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" An open-minded person running a business might catch a problem faster than a closed-minded person. And when they identify a problem, they can fix it much faster. "

Adeo Ressi

Business

Running

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" Regrets are something you can't really have as an actor, because ultimately you'll end up destroying yourself... there's a lot of disappointment in this business. "

" There has to be a measure of faith. That's what this business is all about: trusting in something that may never show up, that you have no concrete proof of. "

" But I believe in fair trade, and I will tell you, I have many, many friends heading up corporations, and people that do just business in China, they say it's virtually impossible. It's very, very hard to come into China. And yet, we welcome them with open arms. "

" Boeing, LockMart, and hundreds of other companies, large and small, work in the space business, and they also create new techniques and technology; but they'd be nowhere if NASA and the Department of Defense hadn't shown the way by funding the first big rockets and satellites. "

" It takes big business a couple of decades to work out how best to exploit a cultural form; once that has happened, 'that high-low fork in the road' is unavoidable, and the middle way begins to look impossibly daunting. "

" Industry is fortune's right hand, and frugality its left. "

" Energy, health care and education are just three examples of areas in which information and information management are critically important. How are we using our energy? What appliances in homes or business are consuming the most energy? When do they consume it? Can the load be shifted? How efficient are these devices? "

" I was a journeyman chef of middling abilities. Whatever authority I have as a commenter on this world comes from the sheer weight of 28 years in the business. I kicked around for 28 years and came out the other end alive and able to form a sentence. "

" It's a battle to be seen in the world of advertisers and in the world of business as a serious force. "

" The base paths belonged to me, the runner. The rules gave me the right. I always went into a bag full speed, feet first. I had sharp spikes on my shoes. If the baseman stood where he had no business to be and got hurt, that was his fault. "

" The golden rule for every business man is this: 'Put yourself in your customer's place.' "

" The teams that worked on the innovative distribution of 'The Interview' are just a few of the many that put in long hours over our studio holiday to ensure business continuity, rebuild our systems, and protect our company. "

" The characteristic of great innovators and great companies is they see a space that others do not. They don't just listen to what people tell them; they actually invent something new, something that you didn't know you needed, but the moment you see it, you say, 'I must have it.' "

" If you can't admit a failure, you're not an entrepreneur. You are not a good business person. There's nothing brilliant about what you are doing. "

" One of the challenges in networking is everybody thinks it's making cold calls to strangers. Actually, it's the people who already have strong trust relationships with you, who know you're dedicated, smart, a team player, who can help you. "

" The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure my business. "

" My theory has always been, if you take care of your business today, take care of the job you have at hand, whatever else comes down the road will be there for you. "

" Much like my father instilled in us many of the values and traditions that my brothers and sisters and I still carry forward, P.C. Richard and Son is a family run business - now with four generations having worked toward providing customers with honesty, integrity and reliability. We are proud to be associated with such a beautiful family business. "

" Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work. "

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

" What I tell founders is not to sweat the business model too much at first. The most important task at first is to build something people want. If you don't do that, it won't matter how clever your business model is. "

" Only a monopolist could study a business and ruin it by giving away products. "

" The main business of a lawyer is to take the romance, the mystery, the irony, the ambiguity out of everything he touches. "

" Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business. "

" If you wait for the right time or the good times to start a business, you wait all your life. "

" No one on his deathbed ever said, I wish I had spent more time on my business. "

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" One of the most important tasks as a leader in a startup is to pick the right metric to track. This is often referred to as the 'compass metric' because it will be your compass for growth. It's important to note that 'compass metrics' will likely change over the lifetime of a business. "