More business is lost every year through neglect than through any other cause. Use this quote
Spend a lot of time talking to customers face to face. You'd be amazed how many companies don't listen to their customers. Use this quote
Every few seconds it changes - up an eighth, down an eighth - it's like playing a slot machine. I lose $20 million, I gain $20 million. Use this quote
Mental fight means thinking against the current, not with it. It is our business to puncture gas bags and discover the seeds of truth. Use this quote
The nature of the global business environment guarantees that no matter how hard we work to create a stable and healthy organisation, our organisation will continue to experience dramatic changes far beyond our control. Use this quote
There are two ways to extend a business. Take inventory of what you're good at and extend out from your skills. Or determine what your customers need and work backward, even if it requires learning new skills. Kindle is an example of working backward. Use this quote
To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
Sometimes I think our problems are made worse by the kind of business we're in. Playing these road shows is a weird experience. Use this quote
Competition is the keen cutting edge of business, always shaving away at costs. Use this quote
I think I've had the slowest, most methodical career in the business. Use this quote
When you raise taxes on small business, from 35% to 40%, you will kill jobs. Use this quote
The one thing a lifetime in the newspaper business teaches you is pace - you spend all your time trying to make sure that the reader's going to finish what you're writing. Use this quote
In this business you have to develop a thick skin, but I'm always going to feel everything. It's my nature. Use this quote
Understand why casinos and racetracks stay in business - the gambler always loses over the long term. Use this quote
The goal seems to me at times just to be business first. Use this quote
Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits. Use this quote
That business we started with 10 people has now grown into a great American success story. Use this quote
It took me a long time to figure out how to act, and how to conduct myself in the business so I could get what I felt I needed to support my potential and give them what they wanted. Use this quote
There are over 2,000 direct clones of the Groupon business model. However, there's an equal amount of proof that the barriers to success are enormous. In spite of all those competitors, only a handful are remotely relevant. Use this quote
