Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves.

E. Joseph Cossman

In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative, original thinker unless you can also sell what you create.

David Ogilvy

Whenever an individual or a business decides that success has been attained, progress stops.

Thomas J. Watson

To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart.

Thomas J. Watson

I’m not a businessman. I’m a business, man.

Jay-Z

Catch a man a fish, and you can sell it to him. Teach a man to fish, and you ruin a wonderful business opportunity.

Karl (maybe Groucho) Marx

A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.

Henry Ford

Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.

Richard Branson

What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: know your product better than anyone, know your customer, and have a burning desire to succeed.

Dave Thomas

Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business.

Zig Ziglar

The pace of change for entrepreneurs is rapidly accelerating, and the cost and risk of launching a new business and getting off the ground is just amazing. The ability to gain user feedback really quickly and adapt to what your consumers want is totally different with the web as it is now. But finding a new market, helping people and taking that original idea and turning it into a business is really exciting right now.

Matt Mickiewicz

There’s an entrepreneur right now, scared to death, making excuses, saying, ‘It’s not the right time just yet.’ There’s no such thing as a good time. Get out of your garage and go take a chance, and start your business.

Kevin Plank