Business today consists in persuading crowds.

Business today consists in persuading crowds.

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.

Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other read more

Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.

In the business world today, failure is apparently not an option. We need to change this attitude toward failure - read more

In the business world today, failure is apparently not an option. We need to change this attitude toward failure - and celebrate the idea that only by falling on our collective business faces do we learn enough to succeed down the road.

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.

This isn't just a legal compliance issue for us. We consider the privacy issue to be an opportunity to reinforce read more

This isn't just a legal compliance issue for us. We consider the privacy issue to be an opportunity to reinforce our brand image.

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.

In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Lord Stafford mines for coal and salt,
The Duke of Norfolk deals in malt,
The Douglas in read more

Lord Stafford mines for coal and salt,
The Duke of Norfolk deals in malt,
The Douglas in red herrings.