148 Best Business Quotes

This is the business we have chosen. – Hyman Roth

Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger. – Michael Corleone

He's a man who insists on hearing bad news immediately. – Tom Hagen

We are all honorable men here. We do not need to be assured we are honorable men. – Michael Corleone

I have a lunch meeting with Cliff at the Four Seasons in twenty minutes. – Patrick Bateman

We don't negotiate with terrorists. – Les Grossman

Find out who that was. – Les Grossman

I'm not a criminal! I'm... just... an entrepreneur who's... bad at paperwork! – Stan Pines

The common question that gets asked in business is, 'why?' That's a good question, but an equally valid question is, 'why not?' – Jeff Bezos

In business, what's dangerous is not to evolve. – Jeff Bezos

The future of advertising is the Internet. – Bill Gates

Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming. – Richard Branson

A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts. – Richard Branson

The best companies are those that make a positive difference to people's lives. – Richard Branson

A big business starts small. – Richard Branson

I never went into business to make money. I started a student magazine to make a difference. – Richard Branson

You can't run a business without taking risks. – Richard Branson

The best time to start a business is right now. – Richard Branson

Fun is at the core of the way I like to do business and it has been key to everything I've done from the outset. – Richard Branson

The first time I stepped on an NBA court I became a businessman. – LeBron James

The reality is you need to be a bit of a counter-culture. If everybody is doing one thing, that’s the clue for you to do something different. – Tim Cook

I’m not a fan of regulation, but I think it’s necessary when companies won’t or can’t do the right thing. – Tim Cook

We have a deep-seated belief that business can and should be a force for good in the world. – Tim Cook

We have a responsibility to the communities and countries we operate in. – Tim Cook

We’re not focused on the numbers. We’re focused on the things that produce the numbers. – Tim Cook

Diversity is the future of business. It’s not a program. It’s the future. – Tim Cook

I think a simple rule of business is, if you do the things that are easier first, then you can actually make a lot of progress. – Mark Zuckerberg

The strategy is really simple: build a community and build a business. – Mark Zuckerberg

I wanted to show that you can be strong and vulnerable, that you can be a businesswoman and an artist. – Beyonce

It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price. – Warren Buffett

In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield. – Warren Buffett

You can't make a good deal with a bad person. – Warren Buffett

Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or it's not going to get the business. – Warren Buffett

Ultimately, for any business to be successful, it has to have a sense of purpose and a sense of identity. – Satya Nadella

You have to have a healthy ecosystem of partners. – Larry Page

Sweat equity is the most valuable equity there is. Know your business and industry better than anyone else in the world. – Mark Cuban

The world is changing very fast. Big will not beat small anymore. It will be the fast beating the slow. – Mark Cuban

Sales cure all. – Mark Cuban

I learned the hard way about cash flow. It doesn't matter how much revenue you have, if you run out of cash, you're done. – Mark Cuban

The only thing any entrepreneur, any salesperson, any person in business can do is wake up every morning and try to make life better for their customers. – Mark Cuban

I'm a big believer in boring. Boring is always best. Keep it simple, stupid. – Mark Cuban

Treat your customers like they own you. Because they do. – Mark Cuban

The number one reason for failure is not listening to the customer. – Mark Cuban

The value of a company is not in its products, it's in its people. – Simon Sinek

The goal is to do business with people who believe what you believe. – Simon Sinek

Opportunities lie in the place where the complaints are. – Jack Ma

The worst people to serve are the perfect people. They have no way to satisfy. – Jack Ma

You have to spend money to make money. – Francis Ford Coppola