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“All too much of the wage structure has been based on the time workers put in, rather than upon the product put out. The consumer dollar has no interest in how much time it buys-only in the character and quality of the product itself.”

Has Beens Character Interest Business Quality Too Much Products Structure Dollars Workers Consumers

Author:Wheeler McMillen

“Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own.”

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Author:Charles de Gaulle

“Businessmen are notable for a peculiarly stalwart character, which enables them to enjoy without loss of self-reliance the benefits of tariffs, franchises, and even outright government subsidies.”

Self Character Government Enjoy Loss Business Benefits Businessman Self Reliance Reliance Notable Subsidies Tariffs Stalwart

Book:the Uses of the Past

Source: the Uses of the Past

“Rare almost as great poets, rarer, perhaps, than veritable saints and martyrs; are consummate men of business. A man, to be excellent in this way, requires a great knowledge of character, with that exquisite tact which feels unerringly the right moment when to act. A discreet rapidity must pervade all the movements of his thought and action. He must be singularly free from vanity, and is generally found to be an enthusiast who has the art to conceal his enthusiasm.”

“Remarks such as 'great Australian', 'larger than life' are sometimes used where they are not appropriate. But in the case of Kerry Packer both of those descriptions are entirely appropriate. He was a great Australian, he was a larger than life character and in so many ways he left his mark on the Australian community over a very long career in business, particularly in the media and also that other great passion of his, Australian sport”

“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.”

Source: The Jefferson Bible [annotated]: Original Old English Version and Modern Updates to The Jefferson Bible

“When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.”

“Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good.”

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Author:Joe Paterno

“If a man's character is to be abused there's nobody like a relative to do the business.”

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Author:Alexander Pope

“Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.”

“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.”

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Book:The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again

Source: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again

“Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.”

“Seven Deadly Sins Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Science without humanity Knowledge without character Politics without principle Commerce without morality Worship without sacrifice.”

“Let me give you a tip on a clue to men's characters: the man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it has earned it.”

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Book:Ayn Rand Novel Collection

Source: Ayn Rand Novel Collection

“If a man has any greatness in him, it comes to light, not in one flamboyant hour, but in the ledger of his daily work.”

Ifs Men Character Wisdom Light Hours Business Greatness Perseverance Aviator Flamboyant Daily Work

Book:West with the Night

Source: West with the Night

“Love should be treated like a business deal, but every business deal has its own terms and its own currency. And in love, the currency is virtue. You love people not for what you do for them or what they do for you. You love them for the values, the virtues, which they have achieved in their own character.”

People Should Character Values Term Deals Business Virtue Treated Currency Business Deals

Author:Ayn Rand

“The most important thing in business is a persona, Nico,' he was fond of saying. 'People want to know immediately what they're dealing with. And when they think about you, you've got to stand out in their minds--like one of those characters in a novel.”

People Thinking Knows Want Mind Important Character Business Novel Important Things Standing Out Persona

Author:Candace Bushnell

“If people like you they'll listen to you, but if they trust you they'll do business with you.”

“There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.”

“Hire character. Train skill.”

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Author:Peter Schutz

“Character is the tree, reputation is the shadow.”

Character Business Tree Shadow Reputation

Author:Abraham Lincoln