Mission Statements Quotes

Western companies (and governments) have deeply integrated themselves with an authoritarian regime without thinking through the consequences, and when push comes to…

— Zeynep Tufekci

During my eight years at Deutsche Bank, the bank ticked every box with the elite development programs, coaching, mission statements for the…

— Stephanie Ruhle

“Old school mission statements defined what an organization did. Contemporary mission statements define why an organization does what it does.”

— Del Suggs

It's just stunning to watch churches struggle to get mission statements when there it is, the Great Commission, and they should simply…

— Dallas Willard

“Culture, of course, is an extremely vague word, covering everything from the shaping of hand-axes to corporate mission statements, as well as…

— Nicholas Ostler

“Clearly articulated goals aligned with your vision and mission statements motivate you and galvanize your efforts to move forward towards your dream.”

— Julie Connor

One of my mission statements with all of my art has been to stop the world for people. I want to stop…

— Jim Carrey

My hope is that feminist, racial justice, reproductive rights and LGBT movements build a coalition that centers on the lives of women…

— Janet Mock

“In just a few more years, the current homogenized ‘voice’ of business—the sound of mission statements and brochures—will seem as contrived and…

— Luke Sullivan

Most people believe that great leaders are distinguished by their ability to give compelling answers. This profound book shatters that assumption, showing…

— Adam Grant

“And make sure you share this mission statement with your husband or partner, and that you create a joint mission statement based…

— Michael C. Lu

Most corporate mission statements are worthless. They consist largely of pious platitudes such as: "We will hold ourselves to the highest standards…

— Russell L. Ackoff

“Publishing content that is self-absorbed in substance or style alienates readers. Most successful organizations have realized this, yet many sites are still…

— Anonymous

“Don't promote yourself as a country of constitutionality and compassion if you honestly believe that putting people in prison and treating them…

— Bernard B. Kerik

To be sure, American higher education is a diverse ecosystem, comprising institutions of all sizes, price tags, and mission statements.

— Gordon Gee

Good technology isn't just a matter of mission statements; it can also come from a tinkerer with no specific overriding purpose other…

— Bryan Johnson

If we took the mission statements of 100 large industrial companies, mixed them up while everyone was asleep, and reassigned them at…

— C. K. Prahalad

Of all the depressing abuses of language in business, there is none that gets me so incensed as the rampant overuse of…

— Tom Hodgkinson

Human beings were not meant to sit in little cubicles staring at computer screens all day, filling out useless forms and listening…

— Ron Livingston