William Clay Ford Jr. Quotes

If people associate me with a region, that's fine with me.

We are all proud to be British. But we also feel more local and regional allegiances.

Crack the science of loyalty at scale for local business, and that becomes something that can add a huge amount of value to an important sector of our economy.

Like most people, there are things I love about Amazon. It's cheap, it's fast, and it's at my doorstep. But Amazon will never replace the important role my local indie plays in my community.

We need to preserve our neighborhoods, our small business, our local economy.

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

The steel business is a local business. We do believe in the U.S. economy and would like to have a strong, balanced presence here.

Behind every small business, there's a story worth knowing. All the corner shops in our towns and cities, the restaurants, cleaners, gyms, hair salons, hardware stores - these didn't come out of nowhere.

I love my small town, and I love going back there and supporting the community. But I could not have stayed there. No way.

John is a cottage industry in Baltimore and the city opens its doors for him whenever he is making a new film.

I'm a creature of habit and tend to favour small, traditional English businesses.

Support a small chef. Not these big chains... but support the people who are out there trying to do things right and working hard to do that.

If people support independently owned small businesses in their community, they can make a difference.

I am excited to rise today to support National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day. This celebration honors the husband and wife business owner teams whose work helps drive the economy and fuel job growth.

Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.

Family farms and small businesses are the backbone of our communities.

In America, small business is a big deal.

I dedicate my store to my birthplace. People over there look very good and have got purchasing power, too, and I think since there are no fashion shops in Ghaziabad, they would want to visit my boutique all the more. And I don't play cricket for all 12 months. So when I'm not playing, I can spend my time looking after my business and develop it.

The experience is fundamentally different for buying from local businesses than it is for buying consumer goods.

I'm a normal consumer but try to do the best I can. I try to buy locally, and I mostly avoid supermarkets.

Derby born and bred, mate.

You always help out a local businessperson.

If I'm hunting down gifts, I like to buy locally.

I represent a rural state and live in a small town. Small merchants make up the majority of Vermont's small businesses and thread our state together. It is the mom-and-pop grocers, farm-supply stores, coffee shops, bookstores and barber shops where Vermonters connect, conduct business and check in on one another.

We don't deal in politics. You cannot ask me to give any political view. There is a market in this region.