Business is not just doing deals; business is having great products, doing great engineering, and providing tremendous service to customers. Finally, business is a cobweb of human relationships. — H. Ross Perot
Treat people you do business with as if they were a part of your family. — Konosuke Matsushita
All business depends upon men fulfilling their responsibilities. — Mahatma Gandhi
All things being equal, people will do business with a friend; all things being unequal, people will still do business with a friend. — Mark Mccormack
Business is a combination of war and sport. — Andre Maurois
Nothing reinforces a professional relationship more than enjoying success with someone. — Harold Ramis
Very few people in business keep their word. When you find them, go into business with them. — Patrick Bet-David
Who you do business with is just as important as what you choose to do. — Naval Ravikant
You will never know a man until you do business with him. — Scottish Proverbs
As a business owner who is looking to market his or her company, you should be on the lookout for opportunities to get face time with movers and shakers in your network. — Lewis Howes
Business, more than any other occupation, is a continual dealing with the future; it is a continual calculation, an instinctive exercise in foresight. — Henry Luce
Building a successful business is no longer about B2B or B2C. It’s about P2P, those people-to-people relationships. – Pat Flynn — Pat Flynn
Friendship is essentially a partnership. — Aristotle
Short Business Relationship Quotes
The ability to network successfully can be one of the greatest assets in business. — Lewis Howes
Being business minded requires you to always approach things with humility and respect. — Strive Masiyiwa
A hard thing about business is minding your own — Unknown
When two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary. — William Wrigley Jr.
To make a pleasant and friendly impression is not alone good manners, but equally good business. — Emily Post
It's a great relationship when you can work with the person who you consider to be your soul mate. — Rick Derringer
In this business, it is about making an impact. — Randy Orton
The scariest thing about distance is that you don't know whether they'll miss you or forget you.
Good Business Relationship Quotes
In life and in business, you need to be good-hearted and trustworthy, and to have integrity. This is the way to build long-term relationships. It is also important to be optimistic and to look at challenges as opportunities. — Henry Sy
There is only one boss. The customer. — Sam Walton
When someone truly cares about you, they make an effort, not an excuse.
Treat your business relationships like friendships (or potential friendships). Formality puts up walls, and walls don't foster good business relationships. No one is loyal to a wall... except the one in China. — Steve Pavlina
Politics are about preserving relationships at the end of the day, and it has nothing to do with the greater good for humanity. It's just all about business. — will.i.am
Creative people don't behave very well generally. If you're looking for examples of good relationships in show business, you're gonna be depressed real fast. I don't have time for anything else right now but work and my daughter. She's my first priority. — Jim Carrey
God sometimes removes people from your life to protect you. Don't run after them.
In a very real sense, there are only two roles in organisations: customers and suppliers. Everybody functions simultaneously in both roles, whether inside or outside the organisation the essence of good business, therefore, is the quality of the relationship between customer and supplier. — Stephen Covey
I have a very good relationship with myself. My favourite quote is, "What you think about me is none of my business." — Beth Ditto
I'm a good listener, you know. My gran used to say that's why you've got two ears and one mouth. I just truly love what I do and treat it with a lot of respect and all these relationships in the music business that people talk about. — Johnny Reid
The word “busy” is the relationship Weapon of Mass Destruction. It seems like a good excuse, but in fact, in every silo you uncover, all you’re going to find is a man who didn’t care enough to call. Remember: Men are never too busy to get what they want. — Greg Behrendt
Customer Relationship Quotes
Your clients are critical to your business. Don't lose touch with who they are and why they've chosen to do business with you. — Lewis Howes
Giving customers and prospects a glimpse into the entrepreneur's life and mindset can allow them to cultivate a deeper relationship with customers separately from the brand. — Lewis Howes
The fact that I could (and often did) build a relationship with my customers was my unfair advantage over my biggest competitors. — Pat Flynn
Kindness is not a business. True kindness expects nothing in return and should never act with conditions.
Don't make promises unless you will keep them. Not planning to keep them. Will keep them. Reliability is one of the keys to any good relationship, and good customer service is no exception. — Susan Ward
To have a healthy and thriving business, there must be healthy relationships with the C.E.O.S. in the organization and I'm not referring to the Chief Executive Offficers. I am talking about the Customers, the Employees, the Owner (or stockholders), and the Suppliers. — James Hunter
Great salespeople are relationship builders who provide value and help their customers win. — Jeffrey Gitomer
Show respect even to people who don't deserve it; not as a reflection of their character, but as a reflection of yours.
Great companies that build an enduring brand have an emotional relationship with customers that has no barrier. And that emotional relationship is on the most important characteristic, which is trust. — Howard Schultz
In order to sell a product or a service, a company must establish a relationship with the consumer. It must build trust and rapport. It must understand the customer's needs, and it must provide a product that delivers the promised benefits. — Jay Conrad Levinson
Our business is about technology, yes. But it's also about operations and customer relationships. — Michael Dell
Social media changes the relationship between companies and customers from master and servant, to peer to peer. — Jay Baer
Strong Relationship Quotes
Three things I want in a relationship: Eyes that won't cry, lips that won't lie, and love that won't die. — Wiz Khalifa
EA SPORTS has a strong partnership with adidas and through this relationship they approached adidas about using some of their top players from around the world. — Claudio Reyna
The glue that holds all relationships together ... is trust, and trust is based on integrity. — Brian Tracy
If you cannot find a good companion to walk with, walk alone, like an elephant roaming the jungle. It is better to be alone than to be with those who will hinder your progress.
The best innovation comes from inclusive work environments that foster diverse ideas, nurture people with diverse talent and backgrounds, and create strong relationships with diverse communities. — Mark Parker
My heart is broke, but I have some glue, help me inhale and mend it with you. — Kurt Cobain
We seek the fulfillment of strong romantic relationships and friendships, yet striving too hard to achieve security in such relationships stifles them; their flourishing depends on a certain degree of not being protected, of being open to experiences both negative and positive. — Oliver Burkeman
Work on your relationships... Relationships need renewal or they die. — Bo Sanchez
A woman has got to love a bad man once or twice in her life, to be thankful for a good one. — Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Every couple needs to argue now and then. Just to prove that the relationship is strong enough to survive. Long-term relationships, the ones that matter, are all about weathering the peaks and the valleys. — Nicholas Sparks
I like playing off strong actors, whether it's Benedict Cumberbatch or Dominic Cooper. Also I'm a hopeless romantic, so I'm fascinated by relationships. — Lara Pulver
Business Partner Quotes
Choosing a romantic partner isn’t just about the romance—you’re also choosing a confidant, counselor, career advisor, therapist, investor, teacher, travel buddy, roommate, best friend, and business partner. Choose wisely. — Mark Manson
It is rare to find a business partner who is selfless. If you are lucky it happens once in a lifetime. — Michael Eisner
A business leader has to keep their organization focused on the mission. That sounds easy, but it can be tremendously challenging in today's competitive and ever-changing business environment. A leader also has to motivate potential partners to join. — Meg Whitman
If you're abest during my struggle, don't expect to be present during my success.
We are fortunate to have such fine brands we do not sell. Diageo partners have expressed interest, but we are not sellers. — Bernard Arnault
If you work for and eventually lead a company, understand that companies have multiple stakeholders including employees, customers, business partners and the communities within which they operate. — Don Tapscott
The people that are there for you on your darkest nights are the ones worth spending your brightest days with.
I cannot imagine my life without horses. They have been my teachers, my friends, my business partners and my entertainment. — Monty Roberts
To me, a spouse should be a life partner AND a business partner. Just like any good partner, her strengths must make up for my weaknesses and vice versa. — Robert Kiyosaki
Profit isn't and shouldn't be the mission of business. The mission of business is to help people. To help your customers, your co-workers, your employees, and your partners. Success is not a number - it's not X dollars or Y customers - it's a measurement of VALUE. — Fran Tarkenton
If I could set a world record, it would be that I have 150 business partners, all with thriving businesses of their own that started with nothing and I made the difference to make them all billionaires. — Barbara Corcoran
Relationship Trust Quotes
If you're absent during my struggle, don't expect to be present during my success. — Will Smith
Trust, honesty, humility, transparency and accountability are the building blocks of a positive reputation. Trust is the foundation of any relationship. — Mike Paul
Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships. — Stephen Covey
Every heart sings a song incomplete, until another heart whispers back.
I believe we're going to find that respect and affection are essential to all relationships working and contempt destroys them. — John M. Gottman
Relationships matter: the currency for systemic change was trust, and trust comes through forming healthy working relationships. People, not programs, change people. — Bruce D. Perry
Women’s loyalty has to be earned with trust and affection, rather than barbaric rituals. The time has come to leave the old ways of suffering behind — Waris Dirie
Don't inflict pains from your past on your present relationships.
The pain of honest confrontation is what generates the greatest trust and respect in your relationships. — Mark Manson
Love cannot live where there is no trust. — Edith Hamilton
You can't waste your life in insecure relationships. Either trust each other 100% or leave. — Steven Bartlett
With fame, you can't trust everybody. You can't depend on them being there for you as a person. They will only be there because of what you've got you as a person. They will only be there because of what you've got and what you can bring to their life. It's not a relationship-it's a leech. — Chris Brown
Business Associate Quotes
During the 1950s, Aristotle Onassis and I formed what grew to be a close friendship and association in several business ventures. — Paul Getty
In 1989, I started the National Association of Business Women. We incorporated microfinance and different job training for women. We did a survey, with USAID, that found women lacked training, credit and information. — Joyce Banda
I have no use for men who fail. The cause of their failure is no business of mine, but I want successful men as my associates. — John D. Rockefeller
Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.
Appreciate everything your associates do for the business. — Sam Walton
Your choice of people to associate with, both personally and business-wise, is one of the most important choices you make. If you associate with turkeys, you will never fly with the eagles. — Brian Tracy
We are always too busy for our children; we never give them the time or interest they deserve. We lavish gifts upon them; but the most precious gift, our personal association, which means so much to them, we give grudgingly. — Mark Twain
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
With respect to Committees as you would perceive I am very jealous of their formation. I mean working committees. I think business is always better done by few than by many. — Michael Faraday
The NBA (National Basketball Association) is never just a business. It's always business. It's always personal. All good businesses are personal. The best businesses are very personal. — Mark Cuban
There has always been a certain romanticism associated with the airline business. We must avoid its perpetuation at Eastern at all costs. — Frank Borman
Business Venture Quotes
People tend to think that in order to start a new business they have to come up with something new and dazzling, but that's a myth - and it's often propagated by venture capitalists. — Gurbaksh Chahal
To succeed in business, you must build a brand and never destroy it. One competitive advantage I had when I ventured into manufacturing was my brand “Dangote,” which I diligently built in the course of my trading commodities. — Aliko Dangote
What we are trying to do is to create a social business in Bangladesh, a joint venture to create restaurants for common people. Good, healthy food at affordable prices so that people don't have to opt for food that is unhealthy and unhygienic. — Muhammad Yunus
Business, endorsements and things of that nature, I got into it kinda naturally. Those ventures materialised as a direct result of things that I was actually doing; all the partnerships have been organic and not necessarily etched out plans for monetary gain. — Nas
Once you have made it, you will understand that any business is limited in the challenges it offers. You will want and need other games to play, so you will look for other ventures to hold your interest. — J. Paul Getty
Billy not only had a distinguished career in the Legislature, but he also has great business instincts and has done exceedingly well making investment decisions in both stocks and private ventures such as real estate. — Christie Hefner
I started a business with two guys I played with, Ronnie Lott and Harris Barton: Champion Ventures, it's a fund of funds. We have $400 million or so under management. — Joe Montana
Businesses once grew by one of two ways; grass roots up, or by acquisition... Today businesses grow through alliances - all kinds of dangerous alliances. Joint ventures and customer partnerings which, by the way, very few people understand. — Peter Drucker
Every time I go into a new venture, I find a "rabbi" who has the business acumen to help me understand the mechanics of that industry, the costs involved in developing a product, and what you need to do in order to make a profit. — Russell Simmons
First of all, in terms of investment in Internet-related developments, venture capitalists - once burned - are now very cautious and are investing in areas that actually make business sense. — Vinton Cerf
Professional Relationships Quotes
In my early professional years I was asking the question: How can I treat, or cure, or change this person? Now I would phrase the question in this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for his own personal growth? — Carl Rogers
When it comes to nurturing professional relationships and developing a community, LinkedIn is one of the best resources. — Lewis Howes
Morning routines help prime you for the day ahead. Even 5 minutes of intentional time each morning can result in more energy, increased calm, less anxiety, improved stress tolerance, and better relationships - professional and personal. — Rangan Chatterjee
My goal on the show was to be professional. But sometimes you cant help who you have a connection with, and you can only fight it for so long - which I did for a really, really long time. — Nina Dobrev
At first we got along real well. Now... it's pretty much just a professional relationship. — Jose Carreras
When I work, my first relationship with people is professional. — Bill Murray
Remember, the IDF, the Israeli Defense Forces, have a working relationship with the Palestinian Authority security forces, which have been incredibly professional. — Hillary Clinton
Personal relationships are often based on affection - professional relationships can have affection but they must have mutual understanding, trust and respect. — Robert S. Kaplan
A big part of being in a relationship or marriage or whatever is you have to eventually compromise. Your life doesn't end up exactly the way you think it's going to, and if it's the right relationship, you might have to compromise what you're doing professionally. — Nicholas Stoller
I'm honored and I think the relationship with Ralph Lauren brand has been so long because it goes beyond the face or the guy. I don't feel that I'm a model at all, because I'm not. I'm a professional polo player that endorses a clothing company. — Nacho Figueras
Business Meeting Quotes
We are too busy to pray, and so we are too busy to have power. We have a great deal of activity, but we accomplish little; many services but few conversions; much machinery but few results. — R. A. Torrey
My friends keep telling me I'm doing it with Mary Palmer. That's not true - I'm too busy masturbating to meet anyone new. — Roddy Piper
The true terrorists of our world do not meet at the docks at midnight, or scream "Allahu Akbar" before some violent action. The true terrorists of our world wear 5000 dollar suits and work in the highest positions of finance, government and business. — Peter Joseph
Make a plan now to keep a daily appointment with God. The enemy is going to tell you to set it aside, but you must carve out the time. If you're too busy to meet with the Lord, friend, then you are simply too busy — Charles R. Swindoll
Be ready when opportunity comes...Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet. — Roy D. Chapin, Jr.
The business is all about gush and hype. You never have a bad meeting in L.A. — Emily Blunt
A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind. — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Compared to what they were, rock concerts now are like business meetings. — Paul Kantner
I've seen Keith fall asleep at business meetings about millions of dollars for him-because of heroin, just nod out and then wake up and answer a question. — Charlie Watts
If one defines the term 'dropout' to mean a person who has given up serious effort to meet his responsibilities, then every business office, government agency, golf club and university faculty would yield its quota. — John W. Gardner
Good Relationship Quotes
A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers. — Ruth Graham
A good relationship is like fireworks: loud, explosive, and liable to maim you if you hold on too long. — Jeph Jacques
The most important thing is to have a good relationship with the bike... you have to understand what she wants. I think of a motorcycle as a woman, and I know that sounds silly, but it's true. — Valentino Rossi
A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words. — Donna Roberts
What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are but how you deal with incompatibility. — Leo Tolstoy
A good test of a relationship is how a person responds to the word 'no.' Love respects 'no,' control does not. — Henry Cloud
Every sunrise gives you a new beginning and a new ending. Let this morning be a new beginning to a better relationship and a new ending to the bad memories. Its an opportunity to enjoy life, breathe freely, think and love. Be grateful for this beautiful day. — Norton Juster
How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. — A. A. Milne
You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind, your stomach, because you do not just live in a world but a world lives in you. — Frederick Buechner
You can take my factories, burn up my buildings, but give me my people and I'll build the business right back again. — Henry Ford
A lasting relationship with a woman is only possible if you are a business failure. — J. Paul Getty
You should surround yourself with people that believe in you, in life, and in business. — Bill Ackman
The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives. — Tony Robbins
Having even just one relationship with an online influencer can have a significant impact on your business. — Lewis Howes
When parents see their children's problems as opportunities to build the relationship instead of as negative, burdensome irritations, it totally changes the nature of parent-child interaction. Parents become more willing, even excited, about deeply understanding and helping their children. . . . This paradigm is powerful in business as well. — Stephen Covey
Instant gratification is the kiss of death. That mindset hurts anything it touches. Business, health, politics, friendship, relationship, finances. It attracts short-term thinkers and is turned off by long-term thinkers. Don't fall for this trap. — Patrick Bet-David
I am convinced that nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. At the end of the day you bet on people, not on strategies. — Lawrence Bossidy
The people and opportunities your business needs are out there, but the only way to uncover them is to take an active role in bringing your social network to life. — Lewis Howes
Never be too busy for the people you love. Never allow pursuits or possessions to become bigger priorities than your relationships. Love is what gives meaning to life. — Dave Willis
I sincerely believe the word "relationships" is the key to the prospect of a decent world [and life]. It seems abundantly clear that every problem you will have - in your family, in your business, in our nation, or in this world - is essentially a matter of relationships, of interdependence. — Clarence Francis
If you’re more passionate about founding a business than the business itself, you can fall into a ten year trap. Better to stay emotionally unattached and select the best opportunity that arises. Applies to relationships too. — Naval Ravikant
It can be easy to become 'friends' or 'connected' with someone in a digital world, but it requires thought and strategy to convert social media connections into rewarding business relationships. — Lewis Howes
Look at the things that could go wrong in your business, relationships, and in every aspect of your life… and start building strongholds around them. — Russell Brunson
I don't want to be just a voice on the phone.
I have to get to know these guys face-to-face and develop a sincere relationship.
That way, if we run into problems in a deal, it doesn't get adversarial.
We trust each other and have the confidence we can work things out. — Wayne Huizenga
The best system I've ever seen for intellectual distribution is the direct selling business-also known as one-to-one marketing, network marketing, referral marketing or relationship marketing. — Paul Zane Pilzer
Without commitment, you cannot have depth in anything, whether it's a relationship, a business or a hobby. — Neil Strauss
Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts; the other is the everyday relationship of the men and women in the organization. — Harold Geneen
Human relationships are about communicating. Business jargon should be banished in favor of simple English. Simplicity is a sign of truth and a criterion of beauty. Complexity can be a way of hiding the truth. — Helena Rubinstein
When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results. — Ken Blanchard
It’s fascinating how the fundamentals of business-to-business marketing are the same today as they were 50 years ago. It’s still about relationships although today we have new tools and techniques at our disposal. — David Meerman Scott
By whatever means it is accomplished, the prime business of a play is to arouse the passions of its audience so that by the route of passion may be opened up new relationships between a man and men, and between men and Man. Drama is akin to the other inventions of man in that it ought to help us to know more, and not merely to spend our feelings. — Arthur Miller
Business, after all, is nothing more than a bunch of human relationships. — Lee Iacocca
The only meaningful contact is one that involves a genuine, giving personal interaction. You may want another person to help you in business, but you must also be willing to help him and to spend time getting to know his interests and needs... It has to be real and heartfelt, or it's best not to try to establish the relationship at all. — Art Linkletter
To deem us simply enemies is to lose the true flavor of our relationship. It was more like the two of us entered into a business partnership in order to more efficiently pursue our mutual interest of hating each other. — Patrick Rothfuss
Do you want a successful career or a close relationship with your family? Both! Do you want a focus on business or have fun and play? Both! Do you want money or meaning in your life? Both! Do you want to earn a fortune or do the work you love? Both! Poor people always choose one, rich people choose both. — T. Harv Eker
If you are too busy for prayer, you are too busy for a relationship with God. — Mike Bickle
If you're living in the community and you own your local businesses and you're engaged in the local economy you should have a definite interest in the strength and health of your community, the caring relationships that bind people together. — David Korten
The business of business is relationships; the business of life is human connection. — Robin Sharma
Content is the currency of the social web and sharing that content is the catalyst to new relationships and business benefits. — Mark Schaefer
Constraints inspire us in how we approach the press, how we approach business relationships, how we do everything. — Jack Dorsey
Relationships are the only thing that matter in business in life. — Jerry Weintraub
The greatest change in corporate culture - and the way business is being conducted - may be the accelerated growth of relationships based... on partnership. — Peter Drucker
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