business quotes from influential philosophers, authors and people
"For a mission-driven project to succeed, it should be remarkable in two different ways. First, it must compel people who encounter it to remark about it to others. Second, it must be launched in a venue that supports such remarking."
202
"When deciding whether to follow an appealing pursuit that will introduce more control into your work life, seek evidence of whether people are willing to pay for it. If you find this evidence, continue. If not, move on."
206
"If you’re waiting for encouragement from others, you’re doing it wrong. By the time people think an idea is good, it’s probably too late."
257
"Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value."
619
"It's OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket."
655
"Starting and growing a business is as much about the innovation, drive and determination of the people who do it as it is about the product they sell."
656
"It's very important to like the people you work with, otherwise life [and] your job is gonna be quite miserable."
657
"It is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary."
658
"When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor."
659
"There’s a tremendous bias against taking risks. Everyone is trying to optimize their ass-covering."
660
"When Henry Ford made cheap, reliable cars, people said, ‘Nah, what's wrong with a horse?’ That was a huge bet he made, and it worked."
661
"Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up."
662
"Don’t delude yourself into thinking something’s working when it’s not, or you’re gonna get fixated on a bad solution."
663
"I’m not trying to be anyone’s savior. I’m just trying to think about the future and not be sad."
664
"People work better when they know what the goal is and why. It is important that people look forward to coming to work in the morning and enjoy working."
665
"People should pursue what they’re passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else."
666
"If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it’s not."
667
"Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of whatever you’re doing is as valuable as gold."
668
"Brand is just a perception, and perception will match reality over time."
669
"Great companies are built on great products."
670
"Being an entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death."
671
"You want to have a future where you’re expecting things to be better, not one where you’re expecting things to be worse."
672
"The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur."
673
"I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop, where you’re constantly thinking about what you’ve done and how you could be doing it better."
674
"You get paid in direct proportion to the difficulty of problems you solve."
675
"Any product that needs a manual to work is broken."
676
"Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough."
677
"I take the position that I’m always to some degree wrong, and the aspiration is to be less wrong."
678
"I could either watch it happen or be a part of it."
679
"Constantly think about how you could be doing things better."
680
"Those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world usually do."
774
"Freedom will only come when you no longer trade your time for money."
836
"Find a person who is as successful as you’d like to be, ask them what to do, do it and work hard."
837
"They want to get rich, but they have no plan to get rich! And a hope and a plan are two different things."
838
"The amount of stress you can tolerate while remaining effective is directly correlated to the level of success you will enjoy."
839
"Money is always moving. If you get in the right place at the right time, then you’re going to get some!"
840
"Success is always stressful."
841
"If you’re not willing to work hard, then you don’t deserve to be successful."
842
"Surround yourself with winners. Success breeds success."
843
"The only person responsible for your success or failure is you."
844
"People don’t get jealous of losers."
845
"In your actions, don’t procrastinate. In your conversations, don’t confuse. In your thoughts, don’t wander. In your soul, don’t be passive or aggressive. In your life, don’t be all about business."
13
"Doctors estimate that seventy to eighty percent of their business is non-health-related. People aren't sick, they're self-dramatizing. Sometimes the hardest part of a medical job is keeping a straight face. As Jerry Seinfeld observed of his twenty years of dating: 'That's a lot of acting fascinated.'"
315
"Our Business here is not to know all things, but those which concern our conduct."
955