Business

Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.

Mathematicians deal with large numbers sometimes, but never in their income.

Good brands reflect the histories of the time and the group of people that made them. They can not be copied. They can not be recycled.

You can't have capitalism without racism.

I personally find that for domestic purposes, the Trivial Pursuit system works better than Dewey.

I'm not afraid to spend money on the R&D that's really going to move us to a cleaner energy source that I think is so much the answer to the issues of environmental responsibility and climate change.

Publishing would be so wonderful without those wretched authors.

Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to heart; that a sense of the true aim of life might elevate the tone of politics and trade till public and private honor become identical.

Why do only the Latin script when Nokia has a billion consumers? Typography is the bedrock of communication it can really connect people.

I've always been asked, 'What is my favorite car?' and I've always said 'The next one.'.

When you create a company culture, you are drawing your lines in the sand for you, first & then for anyone else who does business with you.

Annual planning cycles doom you to short term fixes for long term problems.

As an entrepreneur, value creation will always be your first line of defense against business failure.

Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.

You don't need a million dollar to start a business. You just need a simple idea to make Billions.

In a system of full capitalism, there should be (but, historically, has not yet been) a complete separation of state and economics, in the same way and for the same reasons as the separation of state and church.

If you want an incredibly passionate, happy, ALIVE business…don’t overcomplicate things. Once all is said and done, the foundational elements of a successful business are very simple: respect, service, value and sales. Comparatively, everything else is froth.

Every war results from the struggle for markets and spheres of influence, and every war is sold to the public by professional liars and totally sincere religious maniacs, as a Holy Crusade to save God and Goodness from Satan and Evil.

Until work has reached its previous stage nympharium privileges are denied to all.

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.