Quotes by Businessmen - Page 2

Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be andhe will become as he can and should be.

Stephen R. Covey

In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be, by remaining what we are.

Max DePree

Every man is enthusiastic at times. One man has enthusiasm for thirty minutes another man has it for thirty days. But it is the man who has it for thirty years who makes a success in life.

Edward B. Butler

Nothing in business is so valuable as time.

John H. Patterson

Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy

Robert Half

To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.

Stephen R. Covey

The only thing which really seemed to pay off in life, if you went by Mary Pedersen's example, was sleeping with your superiors.

Jonas Eriksson

A series problem with a reactive language is that it become a self-fulfilling prophecy, People become reinforced in the paradigm that they are determined, and they produce evidence to support the belief, They ( Reactive People) feel increasingly victimized and out of control, not in charge of their life or their destiny, They blame outside forces -- other people, circumstances, even the stars -- for their own situation

Stephen R. Covey

You must be open and influenceable; then ironically, you will also discover an increase in your own power to influence

Stephen R. Covey

The dinosaur's eloquent lesson is that if some bigness is good an overabundance of bigness is not necessarily better.

Eric Johnston

You can't do passion halfway. Living your passion means you're all in. You trust your heart and trust your gut wherever that takes you.

Joe Plumeri

If you want to succeed, get some enemies.

Thomas Edison

My wife and I just don't have the same feelings for each other we used to have. I guess I just don't love her anymore and she doesn't love me. What can i do?""The feeling isn't there anymore?" I asked."That's right," he reaffirmed. "And we have three children we're really concerned about. What do you suggest?""love her," I replied."I told you, the feeling just isn't there anymore.""Love her.""You don't understand. the feeling of love just isn't there.""Then love her. If the feeling isn't there, that's a good reason to love her.""But how do you love when you don't love?" "My friend , love is a verb. Love - the feeling - is a fruit of love, the verb. So love her. Serve her. Sacrifice. Listen to her. Empathize. Appreciate. Affirm her. Are you willing to do that?

Stephen R. Covey

My friend, love is a verb. Love—the feeling—is a fruit of love, the verb. So love her. Serve her. Sacrifice. Listen to her. Empathize. Appreciate. Affirm her. Are you willing to do that?

Stephen R. Covey

This guy! I plead the fifth. This guy is nuts.”- Eminem“Dope questions, man. Very insightful, very thoughtful.”- Guru (Gang Starr)“You like a Psychiatrist or some shit? This shit is just coming out but go ahead.”- Mary J. Blige“Definitely a real interview! Digging deep up in there, man. Not afraid to ask questions!”- K-Ci Hailey (Jodeci)“The Wizard asked me for a copy of your magazine.”- Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (Daft Punk)“You didn’t wear your glasses and you haven’t carried your hearing aid. What else is wrong with you?”- Bushwick Bill“Peace and blessing, Brother Harris. Thank you for inspiring my words. Keep ‘yo balance.”- Erykah Badu“Can I see that pen?”- Bobby Brown“What else do you want to know? Talk to me.”- Aaliyah

Harris Rosen

I realized that with everything I did from that point onward, I would have to ask myself this question: "How would I feel if what I'm doing right now is written up on the front page of the Wall Street Journal or the New York Times or if it is on television? Would I still do it?" That is a very useful exercise for leaders to engage in, because we shouldn't do anything we might be embarrassed by or ashamed of.

John E. Mackey

The goal of climbing big, dangerous mountains should be to attain some sort of spiritual and personal growth, but this won’t happen if you compromise away the entire process.

Yvon Chouinard

Ineffective people live day after day with unused potential.

Stephen R. Covey

Channeled correctly and integrated properly, our diversity can be our greatest strength.

Max DePree

I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people's efforts than 100% of my own efforts.

John D. Rockefeller

Results! Why man I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.

Thomas A. Edison

When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this - you haven't.

Thomas A. Edison

We often miss opportunity because it's dressed in overalls and looks like work

Thomas A. Edison

My parents never projected their dreams onto me. If they hoped I would be a great pitcher, or political figure, or artist (no chance), they never told me about it. Their view of parenting was to offer love and encourage me to chart my own path.

George W. Bush

It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

Roy Disney

Make life easier by living in the present and believing in the future.

Jonas Eriksson

It is not the love of money that is evil—it is the lack of money that causes evil. It is working at a job we hate that is evil. Working hard yet not earning enough to provide for our families is evil. For some, being deeply in debt is evil. Fighting with people you love over money is evil. Being greedy is evil. Committing criminal or immoral acts to get money is evil. Money by itself is not evil. Money is just money.

Robert T. Kiyosaki

The first job of a leader—at work or at home—is to inspire trust. It’s to bring out the best in people by entrusting them with meaningful stewardships, and to create an environment in which high-trust interaction inspires creativity and possibility.

Stephen M.R. Covey

If you want to change the fruits, you will first have to change the roots. If you want to change the visible, you must first change the invisible.

T. Harv Eker

The first time I read an excellent work, it is to me just as if I gained a new friend; and when I read over a book I have perused before, it resembles the meeting of an old one.

James Goldsmith

Principles are the simplicity on the far side of complexity.

Stephen R. Covey

Unlike Churchill I have no plans to shape history. . . . Socrates gave advice - and they poisoned him.

George Bush

Be courageous! ... I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has come out stronger and more prosperous. Be as brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward.

Thomas A. Edison

A man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily

John D. Rockefeller

Beating the competition is relatively easy. Beating yourself is a never-ending commitment.

Phil Knight

Honesty is a very expensive gift, Don't expect it from cheap people.

Warren Buffett

It's all possible and I'm living proof.

Ralph Lauren

All the well-meaning advice in the world won't amount to a hill of beans if we're not even addressing the real problem.

Stephen R. Covey

In those things toward which we exerted our best endeavors we succeeded.

George S. Clason

There is no future in a job. The only future is inside oneself. We look inside rather than outside. We become producer rather than consumers of other peoples’ production.

Stephen Covey

The young man who wants to marry happily should pick out a good mother and marry one of her daughters - any one will do.

J. Ogden Armour

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