Business

(44 votes)   I buy when other people are selling.

J. Paul Getty
1892-1976, American Oil Tycoon, Billionaire

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(44 votes)   Our planning system was dynamite when we first put it in. The thinking was fresh; the form mattered little. It was idea oriented. We then hired a head of planning, and he hired two vice presidents, and then he hired a planner; and the books got thicker, and the printing more sophisticated, and the covers got harder, and the drawings got better.

John Welch
1935-, American Businessman, Chairman of General Electric

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(44 votes)   The sweet taste of the cheap deal is often spoiled by the bitter taste of poor service

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(43 votes)   Every business is built on friendship.

J. C. (James Cash) Penney
1875-1971, American Retailer, Philanthropist, Founder JC Penny's

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(43 votes)   In a start-up company, you basically throw out all assumptions every three weeks.

Scott Mcnealy
American Businessman, CEO of Sun Microsystems

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(42 votes)   Compromise is usually bad. It should be a last resort. If two departments or divisions have a problem they can't solve and it comes up to you, listen to both sides and then pick one or the other. This places solid accountability on the winner to make it work. Condition your people to avoid compromise.

Robert Townsend
American Businessman, President of Avis

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(41 votes)   Among the worries of today's business executives is the large number of unemployed still on the payroll.

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(41 votes)   Conducting your business in a socially responsible way is good business. It means that you can attract better employees and that customers will know what you stand for and like you for it.

M. Anthony Burns
American Businessman, CEO of Ryder Systems

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(41 votes)   Don't steal; thou it never thus compete successfully in business. Cheat.

Ambrose Bierce
1842-1914, American Author, Editor, Journalist, ''The Devil's Dictionary''

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(41 votes)   Frankly, I don't want to see a rapid upturn. I want it to hold until some of these idiotic competitors go bust.

Joe Bamford
American Business Executive

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(41 votes)   It is surprising, in the welter of questions that one gets at (AGMs), how few actually relate to the performance of the company, or the decisions taken by the board in particular areas.

John Harvey-Jones
Business Writer and Executive

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(41 votes)   Never say no when a client asks for something, even if it is the moon. You can always try, and anyhow there is plenty of time afterwards to explain that it was not possible.

Cesar Ritz

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(41 votes)   The selfish spirit of commerce, which knows no country, and feels no passion or principle but that of gain.

Thomas Jefferson
1743-1826, Third President of the USA

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(41 votes)   You don't want to get the same kind of advice from everyone on your board.

Ruben Cardenas
American Lawyer, Business Executive

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(40 votes)   Do you have a record contract? I have a recording agreement. What's the difference? One is an agreement and one is a contract! I am a man who deals by ear.

Bob Marley
1945-1981, Jamaican Musician - songwriter, guitarist & Activist

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