Quotes About Business

It is well-known what a middleman is; he is a man who bamboozles one party and plunders the other.

The messenger from the Republics of the West now prostrated himself before the Statue. He informed it that two parties had, unfortunately, broken out in these countries, and threatened their speedy dissolution; that one party maintained that all human government originated in the wants of man; while the other party asserted that it originated in the desires of man. That these factions had become so violent and so universal that public business was altogether stopped

He that riseth late, must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night.

No nation was ever ruined by trade.

Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee. Poor Richard

I have always thought that one man of tolerable abilities may work great changes, and accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he forms a good plan, and then makes the execution of that plan his sole study and business.

My business was now continually augmenting, and my circumstances growing daily easier, my newspaper having become very profitable, as being for a time almost the only one in this and the neighbouring provinces. I experienced, too, the truth of the observation, "that after getting the first hundred pound, it is more easy to get the second," money itself being of a prolific nature.

I concluded to let my papers shift for themselves, believing it was better to spend what time I could spare from public business in making new experiments, than in disputing about those already made.

He that pays for work before it's done has but a pennyworth for two pence.

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.

Our Bisy Backson religions, sciences, and business ethics have tried their hardest to convince us that there is a Great Reward waiting for us somewhere, and that what we have to do is spend our lives working like lunatics to catch up with it. Whether it's up in the sky, behind the next molecule, or in the executive suite, it's somehow always farther along than we are—just down the road on the other side of the world, past the moon, beyond the stars…

Censor a self-appointed snoophound who sticks his nose in other people's business.

Amidst one's daily clutter, one doesn't usually reflect on the splendour of being free because - naturally - one has to get on with the business of living.

My business is creating fame and celebrity, and I'm one of the best in the world. I know it to the finest detail. I reflect what's out there, and if there's a demand for something, I recognise it. I don't think I'm crass. I stand by everything I do.

I feel very good about our performance and the momentum we have in our business, which clearly reflect the value of the services we provide to our clients each and every day.

Companies that pollute should be taxed so that a product's cost to society is reflected in the price of that product.

Our continued investment in productivity will add to our margins, and you'll see that reflected in the bottom line earnings.

I think that business should be a reflection of who a person truly is.

As cinema is a reflection of the world around us, with more women coming into the mainstream business, more women narratives will grab the limelight.

If you really want to see more work that reflects your values, you have to produce it. You have to be a contributor to the business.

When the business interests... pushed through the first installment of civil service reform in 1883, they expected that they would be able to control both political parties equally.

When we were actually in the Keating reform era, the Business Council was of no help.

The IBC is a very deep reform. It is almost as deep a reform as GST or demonetisation. It changes the fundamental character of Indian business.

I've been very engaged in Illinois and Chicago civic activities for a long time; mostly around building businesses and helping entrepreneurs grow companies, but also around education and education reform.