Business is really more agreeable than pleasure: it interests the whole mind ... but it does not look as if read more

Business is really more agreeable than pleasure: it interests the whole mind ... but it does not look as if it did.

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around read more

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's when you've had everything to do, and you've done it.

Live together like brothers, and do business like strangers.

Live together like brothers, and do business like strangers.

We [Microsoft] don't have a monopoly. We have market share. There's a difference.

We [Microsoft] don't have a monopoly. We have market share. There's a difference.

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the read more

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.

Business demands faith, compels earnestness, requires courage, is honestly selfish, is penalized for mistakes, and is the essence of life.

Business demands faith, compels earnestness, requires courage, is honestly selfish, is penalized for mistakes, and is the essence of life.

No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.

No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.

Web users ultimately want to get at data quickly and easily. They don't care as much about attractive sites and read more

Web users ultimately want to get at data quickly and easily. They don't care as much about attractive sites and pretty design.

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your read more

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.