Throughout the 19th century, when there was a laissez-faire mentality and insufficient regulation, you had one crisis after another. Each crisis brought about some reform. That is how central banking developed.
- George Soros
Notable Quotables
The bigger we get as a company, the more important it becomes for us to shift responsibility and authority toward the front lines, toward the department manager who’s stocking the shelves and talking to the customer. When we were much smaller, I probably wasn’t as quick to catch on to this idea as I do should have been. But as an avid student of management theory, back in the mid-seventies I started reading the work of W. Edwards Deming, the famous statistician who taught so much to the Japanese about improving their productivity and competitiveness.
- Sam Walton
If it’s a good idea, someone has already probably thought about it first.
- Jack Nadel
This could easily end up one of the driest winters ever, unless things switch around.
- Ed Clark
if you want to achieve consistent performance, you need both parts of a 20 Mile March: a lower bound and an upper bound, a hurdle that you jump over and a ceiling that you will not rise above, the ambition to achieve and the self-control to hold back.
- James C. Collins
You will never change what you tolerate.
- Joel Olsteen
It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the lion’s heart. I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar.
- Winston Churchill
Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. HEBREWS 11:1.
- Joel Olsteen
Out the right product is the innovator’s job, not the customer’s job.
- Ben Horowitz
For every ailment under the sun, There is a remedy, or there is none; If there be one, try to find it; If there be none, never mind it.
- Dale Carnegie
Never fear to negotiate, but never negotiate out of fear.
- Jack Nadel
Three classes of factors affect what an organization can and cannot do: its resources, its processes, and its values.
- Clayton M. Christensen
I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society.
- George Soros
Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Challenges will present us a good opportunity to improve productivity.
- Cheng Yu-tung
Today is the tommorrow you worried about yesterday.
- Dale Carnegie
One of my biggest personal holdings is Rotana. That company has a very dominant force in the Middle East. It has around 45% of all the movie industry and around 75% of all the music.
- Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal Alsaud
I don’t make deals for the money. I’ve got enough, much more than I’ll ever need. I do it to do it.
- Donald Trump
The common question that gets asked in business is, ‘why?’ That’s a good question, but an equally valid question is, ‘why not?’
- Jeff Bezos
Many people fail to make a favourable impression because they don’t listen attentively.
- Isaac F. Marcosson
The productivity now at universities is terrible. Tenure is a terrible idea. It keeps them around forever and they don’t have to work hard.
- Jack Welch
I think what we’re lacking in society, not only in the U.S. but also around the world, is to find heroes once again and to celebrate these kind of people.
- Howard Schultz
In order to be happy, every individual needs to have goals whose attainment requires effort. Kaczynski argued that modern people are depressed because all the world’s hard problems have already been solved. What’s left to do is either easy or impossible, and pursuing those tasks is deeply unsatisfying. What you can do, even a child can do; what you can’t do, even Einstein couldn’t have done.
- Peter Thiel
My ultimate dream is for the Irvine Ranch to be known and celebrated as much for the outstanding communities we’ve planned and built as it is for what is not developed. The beneficiary being the 50,000 acres of undeveloped land that is now permanently preserved and conserved as Open Space and parklands.
- Donald Bren
Exposure from a young age to the realities of the world is a super-big thing.
- Bill Gates
Think and Thank. Think of all we have to be grateful for, and thank God for all our boons and bounties.
- Dale Carnegie
A lot of preachers’ kids are some of the most rebellious kids in the world. I never was like that.
- Joel Olsteen
Helping convene global stakeholders to establish a set of measurable, actionable and consensus-built goals focused on extreme poverty is invaluable.
- Bill Gates
We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us.
- Winston Churchill
When you have no one to answer to, vendetta as investment strategy is as legitimate as anything.
- Carl Icahn
Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others.
- Winston Churchill
Direct your energy toward achieving a goal, and tackle the problems with an emphasis on edging closer to a successful result.
- Harvey Mackay
Time – the one asset none of us are ever gonna get more of.
- Gary Vaynerchuk
I’d be happy to provide advice if anybody asked me no matter who the President is.
- Michael Bloomberg
Lectures should go from being like the family singing around the piano to high-quality concerts.
- Bill Gates
We can be civil. We can still be friends, and be Democrats and Republicans, and have different views.
- Joel Olsteen
Faith activates God – Fear activates the Enemy.
- Joel Olsteen
Many leaders of big organizations, I think, don’t believe that change is possible. But if you look at history, things do change, and if your business is static, you’re likely to have issues.
- Larry Page
A man convinced against his will Is of the same opinion still.
- Dale Carnegie
Successful heretics create their own religions….You can recognize the need for faith in your idea, you can find the tribe you need to support you, and yes, you can create a new religion around your faith. Steve Jobs did it on purpose at Apple and Phil Knight is famous for doing it at Nike.
- Seth Godin
People of excellence go the extra mile to do what’s right.
- Joel Olsteen
It is becoming increasingly clear that the global economy is improving, … As customers feel more confident to invest, we believe that we are well positioned to provide compelling value as a strategic business adviser and technology partner.
- John Chambers
If you treat them like children, then get ready for your company to turn into one big Barney episode.
- Ben Horowitz
When you are unbalanced you can launch things
- Rachel Faucett
Facebook is inherently viral. There are lots of sites that include a contact importer, and for lots of them it doesn’t really make sense. For Facebook it fits so well. It wasn’t until a few years in that we started building some tools that made it easier to import friends to the site. That was a huge thing that spiked growth.
- Mark Zuckerberg
At the very beginning I actually felt a bit nervous. I didn’t have much experience in gaming.
- Lui Che Woo
A man should never neglect his family business.
- Walt Disney
Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or it’s not going to get the business.
- Warren Buffett
The potential financial reward for building the ‘next Windows’ is so great that there will never be a shortage of new technologies seeking to challenge it.
- Bill Gates
Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.
- Henry Ford
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
- Samuel Beckett
The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.
- Dale Carnegie
Today, all arrows point toward the biotech, nanotech, and information technology industries, and the convergence among them.
- Jack Welch
To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.
- Bill Gates
Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.
- Winston Churchill
The world has been very careful to pick very few diseases for eradication, because it is very tough.
- Bill Gates
You are what you are and you are where you are because of what has gone into your mind. You change what you are and you change where you are by changing what goes into your mind.
- Zig Ziglar
Get the right people on the bus and get the wrong people off of the bus.
- Jim Collins
When you are tempted to get discouraged, remind yourself that according to God’s word, your future is getting brighter; you are on your way to a new level of glory. You may think you’ve got a long way to go, but you need to look back at how far you’ve already come. You may not be everything you want to be but atleast you can thank God that you’re not what you used to be.
- Joel Olsteen
The internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.
- Bill Gates
First, only invest in companies that have the potential to return the value of the entire fund.
- Peter Thiel
When someone we love is having difficulty and is giving us a bad time, it’s better to explore the cause than to criticize the action.
- Zig Ziglar
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
- Albert Einstein
Ohhh. Great warrior.Wars not make one great.
- Yoda
If he actually looks like a salesman, he’s probably bad at sales and worse at tech.
- Peter Thiel
Slow Dance: Have you ever watched kids, On a merry-go-round? Or listened to the rain, Slapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight? Or gazed at the sun into the fading night? You better slow down. Don’t dance too fast. Time is short. The music won’t last. Do you run through each day, On the fly? When you ask: How are you? Do you hear the reply? When the day is done, do you lie in your bed, With the next hundred chores, Running through your head? You’d better slow down, Don’t dance too fast. Time is short, The music won’t last. Ever told your child we’ll do it tomorrow? And in your haste, Not see his sorrow? Ever lost touch, Let a good friendship die, Cause you never had time, To call and say Hi? You’d better slow down. Don’t dance so fast. Time is short. The music won’t last. When you run so fast to get somewhere, You miss half the fun of getting there. When you worry and hurry through your day, It is like an unopened gift thrown away. Life is not a race. Do take it slower. Hear the music, Before the song is over.
- Timothy Ferriss
You jump off a cliff and you assemble an airplane on the way down.
- Reid Hoffman
I don’t think there’s a… boundary between digital media and print media. Every magazine is doing an online version.
- Bill Gates
The most important thing in life is not to capitalize on your gains. Any fool can do that. The really important thing is to profit from your losses.
- Dale Carnegie
Keep the big picture in mind. There are always opportunities and possibilities, and thinking too small can negate a lot of them.
- Donald Trump
I go to yoga every day. I meditate every morning.
- Russell Simmons
Simply put, your job is to prepare yourself and your business for growth.
- Michael Gerber
I think everyone’s against abortion.
- Rupert Murdoch
I have 2 million Twitter followers. Some of those people are also yogis and activists and people who really go out and make a difference. I do as much as I can with my voice. It’s effortless in some cases. I try to remind everybody that they have that kind of voice.
- Russell Simmons
People are skeptical of many televangelists, and I’m sensitive to that.
- Joel Olsteen
[On the Swoosh] It was 1971 and Ford had spent $2 million getting a trademark. We didn’t have $2 million. So I went by the graphic arts department at Portland State
- Phil Knight
I guarantee you it will not be anyone from the outside.
- Jack Welch
I understood the importance of hiring for strength rather than for lack of weakness, and I understood the meaning of “fit.”
- Ben Horowitz
I love great music and art, but I think ‘cubist’ songs and paintings are hideous.
- Thomas Edison
These two chefs will play an important role in managing the company’s growing appetites.
- Sergey Brin
Why should I clutter up my mind with general knowledge, for the purpose of being able to answer questions, when I have men around me who can supply any knowledge I acquire.
- Henry Ford
Well, excuuuuuse me!
- Steve Martin
Effective people know when to stop assessing and make a tough call, even without total information. Little is worse than a manager who can’t cut bait.
- Jack Welch
If the United States has to accept the U.N. resolutions, we have to generalize it across the board. We can’t just pick and choose where we impose and accept the U.N. resolution and don’t accept them. U.N. Resolution 242 is very clear and states very clearly that Israel has to go back to the borders of the pre-war of 1967.
- Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal Alsaud
So I’ve seen life as one long learning process. And if I see – you know, if I fly on somebody else’s airline and find the experience is not a pleasant one, which it wasn’t in – 21 years ago, then I’d think, well, you know, maybe I can create the kind of airline that I’d like to fly on.
- Richard Branson
For years we thought of ourselves as a production-oriented company, meaning we put all our emphasis on designing and manufacturing the products. But now we understand the most important thing we do is market the product… Nike is a marketing-oriented company, and the product is our most important marketing tool.
- Phil Knight
How about we agree upon what our common American values are, which is let’s make this a true land of opportunity.
- Laurene Powell Jobs
God wants us to live consistently, He wants us to enjoy every single day of our lives.
- Joel Olsteen
Good intentions aren’t enough. People have good intentions when they set a goal to do something, but then they miss a deadline or other milestone.
- Harvey Mackay
Nobody walks this earth thinking he’s better than I think I am – I think I’m great. At the same time, it’s so obvious to me that I’m nobody.
- Gary Vaynerchuk
Riches does not mean money. You can never have enough money. By following the principles of God he will provide you with what you need materially and internal committment.
- Ben Meinhardt
When we try to drill and practice someone into subservient obedience, we’re stamping out the artist that lives within.
- Seth Godin
We’ve fallen into a trap of ever-widening orbits of contact, and there is a total disregard for the present moment.
- Jerry Seinfeld
Properties that were sold by the Group during this financial year amounted to approximately HK$15.6 billion, comprising around 8,000 residential units.
- Lee Shau Kee
Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering.
- Bill Gates
I don’t use my brain about the creative thing. From a business standpoint, I instinctively do things: when I get something right, it’s never because I use my brain
- Russell Simmons
There is no substitute for hard work.
- Thomas Edison
Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.
- Winston Churchill
Personal initiative is the power that inspires the completion of that which one begins. It is the power that starts all action. No person is free until he learns to do his own thinking and gains the courage to act on his own.
- Napoleon Hill
Starting means you’re going to finish. If it doesn’t ship, you’ve failed. You haven’t poked the box if the box doesn’t realize it’s been poked. To merely start without finishing is just boasting, or stalling, or a waste of time. I have no patience at all for people who believe they are doing their best work but are hiding it from the market. If you don’t ship, you actually haven’t started anything at all. At some point, your work has to intersect with the market. At some point, you need feedback as to whether or not it worked. Otherwise, it’s merely a hobby.
- Seth Godin
