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Forbes Book of Business Quotations: 10,000 Thoughts on the Business of Life
Now including thousands of new quotations, this bestselling compilation of business wit and wisdom is the ultimate desk reference for speakers, writers, CEOs, managers, and employees alike.
This handsome collection, featuring nearly 2,000 new quotations, new topics, and a fresh new look, is a trove of enlightening and useful witticisms about the world of business, drawn from across the centuries and all corners of the globe. It features a wide range of germane wisdom from such contemporary luminaries as Katherine Graham, Susan Sontag, Bill Gates, Ronald Reagan, Fran Lebowitz, Gore Vidal, and Donald Trump alongside timeless quotes from Ovid, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Gertrude Stein, Mahatma Gandhi, Henry Ford, Helen Keller, John D. Rockefeller, Oscar Wilde, J.R.R. Tolkien, Virginia Woolf, George Bernard Shaw, and thousands of others—not to mention hundreds of quotes from the Forbes men themselves. Fully indexed for easy use as a speaker’s or writer’s reference, this inspiring volume comes straight from the most trusted and widely read business magazine of all time.
This handsome collection, featuring nearly 2,000 new quotations, new topics, and a fresh new look, is a trove of enlightening and useful witticisms about the world of business, drawn from across the centuries and all corners of the globe. It features a wide range of germane wisdom from such contemporary luminaries as Katherine Graham, Susan Sontag, Bill Gates, Ronald Reagan, Fran Lebowitz, Gore Vidal, and Donald Trump alongside timeless quotes from Ovid, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Gertrude Stein, Mahatma Gandhi, Henry Ford, Helen Keller, John D. Rockefeller, Oscar Wilde, J.R.R. Tolkien, Virginia Woolf, George Bernard Shaw, and thousands of others—not to mention hundreds of quotes from the Forbes men themselves. Fully indexed for easy use as a speaker’s or writer’s reference, this inspiring volume comes straight from the most trusted and widely read business magazine of all time.
- GenresBusiness
704 pages, Hardcover
First published January 2, 1997
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January 4, 2018
EXPERIENCE AND ENTHUSIASM ARE TWO FINE BUSINESS ATTRIBUTES SELDOM FOUND IN ONE INDIVIDUAL.
We always weaken things we exaggerate.
The fine points that are uncovered in our work as a result of close study, diligent care, constant application and always trying to improve our methods represent the best and most valuable knowledge we get in business = skill.
The man who has accomplished all that he thinks worth while, has begun to die.
Good character is that quality which makes one dependable whether being watched or not.
You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them.
A man's reputation if the opinion people have of him; his character is what he really is.
I have learnt to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than attempting to satisfy them.
It is not the man who has little, but he who desire more that is poor.
Few men have the natural strength to honour a friends success without envy.
Happiness, whether in business or private life, leaves very little trace in history.
The wise person possesses humility. He knows that his small island of knowledge is surrounded by a vast sea of unknown.
I am not young enough to know everything.
Life is really simple but men insist on making it complicated.
Moderation is the key of lasting enjoyment.
We always weaken things we exaggerate.
The fine points that are uncovered in our work as a result of close study, diligent care, constant application and always trying to improve our methods represent the best and most valuable knowledge we get in business = skill.
The man who has accomplished all that he thinks worth while, has begun to die.
Good character is that quality which makes one dependable whether being watched or not.
You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them.
A man's reputation if the opinion people have of him; his character is what he really is.
I have learnt to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than attempting to satisfy them.
It is not the man who has little, but he who desire more that is poor.
Few men have the natural strength to honour a friends success without envy.
Happiness, whether in business or private life, leaves very little trace in history.
The wise person possesses humility. He knows that his small island of knowledge is surrounded by a vast sea of unknown.
I am not young enough to know everything.
Life is really simple but men insist on making it complicated.
Moderation is the key of lasting enjoyment.
May 19, 2009
Great Quotes... about everything. I refer to it often.
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January 24, 2016Useful as a businessman like me.
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