John Quelch Quotes

I didn't go to a business school. I didn't really study it.

I was a business major in college, so I knew economics.

I've had a real business education.

I went to business school in my thirties.

I want to get my MBA. I want to create my own business. When I'm finished with football, I want a seamless transition to life and work and what I've dreamed about doing all my life.

I never really studied business in school. I kind of wish I had, but how boring is that?

The original and brilliant idea of an MBA was the opportunity for students to study the theory and application of business and management principles.

I didn't go to business school, didn't care about financial stuff and the stock market.

I have a good eye for great projects, talent, and entrepreneurs.

I think many people go to business school and learn ways to play it safe, ensuring that they avoid some of the pain that entrepreneurs endure while taking less calculated risks.

I have no doubt that my M.B.A. from New York University's Stern School of Business was one of the best investments I ever made. It helped me climb the corporate ladder and become an entrepreneur.

I was an economics major, which I enjoyed because I had a good business sense.

I always knew I wanted to run a business someday.

When I became an entrepreneur, I had the knowledge to develop and manage budgets, market products and review legal contracts.

Even though I didn't get a business degree, I enjoyed learning about economics.

My business acumen is definitely growing.

An entrepreneur needs to know what they need, period. Then they need to find an investor who can build off whatever their weaknesses are - whether that's through money, strategic partnerships or knowledge.

My mother really didn't know a heck of a lot about business. She was a very good mother, that made sure we ate right and we had our cod liver oil, but didn't know a heck of a lot about what I did.

… good luck and good timing are huge components of outsized success in entrepreneurial endeavors. Lots of things have to go right, and the planets have to align; that certainly happened in Amazon’s case. Our timing turned out to be very good. And so you can’t sit down to write a business plan and say you’re going to build a multibillion-dollar corporation; that’s unrealistic.

I've never been a business person, nor have I ever pretended to understand the first thing about it.

My goal was to have a company off the ground by the time I graduated. But the worst-case scenario was I would have an MBA and a lot of opportunities ahead of me.

I want enterprise and entrepreneurship embedded in the national curriculum and will continue to lobby government until it happens.

I've always studied business. Even when I was a ball player, I'd read business journals and the business sections of newspapers.

Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work

Entrepreneurship is just one thing that needs to be in schools.