“Just been talking today out here to all the Senators investigating these stock swindles and overcapitalizations. There has been hundreds of millions lost. There ought to be some form of guardianship for people that buy all this junk. Education won't do it. The buyers are the ones we have educated up till they are just smart enough to fall for everything that comes along.” PeopleHas BeensEnoughTodayFormFallLostBusinessTalkingMillionsOughtSmartEducatedSenatorsJunkBuyersInvestigatingGuardianship Author:Will Rogers
“If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.” IfsProblemMotivationMoneyBusinessMillionsHumorousFinancialBankingFunny InspirationalBankersFunny MoneyFunny BusinessBankers And BanksBanks And MoneyInvestment BankingMoney ProblemBank RobberyFinancial Problems Author:J. Paul Getty
“The real magic in National Geographic isn't how much money they have left at the end of the year. It's the fact that through their overall focus they are reaching hundreds of millions of people and educating people about the world. It just happens to be done in a business-oriented kind of way that is more sustainable.” PeopleWorldWayYearsKindRealEndsDoneFactsHappensLeftBusinessMillionsFocusMagicReachingNational Geographic Author:Steve Case
“American business men must learn human nature to the point of accepting as necessary the Rabble Rouser of the Right. . . . To get fast action somebody must stir millions to genuine anger over conditions which are adversely affecting their lives.” MenLifeHumansActionBusinessAcceptingMillionsLearningConditionsHuman NatureGenuineBusiness ManAmerican Business Author:Walter B. Pitkin
“During the last five years, those four advantages-costs, products, people, goodwill-have been the salvation of Interface during a recession that saw our primary marketplace shrink by 38% from peak to trough-38%! As a heavily leveraged company with over $400 million in debt, we might not have made it without the sustainability initiative and, especially, the support of our customers. This revised definition of success-this new paradigm-has a name: "Doing well by doing good". It is a better way to bigger profits.” PeopleWayYearsWellsHas BeensMadeMightLastsNamesBusinessCompanyMillionsSupportFiveSawsFourProductsCostAdvantageBiggerSalvationDefinitionsProfitDebtCustomersMade ItPrimariesFive YearsSustainabilityInitiativeShrinksMarketplaceParadigmDoing GoodBetter WaysGoodwillRecessionsInterfacesDefinition Of SuccessLast Five YearsTrough Author:Ray Anderson
“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.” LosesBusinessMillionsEconomyGainsMachinesTragedySecondsAnnoyingSlot Machines Author:Ted Turner
“It's much easier for me to make major life, multi-million dollar decisions, than it is to decide on a carpet for my front porch. That's the truth.” LifeFunnySuccessChoicesDecisionBusinessMillionsFrontsEasierMajorsDollarsCarpetPresentationMillion DollarsPorchFront Porches Author:Oprah Winfrey
“If it really was a no-brainer to make it on your own in business there'd be millions of no-brained, harebrained, and otherwise dubiously brained individuals quitting their day jobs and hanging out their own shingles. Nobody would be left to round out the workforce and execute the business plan.” IfsWould BeJobsIndividualLeftBusinessMillionsPlansEntrepreneurRoundsQuittingHanging OutMotivational BusinessWorkforceBusiness PlanDay JobsBusiness InspirationBusiness PlanningNo BrainerShingles Book:You're Hired: How to Succeed in Business and Life from the Winner of The Apprentice Source: You're Hired: How to Succeed in Business and Life from the Winner of The Apprentice