Quotes about Business

Nothing is quite honest that is not commercial, but not everything commercial is honest.

It's very important for folks to understand that when there's more trade, there's more commerce.

Profits are better than wages. Wages make you a living; profits make you a fortune.

A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business.

Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship. The act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth.

Honesty and integrity are by far the most important assets of an entrepreneur.

It is difficult, but not impossible, to conduct strictly honest business.

Everyone should be encouraged to start his own business, not just some rare breed that self-identifies as entrepreneurs.

Commuting isn't just bad for you, your relationships, and the environment—it's bad for business. And it doesn't have to be that way.

We've rejected the per-seat business model from day one. It's not because we don't like money, but because we like our freedom more! The problem with per-seat pricing is that it makes your biggest customers your best customers. With money comes influence, if not outright power.

Yet somehow it's still frequently seen as heroic to sacrifice yourself, your health, and even your ability to do your job just to prove your loyalty to THE MISSION. Fuck the mission. No mission (in business, anyway) is worthy of such dire personal straits.

Scaring away new customers is worse than losing old customers.