent de penser à notre place, font rarement état publiquement de leurs conclusions sur le travail, malgré son écrasante importance dans nos vies. Entre eux, ils pinaillent sur des détails. Les syndicats et les managers sont d'accord pour dire que nous devrions vendre notre temps, nos vies en échange de la survie, même s'ils en marchandent le prix.

Nous tuons des gens par millions dans le but de vendre des Big Mac et des Cadillac aux survivants. [...] Morts pour rien - ou, pour mieux dire, morts au nom du travail. Or, le culte du travail ne mérite vraiment pas qu'on meure pour lui.

Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.

Your income is determined by how many people you serve and how well you serve them.

The most valuable gift you have to offer is yourself.

Isn't that how it always is? Just when you think you've lost something so precious, you can't ever recover from it . . . and then, if you keep your eyes and heart open, you find that the loss has made room for something else of great value, something you would never have found otherwise?

People, remember this: no matter what your training, no matter what your skills, no matter what area you're in, you are your most important commodity. The most valuable gift you have to offer is you.

The first question should be, 'Does it serve? Does it add value to others?' If the answer to that question is yes, then you can go ahead and ask, 'Does it make money?