- People
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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
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
We came from a family where we ran our own small business. Our dad made his own products. We made our own sausages, our own meatloafs, our own pickles. Dad had to do everything himself. He had to figure out how to finance his business.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm really not a great businessperson. I understand business, and I understand numbers, but I think what I understand more than that is people... Ultimately, I think businesses fail and people fail because they don't have their act together.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I regret the Pro Fit investment because I didn't know that I was dealing with people who were more concerned about the exposure than fixing their business.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
People are the core of every business. Businesses are based on relationships, and relationships are based on people. I would go to an average restaurant run by amazing people over an outstanding restaurant run by awful people.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to prove to people that every single business can be reinvented and fixed. And I want to prove to myself that I'm good at it.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I ever took a business public, I wouldn't want to take the shares off the table. I don't want people thinking I'm doing it just to make money and then going to run for the hills. I think that's a very important distinction.
- One Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can't run a business just by selling one thing.
- Personal
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's certain circumstances, there's certain situations, there's certain decisions that have to be made based upon the business and you can't take that personal.
- Colleagues
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- Nov 07, 2020