The Big Book of Business Quotations


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A quotable reference for anyone interested in learning the ins and outs of business or starting their own. More than one million people in the United States take the necessary steps to enroll in master’s of business programs every single year. These students learn the fundamentals required to eventually start their own businesses, carry on family businesses, or become CEOs of other people’s businesses. The Big Book of Business Quotations, compiled and edited by journalist Johnnie Roberts, features advice, ideas, strategies, and secrets that helped make some of the most successful businesspeople in the world rich, famous, or both. These quotes will inspire and motivate any current or aspiring businessperson to achieve success. “Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.” —Norman Schwarzkopf “Business opportunities are like buses; there’s always another one coming.” —Richard Branson “You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don’t do too many things wrong.” —Warren Buffett “Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.” —Coco Chanel




The Big Book Of Business Quotations


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Business is an indelible part of our culture, inspiring humor, deep insight, scorn, and even poetry. The Big Book of Business Quotations showcases more than five thousand short takes on business, covering the gamut from high finance to advertising, from the qualities of leadership to the impact of technology, ethics, strategy, and the will to succeed. From John D. Rockefeller to Will Rogers, Bella Abzug to Jack Welch, The Big Book of Business Quotations illuminates the art and folly of business through the observations, witticisms, and commentary of the writers, pundits, and pioneers who have left their mark on the world of business. The Big Book of Business Quotations offers a glimpse into this world that is at once amusing and incisive, and will serve as a handy reference for anyone looking to spice up conversation, reports, or presentations.







The Big Book of Business Advice


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In both good times and bad, business leaders should always be open to a few words of advice. The authors of this book have spent a lifetime assembling a massive collection of quotations, aphorisms and proverbs that covers a veritable A-Z of philosophy, wisdom and humour.




Bartlett's Book of Business Quotations


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A collection of enlightening quotes relating to business.




Forbes Book of Quotations


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Revised and updated, this bestselling collection of business wit and wisdom is the ultimate desk reference for the cube and corner office, by one of the world's most popular business publications. Forbes is one of the world's most trusted, recognizable, and growing brands in business news and information both in print and online. This comprehensive collection of business quotations gathers more than 10,000 apt, astute, and motivational remarks on scores of topics, organized alphabetically, from "Ability" to "Excellence" to "Salesmanship." First published in 1997, this all new edition is updated with hundreds of new quotations, from the likes of Steve Jobs, Sheryl Sandberg, and Oprah Winfrey that pertain to modern business culture. Forbes Book of Quotations is the perfect gift or reference tool for students, budding entrepreneurs, and seasoned professionals alike, or anyone looking for a sharp-witted way to make a lasting impression.




The Big Book of Quotes


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The Big Book of Quotes is a collection of over 3,500 quotations from some of the greatest minds that ever existed. This is a book which you can just pick up anytime and carry on where you left off last time. It is for those who want to pep up a speech, a presentation or an email and for those who just want to jump start their brains with thought provoking or amusing quotations. The essence of the best quotes are that they express a truth or an insight in a short and often amusing way. Thoughts expressed succinctly have tremendous power. They can inspire and motivate, they can get a message across and they can provide insight. I hope this book will prove useful, amusing and the quotes will resonate with you.







Book of Business Quotations


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A collection of witty and entertaining business quotations brought together by the experts at The Economist An inspirational, informative, and insightful compendium of business wisdom, Book of Business Quotations brings together a remarkable collection of business quotations. Going well beyond just the most common, widely-known remarks from major industry figures, the book unearths little known comments from forgotten experts, novelists, and other non-traditional sources, placing them alongside the words of business luminaries to craft a truly comprehensive volume. Compiled partly from talking to businessmen, journalists, writers, and professors about quotations they have found particularly perceptive, and partly by trawling the reference sources, business publications, and The Economist itself, the book is structured alphabetically by subject, with approximately 50 sections. Brings together words of wit and wisdom about business from a diverse range of sources, including CEOs, novelists, business gurus, and politicians Includes remarks on all manner of current business topics, from global markets to e-commerce, from business history to consultants Quotations grouped by subject for easy access A helpful tool for anyone working in the world of business, Book of Business Quotations puts pearls of wisdom from a range of sources right at your fingertips.




The Encarta Book of Quotations


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Here are 25,000 quotations drawn from the history, politics, literature, religions, science, and popular culture of the world--ranging from the earliest Chinese sages through Shakespeare to the present day.