Exchange ideas frequently.
A merchant who approaches business with the idea of serving the public well has nothing to fear from the competition.
Too many would-be executives are slaves of routine.
Responsibilities are given to him on whom trust rests. Responsibility is always a sign of trust.
My definition of an executive’s job is brief and to the point. It is simply this: Getting things done through other people.
No serious-minded man should have time for the mediocre in any phase of his living.
The best of merchandise will go back to the shelf unless handled by a conscientious, tactful salesman.
Getting permanent value out of a job means purpose and fitting means to ends.
My philosophy is that if I have any money I invest it in new ventures and not have it sitting around.
We, we – as I say, we go in and shake up other industries and I think, you know, we do it differently and I think that industries are not quite the same as a result of Virgin attacking the market.
The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more for the betterment of life.
I did not feel ‘evil’ when I wrote advertisements for Puerto Rico. They helped attract industry and tourists to a country which had been living on the edge of starvation for 400 years.
Employers only handle the money it is the customer who pays the wages.
Without hustle, talent will only carry you so far.
The main job of the entrepreneur is to define the mission, find and inspire the team, and lead.
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.
A real entrepreneur is somebody who has no safety net underneath them.
As a rule, we find what we look for; we achieve what we get ready for.
America is not a land of money but of wealth-not a land of rich people, but of successful workers.
A market is never saturated with a good product, but it is very quickly saturated with a bad one.
I suspect that many corporations have begun to understand that they have an important role to play in the lives of their communities, and that allocating funds to support local groups helps them discharge that function and also burnish their image.
It was impossible to operate in the aluminium business without krysha – very real physical protection.
