American Businessman Quotes

Walt Disney

Steve Jobs

Thomas Edison

Bill Gates

Warren Buffett

Sam Altman

Mitt Romney

Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use.

Thomas J. Watson

Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius.

The world is changing.... I don't, as a consumer, want advertising that's not relevant. If we're going to take a side let's take the side of the consumer.

There is seldom just one cockroach in the kitchen. You know, you turn on the light and, all of sudden, they all start scurrying around.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.

Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

I didn't go to high school, and I didn't go to grade school either. Education, I think, is for refinement and is probably a liability.

We face serious risk. We face existential risk. The challenge that the world has is how we're going to manage those risks and make sure we still get to enjoy those tremendous benefits. No one wants to destroy the world.

An alternating-current high-voltage wire gets loose, it could kill a man as quick as a bolt of lightning. Direct current is safe. Can't develop more than one hundred and ten volts. Working on alternating current is a complete waste of time.

Said to Nikola Tesla

The inventory goes down the elevator every night.

Fairfax M. Cone

I'm optimistic that, over time, AI models can be taught to distinguish fact from fiction.

There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.

In the factory we make cosmetics; in the store we sell hope.

Recruiting is hard. It's just finding the needles in the haystack. You can't know enough in a one-hour interview. So, in the end, it's ultimately based on your gut. How do I feel about this person? What are they like when they're challenged? I ask everybody that: 'Why are you here?' The answers themselves are not what you're looking for. It's the meta-data.

Negotiations are a euphemism for capitulation if the shadow of power is not cast across the bargaining table.

George P. Shultz

I just make what I like - warm and human stories, ones about historic characters and events, and about animals. If there is a secret, I guess it's that I never make the pictures too childish, but always try to get in a little satire of adult foibles.

Mistakes are a part of life; you can't avoid them. All you can hope is that they won't be too expensive and that you don't make the same mistake twice.

What you want is protection. You want to be safe. What the government does is to try to retaliate after the fact.

A bride burns her bridges, having fallen in love, and drowns in marriage.

The company that consistently makes and implements decisions rapidly gains a tremendous, often decisive, competitive advantage.

Healthy families are our greatest national resource.

Edwin Gould, Sr.

History can't be left to fend for itself. For when it comes to history and beliefs and values, we turn our future on the lathe of the past.

Grief is like the wake behind a boat. It starts out as a huge wave that follows close behind you and is big enough to swamp and drown you if you suddenly stop moving forward. But if you do keep moving, the big wake will eventually dissipate. And after a long time, the waters of your life get calm again, and that is when the memories of those who have left begin to shine as bright and as enduring as the stars above.

This past election, the Democrats used every personal attack, including charges of racism, against President Trump. He then won a landslide victory on a straightforward platform of economic nationalism. As long as the Democrats fail to understand this, they will continue to lose. But leftist elites do not value history, so why would they learn from history?

A low morality will not sustain leadership long, its influence quickly vanishes, it cannot produce its own succession.

Chester Barnard