- 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
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a history of enslaved African-Americans having to make their slave masters comfortable. This business of what we call skinning and grinning - that is something African-Americans are very much cognizant of.
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's always interesting researching characters and as I get older and the more that I work in this business, I do more and more of it because I realize how important it is.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
Money is catching up to the technological trends transforming all aspects of society and business; entertainment, insurance, health-care, gaming, leisure, retail - all commercial and social verticals are going digital - including money itself.
- Free
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- Nov 07, 2020
In a free market capitalist system, 'price signals' are everything. Prices are determined by buyers and sellers in the free market, and these prices are broadcast from the exchanges, reaching all corners of the economy - where they are used to transact business.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Who's more likely to succeed - someone with high skill and no ambition, or no skill and high ambition? If you're an entrepreneur, you can hire as many skilled people for your business as you want.
- Reality
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
- Cracking
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- Nov 07, 2020
Acting can be a difficult business. When I was younger, if my mates were doing better than me, I might be a little bit envious, but as I have got older, I love to see actors cracking on and succeeding. The same goes for writers.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
Argentina shows opportunity for doing good business, taking care of the environment to fight climate change, paying taxes. Argentina will continue to grow.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
Often, the pressure of the business and fear of having an open position encourages us to hire people who are either not right for the job or not ready to take on the responsibility.
- Business School
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- Nov 07, 2020
In order to produce generalist courses, business school professors have been forced to invent subjects called strategy, called organizational behavior and so on.
- Critically
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- Nov 07, 2020
What do you need to succeed in business? You need the ability to think critically and communicate, and those things you can get just as easily out of a philosophy degree.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020