Quotes About Business

I was going to start a housekeeping business at one point because I'm really good at cleaning houses.

I never built houses, only apartments.

My mom actually, she does this for a living. She has her own company called Carter and Tracy Incorporated, and she helps young athletes get started, whether it's dealing with housing or dealing with their money, and I know she always has best interests in me, not only because I'm her son, but because of what she does for her job.

I'm always amazed at how many people assume a business has to lose money before it makes money.

I know the consequences of my decisions. I've said no to the biggest of brands. So when I say no to something, I know how much business I will lose out on.

Be fair in all your dealings, may it be in your family or in your business. At the end of it all, what matters is not how much money you make but how honest you are.

We're in this business to make money, but then nobody wants to talk about how much money we're making. That's serious, but nobody will talk about it.

Running your own business is a huge amount of fun, but there's also a huge amount of seriousness, so actually, they level out.

People who have been successful in business have a huge amount to offer young people who are just starting out.

When entrepreneurs talk about their success, they rarely talk about luck. I think that's because most of them think the concept denigrates the hard work and smart thinking they put into their projects. But luck is a huge part of any successful business.

A huge part of my life as an actor has revolved around fashion and beauty - just by default. It's such a big part of the business.

Emerging markets are hugely important.

I wasn't trying to be the next Hulk Hogan. I was trying to be the next Vince McMahon.

We are fortunate to have collectively built a culture that matters, a brand that matters, a business that matters. It is impossible to state in words how much this team means to me, how much Hulu means to me.

Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman.

The challenge of the retail business is the human condition.

Ultimately, we're in the service business. We will always have an important human element.

If you develop a dialogue with me and take an interest in me, I'll want to give you the business. It's human nature.

Companies in the East put a lot more emphasis on human relationships, while those from the West focus on the product, the bottom line. Westerners appear to have more of a need for achievement, while in the East there's more need for affiliation.

A more humane form of capitalism is about the best I think we can get. Which might sound very reformist or conservative, but that's basically where I am.

If you are a small company taking on a big company, you need to have a sense of humor.

People need to understand: Businesses are going to make mistakes. They shouldn't be shot and hung every time.

But truly, it was a practical decision, a smart business move.

If you own a bar on your own, you're a player; if you own it with your beloved twin sister, you're—" "Irish." "Go on.