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" My son is now an 'entrepreneur.' That's what you're called when you don't have a job. "

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" I never ask a man what his business is, for it never interests me. What I ask him about are his thoughts and dreams. "

H. P. Lovecraft

" Well, I think that there's a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And I think if you start a business without financial backing, you're likely to go the wrong side of that dividing line. "

Richard Branson

" Ethics or simple honesty is the building blocks upon which our whole society is based, and business is a part of our society, and it's integral to the practice of being able to conduct business, that you have a set of honest standards. "

" The problem is that at a lot of big companies, process becomes a substitute for thinking. You're encouraged to behave like a little gear in a complex machine. Frankly, it allows you to keep people who aren't that smart, who aren't that creative. "

" As any small business owner knows, starting a business is not glamorous work. "

" I'm a very good thinker, but I sometimes grab the wrong word. I say something I didn't think through adequately. I mean, I don't type my speeches, then sit up there and read them off the teleprompter, you know. I wing it. "

" When you are just starting out with an online business, there's a good chance that you'll be making several mistakes. Because of the mistakes that can be made with starting an online business, many people decide to quit or think that online businesses are just a scam. "

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" I had tremendous success in show business - star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 'The Apprentice' was one of the most successful shows. "

" I have a business background. I have always wanted to open my own business. "

" The one thing I have learned as a CEO is that leadership at various levels is vastly different. When I was leading a function or a business, there were certain demands and requirements to be a leader. As you move up the organization, the requirements for leading that organization don't grow vertically; they grow exponentially. "

" Urban living is an intersection of business and personal life. "

" Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them. "

W. Edwards Deming

" My show 'The Big House' was picked up; they flew me to New York. I'm about to step on stage to announce Kevin Hart's 'The Big House.' And a hand grabs my shoulder, 'Kevin no, they just decided to cancel it.' It's a serious smack-in-the-face business, and either you can take it, or you can't. "

" I hated being a junior investment banker. I loved the research business, the wealth management business. "

Sallie Krawcheck

" The great leaders are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players. "

" I'm constantly amazed that owners and managers of all businesses don't train their people to call the person who pays by credit card by name. It definitely makes the customer feel good and will be a factor in bringing them back to your place of business. "

" Empathy is the bridge to understand those who you may be lucky to one day lead, and it is - in my opinion - the most under-appreciated human skill in business. "

" Technological change is never an isolated phenomenon. This revolution takes place inside a complex ecosystem which comprises business, governmental and societal dimensions. To make a country fit for the new type of innovation-driven competition, the whole ecosystem has to be considered. "

" Football teaches you hard work. It takes a lot of unspectacular preparation to have spectacular results in both business and football. "

" Do what's best for you, and do it to the best of your ability - go after your goals like nobody's business. "

" I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life. You can't truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles. "

" To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business and your business in your heart. "

Thomas J. Watson

" When reporters are in the business of obtaining hard facts that service the free flow of information, journalists should have a right to obtain that information without fear of personal ruin or incarceration. "

" What's important now are the characteristics of the brain's right hemisphere: artistry, empathy, inventiveness, big-picture thinking. These skills have become first among equals in a whole range of business fields. "

" To my mind, the best investment a young man starting out in business can possibly make is to give all his time, all his energies, to work - just plain, hard work. "

Charles M. Schwab

" I am a child but I have to think and act like a woman, this business forces you to. "

" The more you drive positive change, the more enhanced your business model. "

" First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people. "

" A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It's my favorite part of the business, live concerts. "