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Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves -- to break read more
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.
Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from read more
Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.
The very essence of leadership is [that] you have a vision. It's got to be a vision you articulate clearly read more
The very essence of leadership is [that] you have a vision. It's got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.
When someone gives the hospital a gift of $5 and you know he can afford less than that, thank him read more
When someone gives the hospital a gift of $5 and you know he can afford less than that, thank him profusely. When someone gives the hospital a gift of $5,000 and you know he could afford five times that, say "that will help." -Robert H. Schullder.
Whales only get harpooned when they come to the surface, and turtles can only move forward when they stick their read more
Whales only get harpooned when they come to the surface, and turtles can only move forward when they stick their neck out, but investors face risk no matter what they do.
Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.
Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.
In matters of commerce the fault of the Dutch
Is offering too little and asking too much.
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In matters of commerce the fault of the Dutch
Is offering too little and asking too much.
The French are with equal advantage content--
So we clap on Dutch bottoms just 20 per cent.
There is no way of keeping profits up but by keeping wages down.
There is no way of keeping profits up but by keeping wages down.
The herd instinct among forecasters makes sheep look like independent thinkers.
The herd instinct among forecasters makes sheep look like independent thinkers.
