Job vs Business Quotes and Sayings

100 Business vs job quotes you’ve never seen before

May 8, 2022 by alexisnilolahoz

The author publishes regularly at dllbusiness.com and we strongly recommend his work titled e's Business Or Job Difference. 7 Hacks To Start Business & Keep Job 2022

1. “Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

– Winston Churchill

Churchill helped lead the country through one of its worst predicaments. France was losing a great deal of ground to the Germans and despite doing its best to keep Britain safe when Hitler invaded, Britain had little choice but to fight back by striking Berlin with a series of deadly air strikes. Due in part to Churchill inspiring his people to stand firm against all odds, Germany was forced into retreat. After seeing first-hand how effective strategic bombing was against Germany’s military infrastructure, Churchill championed an even more destructive offensive whereby whole cities would be leveled and nothing would be left standing but dust. The pressure on him was phenomenal, but Churchill excelled at adaptation above all else. As an entrepreneur in your own right it is imperative that you learn the same techniques – adaptability and flexibility are vital skills because they will help you navigate any entrepreneurial journey regardless of whether things are going well or badly!

“No matter what a person’s job is, they should be encouraged to have opinions about the business, industry, customers and partners”

–  Eric Schmidt

“Play by the rules, but be ferocious.”

– Phil Knight

Nike famously promoted the phrase “Just do it!”, but now they qualify that tagline. For a long time, this kind of statement felt vague to me because you can’t just do anything: there are boundaries we all have to follow or else things would devolve into chaos and unfair competition. But rules had nothing to do with the passion athletes exhibited for their respective games. Even the players who seem to have an innate talent for a particular sport say it was still very challenging at first and required lots of practice – even passion has its own rules that one must follow; that is, it’s not easy, but people are able to look past those obstacles through perseverance and practice (just like athletes).

“You should put it on your business cards – Tom Paretski, the pocket-sized plumber. No job too small.”

“Again with the height jokes. What do you have on yours? Phil Morrison, the muscle-bound moron?”

“Now, come on – that’s poor effort. How about Private Dick – the biggest in the business?” 

J.L. Merrow

“Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.”

– Richard Branson 

Branson’s Virgin has shown that sometimes there are some pretty apparent barriers on our way to the peak of success. We all know what the end goal is; however, this is only an illusion and more often than not those barriers will be pushed down while others form in their place. The truth of the matter is that we are always under some sort of pressure where one can easily break beneath it or see it as the next challenge to solve. But if you have someone by your side who knows your strengths and weaknesses it’s possible to work past most obstacles and unlock a world of possibilities because when you have drive there is no stopping point!

“It was not in Raj Lyubov’s nature to think, “What can I do?” Character and training disposed him not to interfere in other men’s business. His job was to find out what they did, and his inclination was to let them go on doing it.” 

Ursula K. Le Guin

“Every problem is a gift—without problems we would not grow.”

– Anthony Robbins

As we cruise through life, it is easy to get lulled into a false sense of security. It’s all too possible to feel like we live in a frictionless atmosphere – a world where people are kind and helpful, never cross our paths in an aggressive manner and everything that happens gives us something positive to work with. We know this day isn’t reality though: if we could experience what life is actually like without conflict or other issues flaring up, there would be no growth as a person because problems don’t just solve themselves. Neither should we avoid problems altogether because after all, the best way to overcome any wall or hurdle that gets thrown our way is by overcoming it. These obstacles in life demand creativity and humility from us – both states which will ultimately leave us better-adjusted individuals overall.

“One of Job’s great strengths was knowing how to focus. ” Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do, ” he said. ” That’s true for companies, and it’s true for products.” 

– Walter Isaacson

Choosing the right over wrong is a concept that is important to keep in mind when creating a business as mistakes and small slip ups are bound to happen every now and again. It’s essential to learn from these so they don’t escalate any further causing bigger problems but it’s more often than not easier said than done! It might appear simple at first, but focusing on avoiding bad decisions can help anyone out no matter their expertise level or experience with running a business. Avoiding a bad decision may seem easier said than done, especially if what you have done leads to success! Business people cannot afford mistakes, although they will certainly happen. The most important thing is the management of these mishaps: in fact two fundamental problems affect most entrepreneurs who wish to put themselves up and running as owners of their own company… how to secure an initial investment/capitalization … and then how to increase one’s equity?

“Well, I was sort of a jack-of-all-trades in show business for a long time. I was a singer and a dancer and then I got a job as an actor.” 

– Christopher Walken

““Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”

– Henry David Thoreau

Like the saying, “still water runs deep,” and with that said, I believe that this quote is so true not only about nature but also about life itself. To kick off, I want everyone to imagine a flowing river as an analogy for our lives. Life may be pretty accelerated and if you’re one of those persons that run after anything they find along their way, chances are you can skip on things by drowning in them (a quite fuzzy and troublesome mishap). On the other way, if you take the break to halt every once and a while, not just will you indeed get to learn the circumstances around you but in such moments of thought, one can feel that there’s more of living to enjoy than simply finding success.

“I’d advise all you songwriters out there, if you’re getting into it for the business, go home and get a job digging ditches or something. Get a life. You’ll learn a lot more, and you won’t write a lot of rotten poetry”. 

Butch Hancock

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”

– Anaïs Nin

Nin was no stranger to the creative act. As a writer, she knew that it’s important to step up and share her ideas, her words with others so they can become part of their lives too. You shouldn’t be afraid or ashamed of sharing your ideas with the world. The worst that happens is someone criticizes personal work in such a way that the creator takes it as a rejection or that their work isn’t good enough. But this is actually perfect for creating art; since we always try to improve for next time by looking at what went wrong and how we could improve. It also helps make sure there’s something valuable created from our passion – especially if it helps other people along their own journey!

“My job was to turn the company around and to give Time Warner a profitable Web business to spin off and a profitable access business that still throws off a tremendous amount of cash. I can check both of those boxes. I am done, and I feel good about what we’ve accomplished.” 

– Randy Falco

“There’s no shortage of remarkable ideas, what’s missing is the will to execute them.” 

– Seth Godin

Writer and entrepreneur Seth Godin was once the director of marketing for a major multimedia firm. He tells us that ideas are easy to come by, but making them a reality is quite another thing. Acknowledging that there’s no shortage of great ideas isn’t enough to catch the eye of top investors, Godin says; even worse, it can indicate that you’re either a clueless amateur or someone who lacks confidence. Instead of trying to think up something new every time you pitch your new venture, do some real planning first – don’t just spout off well-rehearsed buzzwords!

“I took a job at the Walt Disney Company and after 18 months decided to go to business school at Harvard. I was awestruck by the campus. My first reaction was ‘I don’t belong here.’ Then I said, ‘I’m here; let’s get on with it.”  

– Jason Kilar

“I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.”

– G.K. Chesterton

Chesterton, a writer of paradoxical stories, is one of our favorite novelists. It was surprising to see the modest way in which he described himself as merely a journalist because his writing is remarkably engaging and incredibly witty. He has a great knack for expressing his thoughts to provoke excitement about new things that keep the reader entertained. Sometimes when we speak our minds we are shouted out for legitimate issues that need attention but sometimes we are yelling from our own egos or perceived virtue and we can get outraged over nothing. The best thing you can do as an innovative person who needs to stay fresh and open to the world around you is listen carefully to those who misunderstand what is meant by your call for change.

“At least half the job of CEO is communication – because of human nature. People fear what they don’t know. If the board wasn’t hearing that things were going well, they assumed that things must be going badly.” 

– Biz Stone

“I don’t know the word ‘quit.’ Either I never did, or I have abolished it.”

– Susan Butcher

She is not literally talking about sandpaper, but instead exaggerating to make a point. Sometimes we all think about giving up and just getting out of the market. You don’t want to run this race anymore and almost everything looks like an impenetrable wall before you. But you have to resist the idea of throwing in the towel and rather focusing on what you can accomplish that those who give up will never even dream of accomplishing.

“It’s hard to get money to support your [non-profit] organization if you have no evidence. It’s very much like the acting business: You need an agent and manager so you can get a job to get resources, but you can’t get an agent and a manager unless people see your work”.

 Sonja Sohn

““Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”

 – Theodore Roosevelt

People tend to fixate on products and what they are expected to do. They work way too much on making their product the most marketable thing. It’s a fact that if the product doesn’t sell, you will wind up losing a lot of money and quite possibly be out of business. This is why focusing on the value of processes is important. In almost every situation when producing a product, there are chances that something may go wrong. However, these times can help you learn how to better your product so next time you’ll know not to make the same mistakes again! Overall, it’s best for people to concentrate more on overarching processes rather than solely on products themselves because this will have them work at a more effective manner as well as maximize their accomplishments in the process.ng.

“Starting a business on the side while keeping your day job can provide all the cash flow you need”. 

 Jason Fried

“If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.”

 – Steve Jobs 

I think that as business owners and entrepreneurs, we only get to see the success after it’s already been reached. Sometimes I look at something like a tree that reaches for the clouds, and it seems so effortless and easy to reach the canopy when there are no roots to be seen underground. But they’re holding it up! They’ve spent years digging through the hard ground to stabilize and feed its growth throughout time. It’s much the same in regards to our businesses.

“I’m very free-spirited and crazy. I love to have fun, and I like doing stupid things. At the same time, I’m like a 35-year-old. I have a house. I have a car. I have a steady job. I have a business, and I have to make serious decisions”. 

Avril Lavigne

“Almost everything worthwhile carries with it some sort of risk, whether it’s starting a new business, whether it’s leaving home, whether it’s getting married, or whether it’s flying into space.”

– Chris Hadfield 

True, yet not all risks are created equal. Launching a company into space is likely to be more statistically dangerous than launching a space probe. On the other hand, when operating your own business you have to remember that nothing is without risk; start-up ventures fail too! Bubble wrapping your enterprise can make it die a slow death because you need to be able to move forward with opportunity and agility in spite of mistakes. You don’t want to get so caught up worrying about every little detail that takes away from what you are trying to do as an entrepreneur.

“Keep your head down. Mind your business and do the best job you can”.

– Bill Raftery

“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” –

– Will Rodgers

Oscar the Grouch is remembered as the face of Sesame Street, but behind his grouchy exterior was a go-getter who loved to look at trash. In fact, most people don’t know that he loved garbage so much that he decided to become a respected businessman and philanthropist who came up with ways to turn trash into valuable resources—garbage in, money out!

“I’m trying to have some longevity in this business. If that means not working for a while and just picking the right job, so be it. ” 

– Aaron Paul

Oscar the Grouch is remembered as the face of Sesame Street, but behind his grouchy exterior was a go-getter who loved to look at trash. In fact, most people don’t know that he loved garbage so much that he decided to become a respected businessman and philanthropist who came up with ways to turn trash into valuable resources—garbage in, money out!

“The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.”

–– Barack Obama

Napoleon Bonaparte knew a lot about winning and losing. The Battle of Waterloo was something of a burden to the French emperor, but he didn’t let that discourage him from moving in forward. Instead, he repositioned his men into an offensive format, worked on convincing the other party that they had made a mistake by retreating and continued working hard to arrive at a mutually beneficial solution without ever looking back « La Grande Armée » over which he commanded as Emperor of France ; these were not easy tasks, but Napoleon did whatever it took – always confident in himself and never wasting his time with unproductive thoughts – thus defeating the enemy and bringing about peace. So remember: ultimately, it doesn’t matter how many times you fail or give up- if you do your best whatever comes your way will work out for you.

 “I don’t really plan on working a 9-to-5 job. I want to own my own business”. 

–– Seimone Augustus

 “Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you’re going to do now and do it.”

–– William Durant

The mystics say that the present alone exists and the past or future are illusions. You shouldn’t be attached to them. There is only this moment, so make it matter by focusing your intention on what you can do in the here and now! This advice isn’t intended to reject lessons from history or plans for the future because both play an important role in our lives, but you should never get too caught up in either of those things when there’s work to be done in the present moment!

 “To me, job titles don’t matter. Everyone is in sales. It’s the only way we stay in business.” 

–– Harvey MacKay

 “Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” –

–– Albert Einstein

Tips and quotes on the web are as diverse as the people writing them. It’s common to see two quotes from different sources contradict each other, because growing your own voice requires being comfortable with conflict and contradictions in your thinking. Don’t worry about filling just one mold of inspiration; remember that you can pick these pieces up wherever you find them so long as they speak to your soul – even if it means that after a while, they begin to pull in different directions! Not each idea is right or will make sense if turned into real life, yet without the exploration of ideas we may not have a way of really figuring out what we like – that is why it’s crucial to be open minded on all. Ideas can be dust without execution, though without those ideas the execution is vacum.

“If you think your boss is stupid, remember: you wouldn’t have a job if he was any smarter” 

–– John M. Gottman

“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired and success achieved.”  

– Helen Keller

Being a product manager can be difficult at times since there are so many areas that need to be looked into before you can make even the simplest of decisions. We know it gets overwhelming sometimes, but are reminded to hang in there because you’re doing important work here and we believe that all things eventually tend toward the successful!

“It has taken more than a hundred scientists two years to find out how to make the product in question; I have been given thirty days to create its personality and plan its launching. If I do my job well, I shall contribute as much as the hundred scientists to the success of this product”. 

– David Ogilvy 

“The first one gets the oyster, the second gets the shell.”

– Andrew Carnegie 

It seems ruthless to say this, but there is a cold truth when it comes to dealing with business and the competition in general. Resources are exploited by businesses to achieve their goals as quickly and rapidly as possible. One cannot expect any company or organization (or even person) to share their resources indefinitely, so if you’re looking for success then you have to be prepared and know what you want!

“Growing up in Nashville, especially in a music business family, means growing up with knowledge that seems like common sense until later in life when you realize people spend thousands of dollars a semester trying to learn or pretending to learn while looking for some intern job on music row.”

– Caitlin Rose

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”

– Walt Disney

The more quotes you come across from these great business people, the more you begin to notice a common thread weaving all of them together. They are often saying the same things in different ways without even knowing it. Just think about it for a second and try to imagine how many times you’ve repeated yourself using other words à la Karl Marx . It makes us really wonder whether most people are consciously aware of how much they are always repeating themselves.

“As she nurtured her business relationships, Hall spent less time meeting teachers and parents and visiting schools. Often, she seemed to approach her job more as a CEO than an educator.” 

– Anonymous

“Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right!” –

– Henry Ford

This statement might sound confusing at first, but once you reflect upon its meaning and implications, it will make perfect sense. What the father of automotive automation is trying to tell us in this quote he makes is that we are the “drivers” behind our own successful futures. We can make almost anything happen with a positive attitude and anxious anticipation.

“When I was CEO, and I’d listen to music, a lot of people listen to music and you get inspiration from it. And a lot of things in hip hop are very instructive for being in business. Particularly, hip hop is a lot about business, and so it was very useful for me in any job.” 

– Ben Horowitz

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.”

– Colin Powell

Inspiration is great and all, but we’d like to remind you that the saying goes “there’s nothing new under the sun.” In other words, you’ve got to find the inspiration for your next big idea in previous creations. The general’s statement about preparation, hard work, and learning from mistakes holds true. In fact it also applies to luck! Just as a recipe calls for ingredients to boil together and simmer until they come out delicious, your next big idea has got to have some lucky incident type things mixed into it or else it may end up tasting bland.

“Certainly, the job of a U.S. senator is to create a climate conducive to creating jobs, which is lower taxes and less government regulation. What Harry Reid has been doing is putting forward those policies that actually put more regulation on business.” 

– Sharron Angle

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”

– Albert Schweitzer 

People often get things the wrong way around by striving for the main goal and then, only when they achieve it, feeling good about themselves. But sometimes this can be a little like trying to start up a company – you might feel great once it’s built but in the mean time there is much to do. So if your link with your health is see-sawing back and forth as you make an effort to equilibrate starting up a business and managing different projects on top of all else, then why not verify how other entrepreneurs mantain their heads over water even if flooded with challenges?The best way is to take care not only of yourself but also making sure that the people who help support you in different ways by contributing special skills or perspectives so you don’t burnout.

“Ingredients to success: know what you do well, know what to do well, and know someone who’s swell.” 

– Criss Jami 

“Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.”

– Coco Chanel

As my grandma used to say, you will never fall if you don’t climb. And as I was just reading in this article, countless others have said “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” If it weren’t for that one time that grandma had told me not to eat candy before coming back inside after having been outside all day in the sunshine running around and playing with my friends! She was just trying to be helpful since I used to always get a little bit hyperactive whenever I had too much sugar, but granny didn’t understand how important it was at the time that I should be allowed to taste-test some new candies that my parents had brought home from the store earlier that very same day!

“School taught me how to do a 9-5 job rather than be a person who wants to start a business” 

–KSI

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

– Thomas Edison 

The famous tale of Thomas Edison and his attempts to create a light bulb has demonstrated quite well the validity of his statement. You can’t be certain what you’re going to find around the next corner unless you git ‘r done!

“Why is it our business whether Sarah Palin returned to her job as governor three days after her son was born, or three months? Is there a right answer?” 

–Susan Estrich 

“I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.”

– Oprah Winfrey

There are always those forces beyond our control, but there are also those which we can control. If you want to increase the likelihood of success, then you might do well to ensure that you’re the type of person who’s ready for opportunities when they come along. When you know how to seize the moment, it won’t feel like luck – rather it will feel like providence.

“Being an entrepreneur is a mental job…

It takes patients! YOU are doing more motivation to yourself than anyone on this planet.”  

– Dee Williams

“I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.”

– Estée Lauder 

For those people who are a bit superstitious, 13 is often considered an unlucky number! Many folktales and tales from history are centered around the idea that the number 13 is bad luck. For such people, things like staying in room 13 or having a table for 12 and one for 13 can bring about a sense of unease and discomfort. Today, however, it’s no longer necessary to be scared of the number 13. While this fear might have originated more than two hundred years ago, the roots can still be seen today. Visit the Tower Suite at The Sanderson Hotel London where you will get to enjoy your stay in a room overlooking Oxford Street while being on hand with all of your hotel needs. Here you won’t find yourself feeling uncomfortable but instead will feel relaxed and calm. Everything here is great and we want you to take as much time as possible to enjoy yourself here because when you leave you might just find more things to be thankful for rather than annoyed by.

“But no one was asking me. I was here to do a job, and gray steel lockers or pale peach jukebox was no business of mine.” 

– Haruki Murakami

“Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games.” 

– Babe Ruthucator.

Sometimes business is like sports. One good example of this is baseball legend Babe Ruth, who once said, “It ain’t bragging if you can back it up.” Although these words are used in a different context, they have an important message to share with us! The same thing also applies to running your own business. Business owners must strive for innovation and improvement at every opportunity, as well as be open to new ideas brought forth by business professionals and experts from outside their company.

“I work hard, and managing an inventory-based business can be extremely stressful. The upside is that, as long as I get my job done, I can take time off pretty much any time I want.”  

– Anne Taintor

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

– Vidal Sassoon 

It’s a funny way to look at things, but here’s the truth: if you want to be successful, you have to work at it! While we may find success by virtue of the opportunities handed to us like our family’s wealth and famous last names, it’s what we do with those opportunities that matters.

“It’s a false choice to say we either have job safety or job growth. It’s a false choice to suggest that the only way for a business to survive is to make sure workers have low wages and little or no benefits. There are ample models across this country where we’ve demonstrated the contrary.” 

– Thomas Perez

“The only way around is through.”

– Robert Frost 

(not to be confused with “What the Great American Poet is Saying” which is a tongue-in-cheek tone, even though it isn’t in all-caps) I think that this statement accurately describes how so many of us try to avoid, at all costs, our responsibilities. We can joke all that we want about not being able to “get around” things but life is serious business and there are problems waiting for our attention just outside the door. The lazy and/or naive many among us might not realize how important true dedication is until it’s too late (i.e. people who don’t start saving for retirement in their 20s and wind up working into their twilight years because they have no choice but to).

“Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody’s business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy.”  

– Thomas Merton

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