Business Quotes
“There are pros and cons of experience. A con is that you can't look at the business with a fresh pair of eyes and as objectively as if you were a new CEO. Fire yourself on a Friday night and come in on Monday morning as if a search firm put you there as a turn-around leader. Can you be objective and make the bold change?”
“Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves.”
-- E. Joseph Cossman
“All business proceeds on beliefs, or judgements of probabilities, and not on certainties.”
-- Charles W. Eliot
“We are involved in a life that passes understanding and our highest business is our daily life.”
-- John Cage
“Prosperous farmers mean more employment, more prosperity for the workers and the business men of every industrial area in the whole country.”
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Some people want fame, popularity and huge sales. I've always hoped to have a really long career. So I've tried to make each of my creative decisions and business decisions to allow for longevity. As a side effect I got really famous and really big. I didn't realize the two could go together.”
-- Jewel