Good Business Quotes

Super Mod · 02-28-06, 11:38 PM

Know any famous quotes that can be applied to business?

I've got one... but I'll find others after I've heard some of yours:

"Well done is better than well said." -- Benjamin Franklin

**Chris Gwynne** · 03-01-06, 06:36 AM

"I like thinking big. If you're going to be thinking anything, you might as well think big." - Donald Trump

"You can't know it all. No matter how smart you are, no matter how comprehensive your education, no matter how wide ranging your experience, there is simply no way to acquire all the wisdom you need to make your business thrive." - Donald Trump

"A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts." - Richard Branson

"If you do build a great experience, customers tell each other about that. Word of mouth is very powerful." - Jeff Bezos

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." - Walt Disney

Granger · 03-01-06, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Gwynne

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." - Walt Disney

I like this one. I need to take Walt's advice.

st@rsky · 03-01-06, 05:25 PM

"We're all virgins at business" - Richard Branson
"A lack of cash flow is like a heart attack - if you can't pay your bills you're out of business.” - Theo Paphitis

Jimmeh · 03-01-06, 09:34 PM

I think this can be applied to business:

"Many complain about their memory; few about their judgment." - La Rochefoucauld

SophMedia · 03-03-06, 09:04 AM

If you think in pennies you'll receive pennies, if you think in quarters you'll receive quarters, if you think in dollars you'll receive dollars. - Unknown

I try to run myself that way and it is starting to work out great....

ladydia45 · 03-03-06, 09:46 AM

Make a difference, don't just take up space - "ME"

This has been my personal motto for a while now online.

kris · 03-03-06, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SophMedia

If you think in pennies you'll receive pennies, if you think in quarters you'll receive quarters, if you think in dollars you'll receive dollars. - Unknown

I like that one. I think I should start thinking along those lines even more than I do.

stevo · 03-03-06, 08:21 PM

People who are always making allowances for themselves soon go bankrupt.
Mary Pettibone Poole

"We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men who have 'crossed bridges' in their imagination far ahead of the crowd."

"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars."
-Les Brown

"Don't be afraid to take a big step. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps."
-David Lloyd George