--- title: "11 Run Companies Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Run Companies quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Run Companies sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/659/scott-disick-14497_business_i-may-be-a-douche-to-some-people-but-i-a_2666989.jpg" --- > [I may be a douche to some people, but I actually do run companies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-disick/i-may-be-a-douche-to-some-people-but-i-actually-do-run-companies/) [Scott Disick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-disick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/659/scott-disick-14497_business_i-may-be-a-douche-to-some-people-but-i-a_2666989.jpg) > [I don't run any of my companies. I always partner with somebody who wants to operate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/i-don-t-run-any-of-my-companies-i-always-partner-with-somebody-who/) [Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10f/jim-mckelvey-28920_always_i-don-t-run-any-of-my-companies-i-always_1376341.jpg) > [I'd like to see women get on to boards and run companies despite the fact that men occupy the citadels of power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-johnson/i-d-like-to-see-women-get-on-to-boards-and-run-companies-despite-the/) [Rachel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bb/rachel-johnson-20110_boards_i-d-like-to-see-women-get-on-to-boards-a_1425569.png) > [I may be a businessman in that I set up and run companies for profit, but when I try to plan ahead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/i-may-be-a-businessman-in-that-i-set-up-and-run-companies-for-profit/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/212/richard-branson-256_business_i-may-be-a-businessman-in-that-i-set-up_131370.jpg) > [“People who run companies are faced with important choices every day. How they make those choices determines the character of the company,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/people-who-run-companies-are-faced-with-important-choices-every-day/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e66/ray-dalio-299_business_people-who-run-companies-are-faced-with_1785894.jpg) > [I have started or run several companies and spent time with dozens of entrepreneurs over the years. Virtually none of them, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-yang/i-have-started-or-run-several-companies-and-spent-time-with-dozens-of/) [Andrew Yang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-yang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/942/andrew-yang-3669_business_i-have-started-or-run-several-companies_54204.jpg) > [People who work for me are working for what I believe in. The leaders who run our companies do so on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/people-who-work-for-me-are-working-for-what-i-believe-in-the-leaders/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f7/richard-branson-256_believe_people-who-work-for-me-are-working-for-w_121887.jpg) > [I've always said that the better off you are, the more responsibility you have for helping others. Just as I think it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-slim/i-ve-always-said-that-the-better-off-you-are-the-more-responsibility/) [Carlos Slim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-slim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b53/carlos-slim-13936_better-off_i-ve-always-said-that-the-better-off-you_1910573.png) > [European and American companies companies do create jobs for some people but what they're mainly going to do is make an already…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aung-san-suu-kyi/european-and-american-companies-companies-do-create-jobs-for-some/) [Aung San Suu Kyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aung-san-suu-kyi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e78/aung-san-suu-kyi-922_company_european-and-american-companies-companie_935089.jpg) > [About half the people at Valve have run their own companies, so they always have the option not just to take a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/about-half-the-people-at-valve-have-run-their-own-companies-so-they/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/397/gabe-newell-11590_business_about-half-the-people-at-valve-have-run_532455.jpg) > [Well, well-run companies always have a focus on growth and the two lines, which includes profit. The key thing during, I think,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reid-hoffman/well-well-run-companies-always-have-a-focus-on-growth-and-the-two/) [Reid Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reid-hoffman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e8/reid-hoffman-1342_action_well-well-run-companies-always-have-a-fo_1617808.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/run-companies/#itemlist", "name": "Run Companies Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I may be a douche to some people, but I actually do run companies.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Scott Disick" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-disick/i-may-be-a-douche-to-some-people-but-i-actually-do-run-companies/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/659/scott-disick-14497_business_i-may-be-a-douche-to-some-people-but-i-a_2666989.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/659/scott-disick-14497_business_i-may-be-a-douche-to-some-people-but-i-a_2666989.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/659/scott-disick-14497_business_i-may-be-a-douche-to-some-people-but-i-a_2666989.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I may be a douche to some people, but I actually do run companies.” — Scott Disick", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't run any of my companies. 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