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title: "11 Customers Think Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Customers Think quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Customers Think sayings and thoughts."
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> [Never shake hands with colleagues in court; the customers think you're making deals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mortimer/never-shake-hands-with-colleagues-in-court-the-customers-think-you-re/)

[John Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mortimer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac9/john-mortimer-7362_colleagues_never-shake-hands-with-colleagues-in-cou_1227606.jpg)

> [To me, the most important thing is, what do our customers think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-rodale/to-me-the-most-important-thing-is-what-do-our-customers-think/)

[Maria Rodale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-rodale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/839/maria-rodale-26498_customer_to-me-the-most-important-thing-is-what-d_2482793.png)

> [My pet hate, with customers, is those that think it's all about wallets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marco-pierre-white/my-pet-hate-with-customers-is-those-that-think-it-s-all-about-wallets/)

[Marco Pierre White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marco-pierre-white/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bc/marco-pierre-white-2715_customers_my-pet-hate-with-customers-is-those-that_502099.png)

> [Your ‘brand’ is what your customers think of you, not what you think of you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-taffer/your-brand-is-what-your-customers-think-of-you-not-what-you-think-of/)

[Jon Taffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-taffer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb5/jon-taffer-3500_brand_your-brand-is-what-your-customers-think_3203369.jpg)

> [The ad industry thinks their clients are their customers. They think the companies who pay for the production are the ones they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/the-ad-industry-thinks-their-clients-are-their-customers-they-think/)

[Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e0/simon-sinek-349_ads_the-ad-industry-thinks-their-clients-are_1980911.png)

> [Because of the nature of my background in modeling, I'm really used to using the best products around. And I just wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kam-williams/because-of-the-nature-of-my-background-in-modeling-i-m-really-used-to/)

[Kam Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kam-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/682/kam-williams-31553_backgrounds_because-of-the-nature-of-my-background-i_2701335.jpg)

> [We have a mantra: don't be evil, which is to do the best things we know how for our users, for our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-page/we-have-a-mantra-don-t-be-evil-which-is-to-do-the-best-things-we-know/)

[Larry Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-page/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fd/larry-page-4715_evil_we-have-a-mantra-don-t-be-evil-which-is_2398126.jpg)

> [“Your brand is what your customers and potential customers think about you; your culture is who you say you are and how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amber-hurdle/your-brand-is-what-your-customers-and-potential-customers-think-about/)

[Amber Hurdle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amber-hurdle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb3/amber-hurdle-7271_brand_your-brand-is-what-your-customers-and-po_1299609.jpg)

> [You have to know what your customers think about your product and where you sit, relatively speaking. You have to know what's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-jassy/you-have-to-know-what-your-customers-think-about-your-product-and/)

[Andy Jassy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-jassy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b10/andy-jassy-5580_customer_you-have-to-know-what-your-customers-thi_2593047.jpg)

> [And also, more and more businesses really want to do the right thing. They feel better about themselves, their workers feel better,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-hawken/and-also-more-and-more-businesses-really-want-to-do-the-right-thing/)

[Paul Hawken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-hawken/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92e/paul-hawken-3831_business_and-also-more-and-more-businesses-really_2125719.jpg)

> [Customers will always be nervous about lock-in, and I think the experience they had particularly with a company like Oracle, where it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-jassy/customers-will-always-be-nervous-about-lock-in-and-i-think-the/)

[Andy Jassy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-jassy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/970/andy-jassy-5580_business_customers-will-always-be-nervous-about-l_97917.jpg)

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