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Life is not high school—there is no penalty for copying the smart kid’s
homework. The trick is to figure out who that kid is and how to hire him or her.
—Mike Jones, CEO of Science Inc. (from Entrepreneur.com, January 6, 2014) The business of
America is business.
—Calvin Coolidge, US president
I think it’s very important that whatever you’re trying to make or sell, or teach
has to be basically good. A bad product and you know what? You won’t be here
in ten years.
—Martha Stewart, businesswoman
Why are we here? I think many people assume, wrongly, that a company exists
solely to make money. Money is an important part of a company’s existence, if
the company is any good. But a result is not a cause. We have to go deeper and
find the real reason for our being.
—David Packard, cofounder of Hewlett-Packard
It is critical to learn how to listen for what is not being said.
—Debra Kaye, composer
