Top Business Quotes

A lot of young people just starting out unskilled, as all Americans do when they're born here, come to this country, and so the business community is for immigration. Big businesses, small businesses,...

When you fail, get hurt, feel bad, but act on it! Everybody fails, but the ones who act are the ones who change the world!

Business Definition

(n.) That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or shorter time; constant employment; regular occupation; as, the business of life; business before pleasure.

(n.) Any particular occupation or employment engaged in for livelihood or gain, as agriculture, trade, art, or a profession.

(n.) Financial dealings; buying and selling; traffic in general; mercantile transactions.

(n.) That which one has to do or should do; special service, duty, or mission.

(n.) Affair; concern; matter; -- used in an indefinite sense, and modified by the connected words.

(n.) The position, distribution, and order of persons and properties on the stage of a theater, as determined by the stage manager in rehearsal.

(n.) Care; anxiety; diligence.

The real business of life is trying to understand each other.

Libraries function as crucial technology hubs, not merely for free Web access, but those who need computer training and assistance. Library business centers help support entrepreneurship and retrainin...

In Business, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

One company can serve some of your needs all of the time, or all of your needs some of the time, but never both.

If two men on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If they disagree all the time, both are useless.

Why climb the corporate ladder when you can build an elevator in your own building?

I think it's a terrible shame that politics has become show business.

One of the main lessons I have learned the last five years as Secretary-General is that the United Nations cannot function properly without the support of the business community and civil society. We...

Never let your fear of the unknown and things being too difficult make your choices for you in life. One of the saddest lessons in life is finding out that your fear made the situation worse than what...

I get to play golf for a living. What more can you ask for - getting paid for doing what you love.

A good businessman knows how to make a profit. An engineer makes sure it runs well. We need more leaders who are task oriented.

Invest like a bull, sit like a bear and watch like an eagle. (mantra for long term investing)

Read not only between the lines, but also what is not written.

It's a funny business. I kind of compare it to baseball. I'm always looking for a home run.

The greatest ability in business is to get along with others and to influence their actions.

I decided to start a medical training program for freelancers, only freelancers. They're the ones who are doing most of the combat reporting. They're taking most of the risks. They're absorbing most o...

The successful man is the one who finds out what is the matter with his business before his competitors do.

Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.