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" We do not want to live in a theocracy. We should maintain that barrier and government has no business telling someone what they ought to believe or how they should conduct their private lives. "

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" I think a simple rule of business is, if you do the things that are easier first, then you can actually make a lot of progress. "

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

" The TV business is uglier than most things. It is normally perceived as some kind of cruel and shallow money trench through the heart of the journalism industry, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs, for no good reason. "

" I'm in the retail business, not the circus business. "

" Most small business owners are not particularly sophisticated business people. That's not a criticism; they're passionate about cutting hair or cooking food, and that's why they got in the business, not because they have an MBA. "

" It is one of my sources of happiness never to desire a knowledge of other people's business. "

" Prophesy is a good line of business, but it is full of risks. "

" Engaging in social business is beneficial to a company because it leverages on business competencies to address social issues, involves one-time investment with sustainable results, and produces other positive effects such as employee motivation and improved organizational culture. "

" Based on my pool of coached clients, 90% of the challenges for business owners exist in a lack of personal development. "

" Every life a legacy, every small business a school. "

" We are all in the business of sales. Teachers sell students on learning, parents sell their children on making good grades and behaving, and traditional salesmen sell their products. "

" In tough times, one has to see if the fundamentals of the business are good or not. "

" My first introduction to television, and really just the business in general, was working with David Lynch, with his incredibly open, creative mind that was not following any rules. "

" Employers have recognized for some time that it's smart business to have a diverse workforce - one in which many views are represented and everyone's talents are valued. Well, disability is part of diversity. "

" I am not yet ready to be Tsar. I know nothing of the business of ruling. "

Nicholas II of Russia

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" 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. "

" Having George W. Bush giving a lecture on business ethics is like having a leper give you a facial, it just doesn't work! "

" If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable. "

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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" The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred things that you could be doing, and only five of those actually matter, and only one of them matters more than all of the rest of them combined. So figuring out there is a critical path thing to focus on and ignoring everything else is really important. "

" One of the hardest things to do is to get capital. That's where we, as black business, struggles. And the other place we struggle is scale, and because we don't have an access to capital, we cannot scale. "

" The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully. "

" Oprah Winfrey is a big role model for me from a business capacity and a creative capacity. She is an incredible interviewer who cultivated a certain style by inserting her own personhood into a show on national television at a time when no one was talking about empowerment, spirituality, or our inner lives. "

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" What is learned on the athletic field is not forgotten, nor are the lessons of character that are forged there ever lost. Consider the contributions in the field of public life, business, law, medicine, and the military of those who actively participated in athletics. "

" You need to be in the position where it is the cost of the fuel that actually matters and not the cost of building the rocket in the first place. "

" I think the path is different for everybody. Go after the doors that are open to you. That has always been my motto getting into the music business. Do the things that seem to be good opportunities and work hard at it. Try to make good decisions and be nice. Hopefully all of that will pay off at some point. "

" Racism, because it favors color over talent, is bad for business. "

" The evolving social and digital media platforms and highly innovative and relevant payment capabilities are causing seismic changes in consumer behavior and creating equally disruptive opportunities for business. "

" Every few seconds it changes - up an eighth, down an eighth - it's like playing a slot machine. I lose $20 million, I gain $20 million. "

Ted Turner

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" A large social-media presence is important because it's one of the last ways to conduct cost-effective marketing. Everything else involves buying eyeballs and ears. Social media enables a small business to earn eyeballs and ears. "

" The essence of business to me is great people run great companies. Mediocre people don't do a very good job. "