"A wise man turns chance into good fortune."
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"The Right's view of government and the Left's view of big business are both correct."
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"Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things."
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"So when these people sell out, even though they get fabulously rich, they're gypping themselves out of one of the potentially most rewarding experiences of their unfolding lives. Without it, they may never know their values or how to keep their newfound wealth in perspective."
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"Pretty much, Apple and Dell are the only ones in this industry making money. They make it by being Wal-Mart. We make it by innovation."
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"Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse."
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"No, I don't think a 68-year-old copywriter . . . can write with the kids. That he's as creative. That he's as fresh. But he may be a better surgeon. His ad may not be quite as fresh and glowing as the Madison Ave. fraternity would like to see it be, and yet he might write an ad that will produce five times the sales. And that's the name of the game, isn't it?"
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"Everything you need to know about success is inside of you, because I believe it is inside of all of us. That is, all human beings have potential for infinite success."
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"For the simplicity on this side of complexity, I wouldn't give you a fig. But for the simplicity on the other side of complexity, for that I would give you anything I have."
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"Acting without design, occupying oneself without making a business of it, finding the great in what is small and the many in the few, repaying injury with kindness, effecting difficult things while they are easy, and managing great things in their beginnings; this is the method of Tao."
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"Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business."
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"Even if your competitor is still small in size or weak, you should take him seriously and treat him as a giant. Likewise, even if your competitor is massive in size, you shouldn't regard yourself as a weakling."
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"Brands mature over time, like a marriage. The bond you feel with your spouse is different than when you first met each other. Excitement and discovery are replaced by comfort and depth."
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"Commitments are one of the worst things to have in the music business. They're very annoying."
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"One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best we know how at the moment... If it doesn't turn out right, we can modify it as we go along."
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"I cannot discover that anyone knows enough to say definitely what is and what is not possible."
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"You don't spend ten years appealing to middle-aged women and then suddenly turn around and start trying to connect with 25-year-old women. You're almost certainly going to alienate the people who have an investment in your brand, and there's no guarantee you're going to be successful with the new group."
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"What work I have done I have done because it has been play. If it had been work I shouldn't have done it."
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"If you train people properly, they won't be able to tell a drill from the real thing. If anything, the real thing will be easier."
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"Showing a profit means touching something and leaving it better than you found it."
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