I never wanted to be a businessman, I just wanted to change the world

Keep an idea log where you write everything down, even the bad ideas.

Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you.

Like the color black, business mixed with anything turns to business.

He who thinks his place below him, will certainly be below his place.

Hard work does not go unnoticed, and someday the rewards will follow.

Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.

The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

If you don't drive your business, you will be driven out of business.

Wall Street's graveyards are filled with men who were right too soon.

The purest treasure mortal times can afford is a spotless reputation.

I grew up in east Tennessee, and everybody knew everybody's business.

Nobody can think straight who does not work. Idleness warps the mind.

I think it's a terrible shame that politics has become show business.

Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

The general idea of the rich helping the poor, I think, is important.

Respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress.

There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women.

The opportunities that everyone cannot see are the real opportunities.

We don't make movies to make money, we make money to make more movies.

A man in business must put up many affronts if he loves his own quiet.

You can’t tax business. Business doesn’t pay taxes. It collects taxes.

People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.

Best startups generally come from somebody needing to scratch an itch.

Usually with things, you go where you can find the financing to do it.

The music business, a lot of times, has a big finesse mentality to it.

Always look for the fool in the deal. If you don't find one, it's you.

It's not that we need new ideas, but we need to stop having old ideas.

Retire? I'm going to stay in show business until I'm the only one left

If you do not have the time to read, you do not have the time to lead.

Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.

What's nice about investing is you don't have to swing at every pitch.

Family farms and small businesses are the backbone of our communities.

Privacy isn't dead, although it is fashionable for digerati to say so.

Advertising doesn't create a product advantage. It can only convey it.

Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked.

Honest businessmen should be protected from the unscrupulous consumer.

It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life.

When a man says he wants to work, what he means is that he wants wages.

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

We built this company from the customer back, not from the company out.

The stock market is a giant distraction from the business of investing.

The best time to do great customer service is when a customer is upset.

As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth.

This morning did you wake up to an alarm clock or an opportunity clock?

The price of inaction is far greater than the cost of making a mistake.

Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.

I think that the best companies are companies that have a real purpose.

In a business society, the emotional economy is an economy of scarcity.

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