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" As business leaders, we should not choose between profit or good; rather, we must choose to profit from good. And that requires connecting what we do with a purpose beyond profit - a reason to exist that meets our shared sense of 'doing good.' "

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" Now in business we do a cost benefit analysis before we make policy changes. Washington should as well. "

" It's been many years that I've been in this business. All of a sudden, I'm getting all of these wonderful people approaching me and asking me to work with them. It's very hard to say no when you love and respect people. "

" Great things in business are never done by one person. They're done by a team of people. "

" We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects. "

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" I firmly believe that success lies in the combination of both talent and business savvy, and that the magic comes through partnership between both. "

" I myself am a parent in a small business. Number of employees: one. "

" It's not the things you don't know that trip you up. It's the things you think you know, but you don't. You fail to ask a certain question because you believe you know the answer. Separating your information from your assumptions can be very tricky business. "

" Go to your business, pleasure, whilst I go to my pleasure, business. "

" I must create a system or be enslaved by another mans; I will not reason and compare: my business is to create. "

" My philosophy is it's none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am, and I do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier. "

" Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results. "

" One time at the University of Colorado, at a faculty dinner, this professor said to me, 'Well, my goodness, a boy from Appa-lay-chee-a with a Ph.D!' The dinner was in her house. And I said, 'My grandparents didn't have indoor plumbing, but they had more books in their house than you do.' I was a little insulted by the Appa-lay-chee-a business. "

" The keystone of successful business is cooperation. Friction retards progress. "

" We need to stay on the leading edge of technology, that technology in our products, in our internal process and manufacturing. But most importantly, we need the talent. It's multidisciplinary talent. It's talent that knows how to operate globally, that has technology savvy and a business savvy. "

" I like the city. I like the concrete. I like big business. I like being a CEO of my own company and having a lot of responsibilities. At the same time, when I can go off with a backpack or off on a surfboard or even off on a run somewhere in the woods - that's where I'm really happy. "

" Social media is interesting. It helps me connect with fans. It's immediate. It's a big part of my touring business - getting the word out via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. "

Hannibal Buress

Business

Social Media

" Business should never be allowed to justify mean, thug ugly deals for any reason. "

" Good design is good business. "

" Giving education away for free is a really good idea, but it can't be the future of education. There has to be a business model around it that actually works. "

" Diversity is critical to our business outcomes. "

" The life of a business is not like a football team! We are not taking part in an Italy-France game or against Germany. "

Pier Luigi Loro Piana

Life

Business

Football

" Don't ever let your business get ahead of the financial side of your business. Accounting, accounting, accounting. Know your numbers. "

" I may be president of the United States, but my private life is nobody's damned business. "

" Environmentalism opposes reckless innovation and makes conservation the central order of business. "

" What is clear is that business leaders must commit to champion change - to be transparent about their goals for change, to align their incentives systems to drive the change, and to make sure their work environments are flexible in a way that allows men and women who choose to work to be able to achieve all of their potential. "

" Details create the big picture. "

" After finishing my business administration course, I had gone to look for a job in a multinational bank, but the interviewee said that I should become an actor. "

" The buck stops with the guy who signs the checks. "

" Debt is a trap, especially student debt, which is enormous, far larger than credit card debt. It's a trap for the rest of your life because the laws are designed so that you can't get out of it. If a business, say, gets in too much debt, it can declare bankruptcy, but individuals can almost never be relieved of student debt through bankruptcy. "