“When in doubt, mumble when in trouble, delegate when in charge, ponder.”
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“Remind people that profit is the difference between revenue and expense. This makes you look smart.”
“I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.”
“The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.”
“More business is lost every year through neglect than through any other cause.”
“The consumer isn't a moron; she is your wife.”
“I've never felt like I was in the cookie business. I've always been in a feel good feeling business. My job is to sell joy. My job is to sell happiness. My job is to sell an experience.”
“The leader who exercises power with honor will work from the inside out, starting with himself.”
“I get to play golf for a living. What more can you ask for - getting paid for doing what you love.”
“Cannibals prefer those who have no spines.”
“The buck stops with the guy who signs the checks.”
“Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.”
“I don't think meals have any business being deductible. I'm for separation of calories and corporations.”
“The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.”
“Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.”
“Spend a lot of time talking to customers face to face. You'd be amazed how many companies don't listen to their customers.”
“One's mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means to do.”
“Family farms and small businesses are the backbone of our communities.”
“What we actually learn, from any given set of circumstances, determines whether we become increasingly powerless or more powerful.”
“Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.”
“Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious men still climb and climb, with great labor, and incessant anxiety, but never reach the top.”
“If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them.”
“So little done, so much to do.”
“The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them.”