Small Business Quotations

“In life and business, there are two cardinal sins.. The first is to act precipitously without thought and the second is to not act at all.”
Carl Icahn

“Go for a business that any idiot can run – because sooner or later, any idiot probably is going to run it.”
Peter Lynch

“We want passion for our business.. workers who can interpret and execute our mission, who want to build a career, not just take a temporary job.”
Howard Schultz

“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.”
George S. Patton

“Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.”
W. Edwards Deming

“More business is lost every year through neglect than through any other cause.”
Rose F. Kennedy

“If they don’t fail outright, most businesses fail to fully achieve their potential. That’s because the person who owns the business doesn’t truly know how to build a company that works without him or her.. which is the key.”
Michael Gerber

“If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.”
Derek Bok

“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“If nothing changes – nothing changes.”
Terry Edwards

“Determine the price you are going to have to pay to achieve your goal, and then resolve to pay that price.”
Anon

“Most people fail in life because they major in minor things.
Success is simple, but it does require certain consistent things each day.”
Anthony Robbins