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- Nov 07, 2020
Business Quotes
On risk, reinvention and the realities of business.
These quotes cover business from a few honest angles: the risk small operations take on hiring, breaking into an industry you weren't trained for, and how far an entire business can shift over the years. For more, see our Businessman quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
You're either making money or you're not. If you're not making money get out of the business.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can make great money in a utility type of business by borrowing cheaply and lending sensibly but that's not what's being done.
- Partner
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 1979 I teamed up with my friend and business partner, Bill DeWitt, and together we formed an oil and gas company that invested through limited partnerships in oil and gas exploration.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had to learn everything about manufacturing, patents and how to run a business, and eventually I came up with an prototype that worked.
- Perspective
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I came to Congress, I came to bring what I thought was a real-world business perspective to government because, in the business world, I spent over 20 years in the high-tech industry, but it certainly was not unique.
- Credit
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- Nov 07, 2020
Oftentimes, small business owners are unable to obtain reasonably priced financing and instead turn to higher priced forms of capital, such as credit cards.
- Success
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- Nov 07, 2020
Married couples who work together to build and maintain a business assume broad responsibilities. Not only is their work important to our local and national economies, but their success is central to the well-being of their families.
- Growth
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- Nov 07, 2020
In fact, 80 percent of our domestic job growth comes from the small- and medium-sized business community.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a member of the House Committee on Small Business and because of my own experience as a small business owner, I am appreciative of the impact these small businesses have on our local economies.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not desperate anymore or feeling weird about myself because I'm not working in this business. I'm older and wiser, and there's a lot more to life.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
The role of business in advancing women's rights is growing, particularly in the area of economic opportunity including opening access to training, mentoring, networks, markets, technology and even to capital in some circumstances.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women are a dynamic economic force. We represent the largest consumer market in the world and are drivers of GDP. More and more companies recognize that when they support women as customers, employees, leaders, future investors and partners, they are adopting sound business strategies and advancing social progress.
- Skills
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- Nov 07, 2020