It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.
Every advertisement should be thought of as a contribution to the complex symbol which is the brand image.
What’s the quickest way to become a millionaire? Borrow fivers off everyone you meet.
I’ve been making deals all my life.
The Golden Rule finds no limit of application in business.
First, make yourself a reputation for being a creative genius. Second, surround yourself with partners who are better than you are. Third, leave them to go get on with it.
If I had to think where I could live if not Moscow, London would be my first choice and second would be New York.
[on Steve jobs] Our relationship was based almost always on him calling up and asking, ‘Is this a good deal?’ I’m not in his business, and I wasn’t trying to be. I was just a guy who admired him a lot and was flattered he wanted my advice.
Without a customer, you dont have a business, all you have is a hobby.
Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with it. Look for people who will aim for the remarkable, who will not settle for the routine.
The tooth fairy teaches children that they can sell body parts for money.
A real entrepreneur is somebody who has no safety net underneath them.
While several parties have expressed interest in buying the company, I’m not shopping it, I haven’t sold it and I’m not about to sell it.
The worst of times often create the best opportunities to make good deals.
A merchant who approaches business with the idea of serving the public well has nothing to fear from the competition.
Advertising people who ignore research are as dangerous as generals who ignore decodes of enemy signals.
If you change anything about the way you approach selling, the thing that would make the biggest difference would be your attitude, your attitude toward your customer, your service, the benefits of your products, your employer, and yourself.
I have a great, great company. I employ thousands of people. And I’m very proud of the job I did.
A store’s best advertisement is the service its goods render, for upon such service rest the future, the good-will, of an organization.
Every man must decide for himself whether he shall master his world or be mastered by it.
Anything that is not right, whether it temporarily favors the employees or the employers, cannot last-because it is not right.
