Business Quotes

The topic of “business quotes” seems to be pretty popular around the net.

I see such pages all over, so I thought maybe it was time for me to throw one together.  Actually, a friend of mine did these for me…so I have to admit there’s a few in here that don’t have much to do with business…but they’re interesting to read, so I left them in.

Here are 19 for your enjoyment:

1. Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least. -Goethe

2. Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve! -Andrew Carnegie

3. Those who believe that they are exclusively in the right are generally those who achieve something. -Aldous Huxley

4. Those who stand for nothing fall for anything. -Alexander Hamilton

5. Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves, to break our own records, to outstrip our yesterday by our today. -Stewart B. Johnson

6. It is difficult, but not impossible, to conduct strictly honest business. -Mahatma Gandhi

7. Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion. -Jack Welch

8. The success combination in business is: Do what you do better and do more of what you do. -David Joseph Schwartz

9. Drive thy business or it will drive thee. -Benjamin Franklin

10. Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision. -Peter Drucker

11. Pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results. -Ella Wheeler Wilcox

12. For us, our most important stakeholder is not our stockholders, it is our customers. We’re in business to serve the needs and desires of our core customer base. -John Mackey

13. A friendship founded on business is a good deal better than a business founded on friendship. -John D. Rockefeller

14. Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. -Aristotle

15. There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes. – William John Bennett

16. When people go to work, they shouldn’t have to leave their hearts at home. -Betty Bender

17. One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. -Elbert Hubert

18. You can’t do today’s job with yesterday’s methods and be in business tomorrow. -Anonymous

19. A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business. -Henry Ford

That’s it.  Do you have any business-related quotes you can share here? Please write them out in the comments section below.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least. -Goethe



Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve! -Andrew Carnegie



Those who believe that they are exclusively in the right are generally those who achieve something. -Aldous Huxley



Those who stand for nothing fall for anything. -Alexander Hamilton



Our business in life is not to get ahead of others,but to get ahead of ourselves,to break our own records,to outstrip our yesterday by our today. -Stewart B. Johnson



It is difficult, but not impossible, to conduct strictly honest business. -Mahatma Gandhi



Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion. -Jack Welch



The success combination in business is: Do what you do better and do more of what you do. -David Joseph Schwartz



Drive thy business or it will drive thee. -Benjamin Franklin



Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision. -Peter Drucker



Pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results. -Ella Wheeler Wilcox



For us, our most important stakeholder is not our stockholders, it is our customers. We're in business to serve the needs and desires of our core customer base. -John Mackey



A friendship founded on business is a good deal better than a business founded on friendship. -John D. Rockefeller



Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. -Aristotle



There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes. - William John Bennett



When people go to work, they shouldn't have to leave their hearts at home. -Betty Bender



One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. -Elbert Hubert




It is difficult, but not impossible, to conduct strictly honest business. -Mahatma Gandhi



You can't do today's job with yesterday's methods and be in business tomorrow. -Anonymous 



A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business. -Henry Ford