Business Quotes

“It's far too much to say that effective hoping is the only - or even the biggest - part of what it takes to succeed. If 14% of business productivity can be attributed to hope, that means 86% is dependent on raw talent, fickle business cycles, the quality of the product you're selling, and often pure, dumb luck.”

-- Jeffrey Kluger

“I never hurt nobody but myself and that's nobody's business but my own.”

-- Billie Holiday

“Giving someone a one-time stimulus check, or a one-time tax cut that expires doesn't allow the predictability that business needs.”

-- Rand Paul

“Our business is infested with idiots who try to impress by using pretentious jargon.”

-- David Ogilvy

“To talk about a relationship trivializes something that's nobody's business.”

-- Jennifer Aniston

“If you want to stay in the business then you've got to be a bit shrewd, haven't you?”

-- Katie Price

“The business of the advertiser is to see that we go about our business with some magic spell or tune or slogan throbbing quietly in the background of our minds.”

-- Marshall McLuhan

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”

-- Colin Powell

“I'm a big fan of small business ownership. I think it's the backbone of American innovation. But to be successful, you first have to have the courage to go for it.”

-- Bill Rancic

“It is easier for women to succeed in business, the arts, and politics in America than in Europe.”

-- Hedy Lamarr