In democracies, nothing is more great or more brilliant than commerce: It attracts the attention of the public and fills the imagination of the multitude; all energetic passions are directed towards it.
Alexis de Tocqueville.
Most of us never recognize opportunity until it goes to work in our competitor’s business.
P. L. Andarr.
The morale of an organization is not built from the bottom up; it filters from the top down.
Peter B. Kyne.
A business like an automobile, has to be driven, in order to get results.
B. C. Forbes.
You can take my business, burn up my building, but give me my people and I’ll build the business right back again.
Henry Ford.
The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.
Samuel Gompers.
Small business is the biggest business of all.
J. E. Murray.
The secret of successful retailing is to give your customers what they want.
Sam Walton.
Business is never good business until it makes a friend.
F. D. Van Amburgh.
The most important adage and the only adage is, the customer comes first, whatever the business, the customer comes first.
Kerry Stokes.
Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture.
Frank Gifford.
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.
Aspiring to a small business that does what it does very well is a noble pursuit.
Narenda Rocherolle.
Fear is a very, very important factor in entrepreneurial success.
Ted Green.
Entrepreneurship is neither a science nor an art. It is a practice.
Peter Drucker.
Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time.
Edgar Watson Howe.