A Yale University management professor in response to student Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service: The concept is read more

A Yale University management professor in response to student Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service: The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C', the idea must be feasible.

There's no business like show business.

There's no business like show business.

Business? It's quite simple; it's other people's money.

Business? It's quite simple; it's other people's money.

For every sale you miss because you're too enthusiastic, you will miss a hundred because you're not enthusiastic enough.

For every sale you miss because you're too enthusiastic, you will miss a hundred because you're not enthusiastic enough.

Swear, food, or starve; for the dilemma's even;
A tradesman thou! and hope to go to heaven?

Swear, food, or starve; for the dilemma's even;
A tradesman thou! and hope to go to heaven?

I was at this casino minding my own business, and this guy came up to me and said, "You're gonna read more

I was at this casino minding my own business, and this guy came up to me and said, "You're gonna have to move, you're blocking a fire exit." As though if there was a fire, I wasn't gonna run. If you're flammible and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit.

Despatch is the soul of business.

Despatch is the soul of business.

Business is like a man rowing a boat upstream. He has no choice; he must go ahead or he will read more

Business is like a man rowing a boat upstream. He has no choice; he must go ahead or he will go back.

If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use read more

If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act.