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" Profit is not the legitimate purpose of business. The legitimate purpose of business is to provide a product or service that people need and do it so well that it's profitable. "
James Rouse
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" We have an unwavering commitment to our social responsibility program; it's good for business, and we know it's the right thing to do. "
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" Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment. "
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" 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. "
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" I would have a democratic process for people to get together and talk about the way they want the government to conduct business with China. "
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" Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. "
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" If you wait for the right time or the good times to start a business, you wait all your life. "
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" Time is the scarcest resource and unless it is managed nothing else can be managed. "
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" I've found that in business opportunities will constantly emerge or situations develop that make you revise your plans along the way. "
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" Our new attitude is how can we put you in front of our customer. "
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" We need a wireless mobile device ecosystem that mirrors the PC/Internet ecosystem, one where the consumers' purchase of network capacity is separate from their purchase of the hardware and software they use on that network. It will take government action, or some disruptive technology or business innovation, to get us there. "
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" Now in business we do a cost benefit analysis before we make policy changes. Washington should as well. "
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" If you don't drive your business, you will be driven out of business. "
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" I don't know if I have good habits, but I'm very devoted to writing. I'm very compulsive about having a project, at least one, and trying to follow the business as much as I can. I keep on top of all the entertainment business news. "
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" Bob Smith from Brooklyn is a guy who sometimes gets hung with problems and fears. Wolfman Jack is a happy-go-lucky guy who knows how to party. The challenge of my life has been letting more and more of Bob Smith go, becoming the Wolfman on an almost full-time basis, while still taking care of business. "
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" Your typical business just measures the metrics that have to do with the profitability of the business one way or another. But you can have metrics that measure employee happiness and the morale. You can also do direct customer surveys; you can track it over time. You can do supplier satisfaction scores as well. "
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