Risk
Risk is the chance of an unwanted outcome. Leslie Rahl – American financial advisor and author (b. 1950)
All Quotes
Motivation
You’ve got to make your employees happy. If the employees are happy, they are going to make the customers happy. John Willard Marriott – American entrepreneur, founder of the Marriott hotelchain (1900-1985)
Work
If your work speaks for itself, don”t interrupt. attributed to Henry J. Kaiser – American entrepreneur, founder of several companies – today Kaiser Group International (1882-1967)
Experts
Even when the experts all agree, they may well be mistaken. Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell – British philosopher and mathematician, Nobel Prize in literature 1950 (1872-1970), from “On the Value of Scepticism” (first page), in “Sceptical Essays” (London 1924)
Protection
For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways, they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. The Bible, Psalms 91:11-12 (NIV)
Materalism
A man is incapable of comprehending any argument that interferes with his Revenue. Wisdom
Being right
You are neither right nor wrong because the crowd disagrees with you. You are right because your data and reasoning are right. Benjamin Graham – born Benjamin Großbaum, American investor and inventor of systematic stocks analysis (1894-1976)
Expectations
High expectations are the key to everything. Samuel M. “Sam” Walton – American entrepreneur, founder of Walmart (1918-1992)
Confidence
I learned this early on: You”ve got to give folks responsibility, you”ve got to trust them and then you”ve got to check on them. Samuel M. “Sam” Walton – American entrepreneur, founder of Walmart (1918-1992), Quotations book 2003
Difference
The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter–it”s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning. Mark Twain – born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, American writer (1835-1910)
Wilberforce and manners
The almighty LORD set two targets for me: the abolishment of slavery and the reformation of manners. William Wilberforce – British parliamentarian and philanthropist, who had a relevant contribution to the abolishment of slavery (1759-1833)
Trust
Comradeship and trust will emerge naturally when discipline and high standards are enforced. Tao Zhu Gong – born Fan Li, Chniese advisor to the emperor of Yue (500 BC), eleventh Business principle
Respect
Treating people with respect will gain one wide acceptance and improve the business. Tao Zhu Gong – Born Fan Li, Chinese advisor to the emperor of Yue (500 BC), second business principle
Action
Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest. Mark Twain – born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, American writer (1835-1910), Quotations book 2004
Success
He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much; who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who has left the world better than he found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul; who has never lacked appreciation of earth”s...
Success
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. Kenyan proverb – Quotations book 2005
Taxes and civilization
Taxes are the price that we pay for a civilized society. Oliver Wendell Holmes jr. – American Supreme Court justice (1841-1935), Quotations book 2006
From the necessary to the impossible
Start by doing what”s necessary, then do what”s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible! Francis of Assisi – Italian friar and orders founder (1181/82-1226), Quotations book 2006
Serenity
God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other. Reinhold Niebuhr – German-American theologian (1892-1971), Quotations book 2006