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I could never convince the financiers that Disneyland was feasible, because dreams offer too little collateral.
There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder.
For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility.
We didn't actually overspend our budget. The health Commission allocation simply fell short of our expenditure.
Gambling with cards or dice or stocks is all one thing. It's getting money without giving an equivalent for it.
One's mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means to do.
Start a part-time business and make as many mistakes as you possibly can while you still have your daytime job.
You can't fool all the people, not even most of the time. And people, once unfooled, talk about the experience.
I support transitioning from the progressive tax to a flat tax system - both individual and corporate/business.
If we don't embrace a low carbon economy this decade, it won't just harm the planet, but also the U.S. economy.
To scale your business, you need to delegate responsibilities to others and establish a strong company culture.
President Herbert Hoover returned his salary to the government. His idea caught on, and now we're all doing it.
Both my parents were entrepreneurs and built a nice leisure business. But money was tight when I was growing up.
What we've gone through in the last several years has caused some people to question 'Can we trust Microsoft?' .
There can be no profit, if the outlay exceeds it. [Non enim potest quaestus consistere, si eum sumptus superat.]
One company can serve some of your needs all of the time, or all of your needs some of the time, but never both.
I have always been of the opinion that hard work is simply the refuge of people who have nothing whatever to do.
As a manager the important thing is not what happens when you are there, but what happens when you are not there
I have never been interested in personal gain or profit. This business and this studio have been my entire life.
I believe that Jews and Arabs can live together. It's not an easy thing but I believe we can reach an agreement.
Whether it's Google or Apple or free software, we've got some fantastic competitors and it keeps us on our toes.
Finding good partners is the key to success in anything: in business, in marriage and, especially, in investing.
There are only two ways to establish competitive advantage: do things better than others or do them differently.
Taxes are not good things, but if you want services, somebody's got to pay for them so they're a necessary evil.
Nobody talks of entrepreneurship as survival, but that's exactly what it is and what nurtures creative thinking.
Happiness is the secret ingredient for successful businesses. If you have a happy company it will be invincible.
I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.
Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.
Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results.
You don't need a Harvard MBA to know that the bedroom and the boardroom are just two sides of the same ballgame.
Fun is at the core of the way I like to do business and it has been key to everything I've done from the outset.
All I wanted was to be big, to be in show business and to travel... and that's what I've been doing all my life.
The freedom to make a fortune on the stock exchange has been made to sound more alluring than freedom of speech.
One way to think about running a successful business is to figure out what the least you can do is, and do that.
There is no amount of money in the world that will make you comfortable if you are not comfortable with yourself.
Make your product easier to buy than your competition, or you will find your customers buying from them, not you.
Work bears a particular mark of man and of humanity, the mark of a person operating within a community of persons
Profitability is coming from productivity, efficiency, management, austerity, and the way to manage the business.
There is no such thing as business ethics. There is only one kind -- you have to adhere to the highest standards.
I have a saying, which is, 'Crazy is good for business.' I think rock and roll really is about being a bit crazy.
We do not believe that you can be 'half responsible' or pick and choose the convenient areas to be responsible in
Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
...it is business that can exercise the fastest degree of change by seeing the opportunity rather than the threat
Those who manage their way into a crisis are not necessarily the right people to manage their way out of a crisis
During difficult economic times, consumers gravitate toward the brands they know, the brands they love and trust.
Good copy can't be written with tongue in cheek, written just for a living. You've got to believe in the product.
Mom and Pop were proud of my popularity, but from their point of view, show business was no way to make a living.
The bold enterprises are the successful ones. Take counsel of hopes rather than of fears to win in this business.
The secret of great fortunes without apparent cause is a crime forgotten, forgotten because it was properly done.
Focus on building the best possible business. If you are great, people will notice and opportunities will appear.