A lot of success in life and business comes from knowing what you want to avoid: early death, a bad marriage, etc. — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues. Be active in business, that temptation may miss her aim; the bird that… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“Spend zero time on what you could have done, and devote all of your time on what you might do. Because in… — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
Sustainable fishing is a fraud. It's a marketing term that really means 'business as usual.' — Paul Watson Copy Share Image
It is difficult to begin without borrowing, but perhaps it is the most generous course thus to permit your fellowmen to have… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
You become a star not because of your title; you become a star because you are adding star value to the company — N. R. Narayana Murthy Copy Share Image
Once we started making investments, we realized the same service we provided to artists was applicable to entrepreneurs as well. — Troy Carter Copy Share Image
And you know, art as commerce, doesn't really make too much sense, they don't go together. — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
If you want to have the best employees, there really needs to be a vision and a mission. Talent looks for a… — Dan Schulman Copy Share Image
“A well-built brand is the culmination of intangibles that do not directly flow to the revenue or profitability of a company, but… — Howard Schultz Copy Share Image
We need to take into account our allies in the Middle East including Israel, Saudi Arabia, and their concerns before we leap… — Bill Hagerty Copy Share Image
For far too long the American public and business sector have kept their silence as civil liberties have been whittled away by… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
I've just sold my first TV show to a network. It's a comedy and it may never make it to air but… — Teri Hatcher Copy Share Image
You know, my company is my company. My dad didn't help me, and I didn't get money from my family. I have… — Jennifer Meyer Copy Share Image
Business leaders must not cling to old ways of doing business, or allow inertia or complacency to prevent them from making the… — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
I've been fortunate enough to experience financial success on a large scale through both my music career and my many business ventures.… — Rick Ross Copy Share Image
I've had a million setbacks along the way--from kiln fires burning down buildings to shipping disasters--that should have put me out of… — Jonathan Adler Copy Share Image
“Joel Bakan, author of The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power argues that if corporations have 'person hood' under the… — M.E. Thomas Copy Share Image
How inexplicable it seems. Anything else will be accepted as a better excuse. If one sets aside time for a business appointment,… — Anne Morrow Lindbergh Copy Share Image
Wall Street can be a dangerous place for investors. You have no choice but to do business there, but you must always… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
“The best part of it for me personally was that every time I saw a new Walgreen’s store going up it meant… — Ray Kroc Copy Share Image
Whether you are a writer or an actor or a stage manager, you are trying to express the complications of life through… — Lee Hall Copy Share Image
Many organizations help businesses to stay on top of what's changing or likely to change. It's important for executives and managers who… — John E. McDonough Copy Share Image
“The first jump—that’s the most difficult part. Because you’ll always have some people who say things like, ‘Why would you do that?’… — Joshua Fields Millburn Copy Share Image
“A business capability is the firm’s ability to integrate, build, and reconfigure internal and external competences to address rapidly changing environments.” — Pearl Zhu Copy Share Image
It's no secret that anybody who knows the music business knows that the numbers are substantially different in Christian music than they… — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
In this business, where the opportunity to think everything is about you is there every day, now I really know that it… — Kate Beckinsale Copy Share Image
I was never your average artist, happy to do whatever the record company told me. — Jay Sean Copy Share Image
I worked for a smoothie company, and that was rough. I also sold women's shoes for a very long time. That was… — Jay Ellis Copy Share Image
We have to find climate-friendly ways of encouraging economic growth. The good news is we think they exist. — Jim Yong Kim Copy Share Image
We always look at the margin of safety in the balance sheet and then worry about the business. — Peter Cundill Copy Share Image
Remind people that profit is the difference between revenue and expense. This makes you look smart. — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
The record business. It’s exactly what it is-Record-Busin ess. You have to take care of both, or they won’t take care of… — Dr. Dre Copy Share Image
The only way to get ahead in the music business these days is to call up all your friends. To pool your… — Shelby Lynne Copy Share Image
“The true inner meaning of success is to be successful at the enterprise of living. A” — Joseph Murphy Copy Share Image
Ideas are what we make a living out of. Whether it's a song or a talent search, we are in the business… — Shankar Mahadevan Copy Share Image
“I cannot stand the company of men. They flatter or they judge. I can stand neither of the two.” — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
War is a bloody, killing business. You've got to spill their blood, or they will spill yours. Rip them up the belly.… — George S. Patton Copy Share Image
The respect from your peers - I don't know if it's because I grew up in the business, I don't know if… — Tyson Kidd Copy Share Image
Together, we are making Maryland more competitive, creating new jobs, and growing our economy one business at a time. — Wes Moore Copy Share Image
