Quotes by Business The only sure thing is that in business there are no sure things. Akio Morita sure-thing business An enemy of innovation could be your own sales force. Akio Morita innovation business enemy Today the strategies of many companies in the real estate industry are premised on low interest rates, an assumption that has resulted in the rapid expansion of the real estate securitization business. This trend could be regarded as a risk factor, as it exposes the real estate sector to at least three potential problems: first, interest rate hikes; second, revisions to securitization business accounting standards; and third, overheating in the real estate market. Akira Mori risk business real We intend to conduct our business in a way that not only meets but exceeds the expectations of our customers, business partners, shareholders, and creditors, as well as the communities in which we operate and society at large. Akira Mori community business expectations In my experience, in the real-estate business past success stories are generally not applicable to new situations. We must continually reinvent ourselves, responding to changing times with innovative new business models. Akira Mori business change success The message from Wal-Mart today to the rest of the business community is there need not be any conflict between the environment and the economy. We will find the way not only to reconcile (those), but to find new profits and new opportunities as we do the right thing. Al Gore community business opportunity A branding program should be designed to differentiate your cow from all the other cattle on the range. Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike. Al Ries marketing business looks The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind. Al Ries marketing powerful business Customers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better. Al Ries scope business want It's better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace. Al Ries business mind firsts You wouldn't want to be called a sell-out by selling a product. Selling out was frowned on, whereas now you can major in it at business school. Alan Alda business want school I'm all in favour of free expression provided it's kept rigidly under control. Alan Bennett favour business expression I have found no greater satisfaction than achieving success through honest dealing and strict adherence to the view that, for you to gain, those you deal with should gain as well. Alan Greenspan honesty business success What we have found over the years in the marketplace is that derivatives have been an extraordinarily useful vehicle to transfer risk from those who shouldn't be taking it to those who are willing to and are capable of doing so. Alan Greenspan risk business years Any informed borrower is simply less vulnerable to fraud and abuse. Alan Greenspan money business success I do not deny that many appear to have succeeded in a material way by cutting corners and by manipulating associates, both in their professional and in their personal lives. But material success is possible in this world and far more satisfying when it comes without exploiting others. Alan Greenspan business success life To succeed, you will soon learn, as I did, the importance of a solid foundation in the basics of education - literacy, both verbal and numerical, and communication skills. Alan Greenspan business education success I was a good amateur but only an average professional. I soon realized that there was a limit to how far I could rise in the music business, so I left the band and enrolled at New York University. Alan Greenspan business new-york success It has been my experience that competency in mathematics, both in numerical manipulations and in understanding its conceptual foundations, enhances a person's ability to handle the more ambiguous and qualitative relationships that dominate our day-to-day financial decision-making Alan Greenspan decision business success It seems superfluous to constrain trading in some of the newer derivatives and other innovative financial contracts of the past decade. The worst have failed; investors no longer fund them and are not likely to in the future. Alan Greenspan derivatives business past «1234567891011»