Quotes About Business

Business is destroying the world, with flair, expertise, and panache.

Almost all of my business flights are commercial, not private.

It is not often that one of the world's best entrepreneurs rings you up and says 'I've got this business we are about to float off as an independent company and we'd like you to be chief executive.'

Yes, some banks will only float good companies. But others could not give two hoots if you have a business, a business plan or any business experience.

If we didn't have the Chinese buying things, we'd be on the floor.

I've certainly learnt there's nothing more important than cash - cash flow issues are one of the biggest causes of company failures.

It is still my dream to own a little flower shop.

Floyd has done a lot for me financially and has taught me a lot about business. He did great in making money during his career and he tells me a lot of what he's working on.

If you look at the CEOs of some the most successful companies in the world like IKEA, they never fly first class. They always go economy.

I could sell used battery acid and make it fly.

I tell my employees that we're in the service business, and it's incidental that we fly airplanes.

I have always focused on the bottom line.

In the early days at Asymetrix, we were focusing on business automation.

My father was MD of Unilever, so we followed him around the world.

I love food, and the food industry is huge, and I just love dealing in it.

Music is the one part of the entertainment business where you can't fool anybody into buying a record.

One of the things I truly enjoy about my job is the dynamic nature of having a foot in each world - the world of the talent, who create our product - and the world of our business in which we market, distribute, and monetize that product.

I know the reality of the business. But I also say, not in a braggadocious way, that I'm a good football coach.

If I can be a better businessman than I am a football player, that would be pretty successful, because the bar is set pretty high.

I don't really like the business side of football, but I just like adding good players to our football team.

In so many ways, our business is very, very unique. For example, in India, people pay with cash, and we accept cash from day one. And a lot of people in India pay with cash. And that's part of our business model.

Like every Aussie actor, I'd rather be working here; it's just we've all been forced to go to the States. Business-wise, as an actor, it's more lucrative, and there's also a lot more of it there.

Lawyers don't run sales forces.

The social business marketplace is effectively forcing brands to engage with consumers on the basis of something that is meaningful to them. More often than not, this takes the form of some core value that finds expression in a non-profit cause.