Be true to yourself Quote by Natalie Merchant

If you're the CEO of a publicly traded company, you're worried about quarterly returns.

— Peter Diamandis

We've grown from 18% of the profits of the top 25 companies in our industry to 23% of the profits of the top 25…

— Steve Ballmer

Ratings translate into corporations, corporations that need a profit statement this quarter that's larger than the last.

— Norman Lear

I'm not going to run my business on the basis of quarterly numbers.

— Parker Conrad

I have almost no interest in quarterly reports. Running a business or investing in a business based on quarterly earnings doesn't make any sense…

— Gerry Schwartz

People ought to invest in us because they like our company and the way they run it. We still do quarterly earnings guidance, but…

— Jeffrey R. Immelt

Being captive to quarterly earnings isn't consistent with long-term value creation. This pressure and the short term focus of equity markets make it difficult…

— Charles Koch

Look for companies with high profit margins.

— Warren Buffett

The big companies are the private industry. But they're faced with a short-term need to show a profit in short-term.

— Buzz Aldrin

There will be no good business unless the majority comes to agree that we should demand more from business than large quarterly returns.

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

“We assume that multimillion-dollar companies are turning big profits, but it’s rare to find a truly profitable business.”

— Mike Michalowicz

The market is often stupid, but you can't focus on that. Focus on the underlying value of dividends and earnings.

— John C. Bogle