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Quotations about Business

Using Quotations in a Speech or Text about Business

As well as keeping your audience engaged, adding quotations to a speech or a text can significantly enhance its impact and effectiveness. Quotations are useful for explaining complex ideas concisely, much in the same way that analogies are used. Additionally, quotations from experts or celebrities can add credibility to your message.

Here are some funny and poignant quotations about business. If your speech is serious, do not automatically avoid funny quotations as they can often be the most impactful, forcing your audience into the thinking about the hidden analogous message in your selected quotation.

"Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious." (British actor Peter Ustinov)
"When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth." (Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw)

If you are looking to make a fuller speech about business, then below this selection of quotations are three funny themes and three serious themes on the topic of business that might help trigger some ideas for your speech or text.

"A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it is written on." Sam Goldwyn (American film producer, 1882-1974)

"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of an extensive LinkedIn network." anonymous

"I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man." Jay-Z (American rapper, 1969-)

The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to *the patient.*me.*bankers.* Warren Buffet (American businessman, 1930-)

"I have enough money to last me the rest of my life, unless I buy something." Jackie Mason (American comedian, 1931-)

The only place where success comes before work is in *the dictionary.*fairyland.*the military.* Vidal Sassoon (British businessman, 1928-)

"If at first you don't succeed, redefine success." anonymous

"The best way to predict your future is to create it." Peter Drucker (Austrian-American author,1909-2005)

"The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it." Franklin P. Jones (American businessman, 1887-1929)

"I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by." Douglas Adams (English science fiction writer, 1952-2001)

The road to success is always *under construction.*too long.*around the corner.* Lily Tomlin (American comedienne and actress, 1939-)

"Focus groups are people who are selected on the basis of their inexplicable free time and their common love of free sandwiches." Scott Adams (American cartoonist, 1957-)

"Early to bed, early to rise, never get tight, and – advertise." Anon (on how to succeed)

"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers." Daniel Boorstin (American historian, 1914-2004)

"My first rule of consumerism is never to buy anything you can't make your children carry." Bill Bryson (American travel writer, 1951-)

"Price is what you pay. *Value*Garbage*The Earth* is what you get." Warren Buffet (American businessman, 1930-)

"Rule No 1: never lose money. Rule No 2: never forget rule No 1." Warren Buffet (American businessman, 1930-)

"I always invest in companies an idiot could run, because one day one will." Warren Buffet (American businessman, 1930-)

"Some accountants are comedians, but comedians are never accountants." George Carman (English lawyer, 1929-2001) about Ken Dodd following his charge of tax evasion

"I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me." John Cleese (English actor, 1939-)

"Accountants are the witch-doctors of the modern world and willing to turn their hands to any kind of magic." Charles Harman (English judge, 1894-1970)

"The last stage of fitting the product to the market is fitting the market to the product." Clive James (Australian critic and writer, 1939-)

"The longer the title, the less important the job." George McGovern (American Democratic politician, 1922-2012)

"Running a company on market research is like driving while looking in the rear-view mirror." Anita Roddick (English businesswoman, 1942-2007)

"Insider trading? Stealing too fast." Calvin Trillin (American journalist and writer, 1935-)

"It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours." Harry S. Truman (American Democratic statesman, 1884-1972)

"Nothing is *illegal*unachievable*interesting* if one hundred well-placed business men decide to do it." Andrew Young (American politician, 1932-)

Thinking Template for a Speech or Text on Business

Below are 3 funny themes and 3 serious themes related to business. These have been included to help you identify areas to explore.

Funny Themes:

Office Pranks: Hilarious Stories from the Workplace
- Share amusing stories of office pranks and funny moments that lighten the mood in the workplace, highlighting creativity and humor among colleagues.
Corporate Jargon: Decoding Business Buzzwords
- Highlight the often absurd and humorous nature of corporate jargon and buzzwords, and the funny misunderstandings they can cause.
Meeting Mishaps: Funny Moments in Business Meetings
- Explore the lighter side of business meetings, from accidental muting on video calls to hilarious presentation blunders.

Serious Themes:

The Evolution of Business Practices: Adapting to Change
- Discuss how business practices have evolved over time, adapting to technological advancements, globalization, and changing market dynamics.
Ethics in Business: The Importance of Integrity and Responsibility
- Address the significance of maintaining ethical standards in business, including corporate social responsibility, transparency, and ethical decision-making.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Driving Economic Growth
- Explore the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in driving economic growth, creating jobs, and fostering a competitive business environment.

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