Businessman Quotes

Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman. (George Soros)
I'm a businessman. I work for business people. The kind of thing they say is: Now we've sold a lot of records, let's sell some more. View quote
Nat King Cole
I was embarrassed when a businessman friend asked, 'What's the yearly budget of your talk show? What's the per-episode budget?' And I looked at him with these blank, typical-model eyes and said, 'I don't know.' I call myself a businesswoman and I don't know that? So that is my goal next year--to really dissect the budget. View quote
Tyra Banks
A businessman is a hybrid of a dancer and a calculator. View quote
Paul Valéry
I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me. View quote
John Cleese
My dad was an entrepreneurial businessman, and maybe I got some of his ability. View quote
Thomas Jane
In fact, the legal system is in part responsible for their very size and growth. And too often when the individual finds himself in conflict with these forces, the legal system sides with the giant institution, not the small businessman or private citizen. View quote
Ted Kennedy
A businessman who reads Business Week is lost to fame. One who reads Proust is marked for greatness. View quote
John Kenneth Galbraith
I have experienced the intensity of patriotism as a submarine officer, the ambitions of a competitive businessman, and the intensity of political debate. I have been sorely tempted to launch a military attack on foreigners, and have felt the frustration of having to negotiate with allies or even former enemies to reach a consensus instead of taking more decisive unilateral action. View quote
Jimmy Carter
My own dreams fortunately came true in this great state. I became Mr. Universe; I became a successful businessman. And even though some people say I still speak with a slight accent, I have reached the top of the acting profession. View quote
Arnold Schwarzenegger
To me personally, the only function of philosophy is to teach us to take life more lightly and gayly than the average businessman does, for no businessman who does not retire at fifty, if he can, is in my eyes a philosopher. (Lin Yutang)
A thorough understanding of game theory, should dim these greedy hopes. Knowledge of game theory does not make one a better card player, businessman or military strategist. View quote
Anatol Rapoport
It is a matter of course and of absolute necessity to the conduct of business, that any discretionary businessman must be free to deal or not to deal in any given case; to limit or withhold the equipment under his control, without reservation. Business discretion and business strategy, in fact, has no other means by to work out its aims. So that, in effect, all business sagacity reduces itself in the last analysis to judicious use of sabotage. View quote
Thorstein Veblen
Language became a colorless and as indistinct as the business suit which is now worm by everyone, by the scholar, by the businessman, by the professional killer. Being accustomed to a dry and dreary norm and sees in it an obvious sign of arrogance and aggression; viewing authority with almost religious awe he gets into a frenzy when he sees someone pluck the beard of his favorite prophet. View quote
Paul Karl Feyerabend
One thing more dangerous than getting between a grizzly sow and her cub is getting between a businessman and a dollar bill. View quote
Edward Abbey
If a woman gets tough in negotiations, she's difficult, whereas a man would be considered a brilliant businessman. View quote
Tamara Mellon
When I took the entrepreneurship class at Stanford, the first lecture was about an entrepreneur and his personality. They described it as being different than a businessman, who is an overall scientific manager. View quote
Phil Knight
The suit does not represent the businessman anymore. Nor does the loud shirt represent the rock star. The same man can now wear both. View quote
Donatella Versace
One day, a musician asked me what I did. When I told him I was to be a businessman, he laughed and said, 'You are not a businessman.' Sometimes all it takes is one person to put an important thought in your head, and he did. View quote
Alexander Hanson
I just wanted to be a businessman, and to me, the best way to understand business was to be an accountant. View quote
Aubrey McClendon
The small businessman is smart; he realizes there's no free lunch. On the other hand, he knows where to go to get a good inexpensive sandwich. (Adam Osborne)
And no again: My studio is not a first or any step toward becoming any type of businessman on my part. View quote
Billy Sheehan
I don't mind being identified as any character as long as I'm doing a good job as an actor. I have done all kinds of roles - from an editor, judge, police officer, murderer to a corrupt businessman. View quote
Boman Irani
Sometimes I have to pause to make the distinction between Ben the teenager and Ben the businessman. View quote
Ben Casnocha
I appear wild on the outside, but I'm a conservative businessman. View quote
Donny Deutsch