Writing books is certainly a most unpleasant occupation. It is lonesome, unsanitary, and maddening. Many authors go crazy.

Writing books is certainly a most unpleasant occupation. It is lonesome, unsanitary, and maddening. Many authors go crazy.

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.

I always said that mega-mergers were for megalomaniacs.

I always said that mega-mergers were for megalomaniacs.

The executive exists to make sensible exceptions to general rules.

The executive exists to make sensible exceptions to general rules.

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.

A blind bargain.

A blind bargain.

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.

In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will read more

In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later.

I rate enthusiasm even above professional skill.

I rate enthusiasm even above professional skill.