148 Best Business Quotes

Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.

This quote reflects a mindset where personal fulfillment comes more from the challenge and thrill of pursuing goals than from financial gain. The speaker sees money not as the main motivator, but as a way to measure progress or success—like points in a game. What truly drives them is the process itself: the strategy, competition, and constant push to improve and win.

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Sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make.

Donald Trump Business Strategy

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The way I run my business seems to be easier than the way I run my life.

Donald Trump Business Personal Humor

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I have made really some significant deals because I play golf.

Donald Trump Golf Business Networking

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We need to be obsessed about our customers. – Satya Nadella

Satya Nadella customer focus Business Empathy Success

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I own buildings. I'm a builder; I know how to build. Nobody can build like I can build.

Donald Trump Business Confidence

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Your business, and your brand, must first let people know what you do, and then you must tell them why you are better than the competition.

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Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you're generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make.

Donald Trump Success Business Wisdom

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I have made the tough decisions, always with an eye toward the bottom line. Perhaps it's time America was run like a business.

Donald Trump Business Leadership

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Everything I do in life is framed through the view of a businessman. That's my instinct.

Donald Trump Business Mindset

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Private jets cost a lot of money.

Donald Trump Business Wealth

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First and foremost, I'm a real estate person. And that's what I love the most.

Donald Trump Business Real Estate

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I want trade deals, but they have to be great for the United States and our workers.

Donald Trump Business Economics Nationalism

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But I believe in fair trade... it's very hard to come into China. And yet, we welcome them with open arms.

Donald Trump Business Trade China

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Getting things done in this country... it's getting to be virtually impossible with all of the bureaucracy.

Donald Trump Business Bureaucracy

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Sure, I'd like to see Apples built in the United States, not in China.

Donald Trump Business Trade Manufacturing

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I have the right temperament. I've built an incredible company... wrote 'The Art of the Deal.'

Donald Trump Success Business Leadership

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I deal with foreign countries. I made a lot of money dealing against China.

Donald Trump Business Trade

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Owning great landmarks such as the Empire State Building or Trump Tower... it's an honor; it's really an honor.

Donald Trump Business Success Real Estate

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I've created tens of thousands of jobs over the years.

Donald Trump Business Jobs Leadership

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I built a great company... $10 billion of net worth... and I had a great time doing it.

Donald Trump Business Success Wealth

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I'm the No. 1 developer in New York, I'm the biggest in Atlantic City...

Donald Trump Business Real Estate Success

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I want to be a fair trader. I want to be a firm and fair trader.

Donald Trump Trade Economics Business

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I always look at it that I work with my employees as opposed to them working for me.

Donald Trump Leadership Business Management

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Brand is just a perception, and perception will match reality over time. - Elon Musk

Elon Musk Business Branding Reality

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If you're trying to create a company, it's like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion. - Elon Musk

Elon Musk Entrepreneurship Strategy Business

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The path to the CEO's office should not be through the CFO's office, and it should not be through the marketing department. It needs to be through engineering and design. - Elon Musk

Elon Musk Leadership Business Engineering

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Brand is just a perception, and perception will match reality over time. - Elon Musk

Elon Musk Business Branding Reality

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The path to the CEO's office should be through engineering and design. - Elon Musk

Elon Musk Leadership Business Engineering

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There's no better place in the world for technology start-ups than Silicon Valley. - Elon Musk

Elon Musk Entrepreneurship Technology Business Silicon Valley

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I do think there is a lot of potential if you have a compelling product and people are willing to pay a premium for that. - Elon Musk

Elon Musk Business Value Proposition Marketing

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Brand is just a perception, and perception will match reality over time. - Elon Musk

Elon Musk Business Branding Reality

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New month = New targets. Adjust your aim.

New Month Goals Focus Business

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Lieutenant Dan said I hadn't heard nothin' yet. He said that if I was an investin' man, he could get me invested in some kind of fruit company. – Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump Business Friendship Luck Naivety

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Lieutenant Dan was right. There was shrimp all over the place. – Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump Success Friendship prophecy Business

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Don't get high on your own supply. – Omar Suarez

Scarface Power Business greed downfall

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I trusted you, and you fucked me! – Tony Montana

Scarface Betrayal Trust paranoia Business

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He's a businessman. I'm a businessman. We'll make a business decision. – Tony Montana

Scarface Business violence pragmatism Power

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I think you should get a more reliable partner. – Rick Blaine

Casablanca Business Partnership Trust New Beginnings

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Now the guy's got Paulie as a partner. Any problems, he goes to Paulie. Trouble with the bill? He can go to Paulie. Trouble with the cops, deliveries, Tommy, he can call Paulie. But now the guy's gotta come up with Paulie's money every week, no matter what.

Goodfellas Power obligation entrapment Business

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Fuck you, pay me.

Goodfellas Business Power demand Consequence

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I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse. – Vito Corleone

The Godfather Power Business Negotiation

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It's not personal, Sonny. It's strictly business. – Michael Corleone

The Godfather Business Power ruthlessness Duality

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Leave the gun. Take the cannoli. – Peter Clemenza