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> [What is the single most important thing for a company? Is it the building? Is it the stock? Is it the turnover? It’s the people, investment in people. My proudest moment here wasn’t when I increased profits by 17%, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-gervais/what-is-the-single-most-important-thing-for-a-company-is-it-the/)

[Ricky Gervais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-gervais/)

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## More by Ricky Gervais

> [I was David Bowie-thin up to about 28, and then I discovered food.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-gervais/i-was-david-bowie-thin-up-to-about-28-and-then-i-discovered-food/)

[Ricky Gervais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-gervais/)

> [I don't like it when I see a racist comedian go up and say, 'What are we gonna do about all these immigrants?' and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-gervais/i-don-t-like-it-when-i-see-a-racist-comedian-go-up-and-say-what-are/)

[Ricky Gervais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-gervais/)

> [The truth doesn't hurt. Whatever it is, it doesn't hurt. It's better to know the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-gervais/the-truth-doesn-t-hurt-whatever-it-is-it-doesn-t-hurt-it-s-better-to/)

[Ricky Gervais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-gervais/)

> [If all the Atheists & Agnostics left America, they'd lose 93% of The National Academy of Sciences & less than 1% of the prison population.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-gervais/if-all-the-atheists-agnostics-left-america-they-d-lose-93-of-the/)

[Ricky Gervais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-gervais/)

> [There are so many films now where you know the story is a supporting role to the visual effects.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-gervais/there-are-so-many-films-now-where-you-know-the-story-is-a-supporting/)

[Ricky Gervais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-gervais/)

> [When I was about to be famous, I feared it on a few levels. I feared it because I didn't want people to lump…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-gervais/when-i-was-about-to-be-famous-i-feared-it-on-a-few-levels-i-feared-it/)

[Ricky Gervais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-gervais/)

> [It will be great to play a short, fat sweaty loser for a change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-gervais/it-will-be-great-to-play-a-short-fat-sweaty-loser-for-a-change/)

[Ricky Gervais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-gervais/)

> [I went to university with no money. I can't understand a society that wouldn't give a poor person the same opportunity as a rich…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-gervais/i-went-to-university-with-no-money-i-can-t-understand-a-society-that/)

[Ricky Gervais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-gervais/)

> [I'm a failed pop star. I always sneak a song into everything I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-gervais/i-m-a-failed-pop-star-i-always-sneak-a-song-into-everything-i-do/)

[Ricky Gervais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-gervais/)

> [The grass isn't always greener on the other side!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-gervais/the-grass-isn-t-always-greener-on-the-other-side/)

[Ricky Gervais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-gervais/)

> [I am myself sometimes, and I do state my opinions, but not in a comedy routine and not in my character. There always has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-gervais/i-am-myself-sometimes-and-i-do-state-my-opinions-but-not-in-a-comedy/)

[Ricky Gervais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-gervais/)

> [Wearing cosmetics that were tested on animals makes you ugly on the inside](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-gervais/wearing-cosmetics-that-were-tested-on-animals-makes-you-ugly-on-the/)

[Ricky Gervais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-gervais/)

> [There's a difference between a job and a career - if you're the boss you don't stop at six o'clock, you have to worry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-gervais/there-s-a-difference-between-a-job-and-a-career-if-you-re-the-boss/)

[Ricky Gervais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-gervais/)

> [Stupidity without malice isn't horrible; some people can't help it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-gervais/stupidity-without-malice-isn-t-horrible-some-people-can-t-help-it/)

[Ricky Gervais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-gervais/)

> [It's interesting that music in this country... we sort of sold something to America with The Beatles and they sold something back. And we've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-gervais/it-s-interesting-that-music-in-this-country-we-sort-of-sold-something/)

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