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I don't think the advertisers have any real idea of their power not only to reflect but to mould society.
I love Jay-Z, I love Kanye, and I praise the way he's been able to bring more business out of the jungle.
Our company was mortgaged to the hilt, and that did restrain us, and it's why we had to take in partners.
My mission in life is to assist women in social and political empowerment through business and education.
We must understand that out of community and dialogue, the answers will arrive in their own time and way.
What's called a difficult decision is a difficult decision because either way you go there are penalties.
What work I have done I have done because it has been play. If it had been work I shouldn't have done it.
In the future, it will become increasingly obvious that your competitors are just as clueless as you are.
Those who have money think that the most important thing in the world is love. The poor know it is money.
Always do what you say you are going to do. It is the glue and fiber that binds successful relationships.
No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
It's always easier to apologize for something you've already done than to get approval for it in advance.
We've believed for 50 years that the Japanese are small Americans who wanted to be like us. They are not.
After being on the road so much I want to spend more time with my family, who I hear are wonderful people.
Developing expertise or assets that are not easily copied is essential; otherwise you're just a middleman.
Go for a business that any idiot can run - because sooner or later, any idiot probably is going to run it.
I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money.
Admiration takes on a whole new level when you appreciate just how complex it is to run a modern business.
The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.
Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee. Light gains make heavy purses. 'Tis good to be merry and wise.
If you put good people in bad systems you get bad results. You have to water the flowers you want to grow.
In business, the competition will bite you if you keep running, if you stand still, they will swallow you.
If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.
The more business a man has to do, the more he is able to accomplish, for he learns to economize his time.
I mean, if someone wants to buy a dog that's their business, but I would definitely say adopt, don't shop.
I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their job.
You can't do a good business with a bad person. Find the right people to work with and you can't go wrong.
People of conscience need to break their ties with corporations financing the injustice of climate change.
Most entrepreneurial ideas will sound crazy, stupid and uneconomic, and then they’ll turn out to be right.
There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-space program - your tax-dollar will go further.
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.
Even in the face of massive competition, don't think about the competition. Just think about the customer.
It's not enough to be the best at what you do. You must be perceived as the only one who does what you do.
Never let an inventor run a company. You can never get him to stop tinkering and bring something to market
Nothing focuses the mind better than the constant sight of a competitor who wants to wipe you off the map.
Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
Advertising says to people, 'Here's what we've got. Here's what it will do for you. Here's how to get it.'
In business, the competition will bite you if you keep running; if you stand still, they will swallow you.
At the end of the day, it's a business about fighters and a business about people. This is our philosophy.
Artists live in an imperfect world where affairs of the heart must sometimes be compromised with business.
Every advertisement should be thought of as a contribution to the complex symbol which is the brand image.
A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says 'I was beaten,' he does not say 'My men were beaten.'
We may pretend we are basically moral people who make mistakes, but the whole of history proves otherwise.
Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.
Grow with discipline. Balance intuition with rigor. Innovate around the core. Don't embrace the status quo.
If you start by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work towards getting it.
We have to find climate-friendly ways of encouraging economic growth. The good news is we think they exist.
Now I have finished with all earthly business, and high time too. Yes, yes, my dear child, now comes death.
Do what's best for you, and do it to the best of your ability - go after your goals like nobody's business.