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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
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- Nov 07, 2020
Occupational licensing laws - in trades like moving companies, realtors, hair dressers, limousine services, beauticians, physical therapy, and on and on - stunt small business start ups, destroy jobs, and raise prices for lower-income consumers.
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father built a small business from scratch with years and years of sweat equity and many, many weeks away from home. He employed about 50 people, and by the end of his working years, the business was highly successful. He became a millionaire.
- Death
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- Nov 07, 2020
The entire American concept of the 'family business' is put at risk by the death tax.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many small business owners want to pass their family legacy on to their kids and grandkids, but they are turned over to vulture funds because the family may be asset rich but lacks the cash to pay the estate taxes. I have met people who literally sold the farm to pay the taxes.
- Competition
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tariffs have almost never saved a domestic industry from decline and, often times, by sheltering domestic producers from competition, only reward and prolong bad business practices.
- Journalism
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many people would no more think of entering journalism than the sewage business - which at least does us all some good.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have in this country a federal government that increasingly is engaged in trying to determine which business, which regions, which industries will succeed, which will not through a whole range of economic development, regional development corporate subsidization programs.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
We knew sports was important to us and our family, but there are priorities in life.Obviously, faith is foremost; how we did in school is important. If we didn't handle that business then there were no privileges.
- Farmer
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- Nov 07, 2020
People are quick to say with their mouth full, 'Well, the American farmer is on the dole.' But a loaf of bread is two bucks when it could be 10 bucks. I know what it is with the government in my business. We would be all for not having government in our business, but we need a fair system.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not in the business of trying to be a celebrity. I like entertaining and being in movies. I like when people leave a movie and talk about it with friends. My biggest struggle is the press... its an odd thing and something I've had to learn a lot about.
- Quality
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- Nov 07, 2020
A cardinal principle of Total Quality escapes too many managers: you cannot continuously improve interdependent systems and processes until you progressively perfect interdependent, interpersonal relationships.
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- Nov 07, 2020