Rob Dyrdek Quotes

You need to put your hands around the throat of your business, and you need to run it. There's no other way.

I do believe that any successful business starts from the top and works its way down.

I think it's extremely important to think of your company as a series of chapters.

People that don't want to get down to the business at hand. Instead of just doing less, we have to find ways of doing more with less. That's the key to the future.

Every company has room for the man who has a definite plan of action which is to the advantage of that company.

I want people to understand the amazing, positive way our software can make leisure time more enjoyable, and work and businesses more successful.

Have a vision. Communicate it clearly. Pick the right people and put them in the right jobs.

No business can do everything. Even if it has the money, it will never have enough good people. It has to set priorities. The worst thing to do is a little bit of everything. This makes sure that nothing is being accomplished. It is better to pick the wrong priority than none at all.

The key to successful business is self belief and application.

Empowering people turns Wal-Mart's culture into a competitive advantage.

I have to have the sensibility to keep Versace company in good shape because there are so many people working for it, and we need to have the company grow and also be relevant. So I work very hard for all that to happen, and I wish people would know me for that and be satisfied.

When I ran, people know I have a very big business. So I mean they elected me I guess partially for that reason.

In this business, it is about making an impact.

You build a better company by building better people.

The best advice I ever got was from Lee Iacocca.... It was get into a business where you can be a big fish, not the little fish. Get into a business where you can be a change agent, where you can make a difference.

We're not forcing people... you can support and be a supporter, but if you go beyond that and become a member, [and] if you're a businessman, your business will multiply... Everything you touch will multiply. I've always said that a wise businessperson will support the ANC... because supporting the ANC means you're investing very well in your business.

Businesses that grow by development and improvement do not die.

To succeed in business, you must build a brand and never destroy it. One competitive advantage I had when I ventured into manufacturing was my brand “Dangote,” which I diligently built in the course of my trading commodities.

You can create a business, choose a name, but unless people know about it you're not going to sell any products.

Our plate is full. We have a lot to do building our company organically and that is our key focus.

Look after the customer and the business will take care of itself

I have great people working for me now. I surround myself with smart people.

At the heart of any good business is a chief executive officer with one.

It's not government that makes business successful. It's not government investments that makes businesses grow and hire people.

It's about creating a product or service so good that people will pay for it. Now 30 years on The Body Shop is a multi local business with over 2.045 stores serving over 77 million customers in 51 different markets in 25 different languages and across 12 time zones. And I haven't a clue how we got here!