Business Survival Quotes

#1. Be creative. Innovate consistently on the little things that the big companies ignore. Little things often make big differences in business.

Richard Branson

#2. As for modern journalism, it is not my business to defend it. It justifies its own existence by the great Darwinian principle of the survival of the vulgarest.

Oscar Wilde

#3. The packaged food business environment is very Darwinian. You're fighting for survival every year; you evolve and grow or you die. It's really that simple.

Douglas Conant

#4. Profit is to business what breathing is to humans. Both are essential to survival, but just as breathing is not the purpose of life, so profit is not the purpose of business.

Margaret Benefiel

#5. Be swift to take advantage of business opportunities. Bigger companies are too cumbersome to move quickly; this can be a competitive advantage for you.

Richard Branson

#6. Government and business must come together on the interlinked issues of conservation, economic development and renewable energy. There are literally thousands of businesses, many in the tourism industry, that depend on an intact marine environment for their long-term survival.

Richard Branson

#7. Commanders and historians are the people who discuss wars; I was in the infantry, and most of the time I did not know where I was or what I was doing except that I was obeying orders and trying not to be killed in any of the variety of horrible ways open to me.

Robertson Davies

#8. While I may be pessimistic about parts of the business that support journalism, I'm optimistic about the robust survival of journalism in the long run.

George Brock

#9. You're such a little moron, aren't you? They will hunt you down to the ends of the earth. It's nothing personal, just business. It's all about survival, dear boy." Drusilla Blackwood

Kathy Cyr

#10. Growing up, my mom had a catering business. I used to help her pretty early on and loved doing it. My mom is an amazing cook, and she helped me cultivate a love for food. She taught me that food can be beautiful. We eat not just for survival, but we survive to eat. It's part of who I am.

Kelis

#11. Don't wait till you are big before you begin building your brand. Build a brand from scratch alongside your business.

Richard Branson

#12. And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.

Andrew Carnegie

#13. The biggest threats to human survival today are not wars or conflict, it is modern business.

Steven Magee

#14. When sustainability is viewed as being a matter of survival for your business, I believe you can create massive change.

Cameron Sinclair

#15. Focus on your business strengths and keep its weaknesses away from the competition or public.

Richard Branson

#16. Build your own business team. Survival in business requires a synergy of skills.

Richard Branson

#17. The success and ultimately the survival of every business, large or small, depends in the last analysis on its ability to develop people. This ability is not measured by any of our conventional yardsticks of economic success; yet, is the final measurement.

Peter Drucker

#18. Change is not a threat, it's an opportunity. Survival is not the goal, transformative success is.

Seth Godin

#19. Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival.

Dalai Lama XIV

#20. Meet regularly with your business team and brainstorm. Intricate business problems are mostly resolved at brainstorming sessions.

Richard Branson

#21. In business, politics and in life in general competition means the survival of the fittest

Bangambiki Habyarimana

#22. Inertia is the most powerful force in business. Things stay just as they are until something - brute force, reason, fear, enlightened self-interest, the survival instinct - effects movement.

Patrick G. Riley

#23. Anyone who has been in business can tell war stories about the bumps in the road. But if they've outlasted the competition, ask for their stories about survival. They've figured out how to turn disappointments into opportunities.

Harvey MacKay

#24. There's a misconception that survival of the fittest means survival of the most aggressive. The adjective 'Darwinian' used to refer to ruthless competition; you used to read that in business journals. But that's not what Darwinian means to a biologist; it's whatever leads to reproductive success.

Steven Pinker

#25. The topic of compassion is not at all religious business; it is important to know it is human business, it is a question of human survival.

Dalai Lama XIV

#26. I'm a friend in the context that we helped fight a battle together for survival of the American Football League. But I don't consider myself close to Al in recent years. You just don't continually sue your business partners like he has.

Lamar Hunt

#27. My mother has always been my role model, and I believe my survival in the entertainment business is in large part due to my desire to be a strong woman like my mother. She is my hero.

Marie Osmond

#28. Running, growth and transformation are all important stages for the business's survival and thriving.

Pearl Zhu

#29. I left Mexico for artistic survival. If I had stayed, I would have been forced by the government, who control the movie business, to direct TV shows or commercials or infomercials for the government.

Alfonso Cuaron

#30. Don't hesitate to seek external help or advice where need be. Sometimes, it takes an external, emotionally unattached individual to detect your business flaws and render unbiased advice.

Richard Branson

#31. The real secret is to build an organization that isn't afraid to make changes while it is still successful, before change becomes imperative for survival.

Lewis E. Platt

#32. Humility in this business [acting] isn't just a matter of being polite, it's kind of a matter of survival. You can't ever afford to think that you're the bee's knees, because you could always afford to be better. You have to always be searching for something better.

Michael Shannon

#33. Remain focused on fulfilling your business mission. Never allow adversity divert your attention and efforts.

Richard Branson