“Be the business never so painful, you may have it done for money.” MayDonePainWealthMoneyBusinessPainful Author:Thomas Fuller
“There is little that can be said about most economic goods. A toothbrush does little but clean teeth. Aspirin does little but dull pain. Alcohol is important mostly for making people more or less drunk ... There being so little to be said, much is to be invented.” PeopleLittlesDoeSaidImportantPainBusinessEconomicCleanAlcoholTeethDrunkDullGoodsAspirinToothbrushes Author:John Kenneth Galbraith
“Yeah, leading an examined life, I always say, is a pain in the ass. It adds an element of complexity to business that most businessmen don't want to hear about. They just want to call a fabric manufacturer, and say, "Hey, give us 10,000 yards of shirting."” WantGivingPainBusinessElementsYeahAddAssHeyComplexityFabricYardsBusinessmanExamined Life Author:Yvon Chouinard
“... it is a lonely programme. The very virtues you cultivate become walls that inevitably separate you from your kind.... A new danger comes to your soul, and intolerance and impatience with those who are as you have been all but destroy that which you have taken such pains to build up. Not alone are there spiritual barriers between you and the friends that you have, but your business training has made your mind incisive. In the swift rush of business you have no time for small debates and petty dilemmas.” MindKindHas BeensMadeSoulPainSpiritualBusinessVirtueTakenLonelinessDangerWallTrainingLonelyDebateYour SoulBarriersIntolerancePettyNot AloneImpatienceDilemmaProgrammes Author:Alice Foote MacDougall
“Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks.” PeopleWritingArtBigsMotivationalPainFormDealsBusinessWonderfulPaintKicksCanvasBig DealBusiness Deals Author:Ed Koch
“Be at the pains of putting down every single item of expenditure whatsoever every day which could possibly be twisted into a professional expense and remember to lump in all the doubtfulls.” PainRememberBusinessDoubtExpensesItemsTwistedLumpsExpenditures Author:Hilaire Belloc