Alexander McQueen Quotes

The biggest thrill wasn't in winning on Sunday but in meeting the payroll on Monday.

People must be realistic when evaluating their business.

You know what kind of companies generally survive? Companies that make more money than they spend. I know, duh, right?

There has to be a balance between your mental satisfaction and the financial needs of your company. (But) I always remember that it's the fantasy, the artistic side, that makes customers want to buy the straightforward black pants.

That my business success is equal to my personal life.

I worked for twenty-some years with no capital, so I never had any liquidity. Managing my loans alone wouldn't do it, and working hard twenty-four hours a day seven days a week alone wouldn't do it. You have to be properly capitalized.

Banking gives you a glimpse into what makes companies succeed and what makes companies fail.

Businesswise, everything's been good.

If you don’t balance your budget in business, you go out of business.

I truly believe that the combination of a strong top line together with a strong bottom line is what makes for a sustainable business.

Remember, if your business isn't making money, then you and your employees aren't, either.

The first aspect of a business that you need to make it work well is money. Once the money aspect is flowing, you can freely work on other aspects.

In business, no one pays you to have a really good year and then 10 bad years.

If your business is the right business, then money will never be an issue.

If you run a business, and I see F1 as a business, if you have to go back every five weeks saying 'oh, I need another two million', it gets old pretty quick. Then the trust is lost.

You can be as creative as you want to and build all these cool projects, but ultimately, if they're not successful and you don't have the business structure in place, everything will flop.

We'll continue to take the right actions to make sure we're a profitable business.

When I first went into financial services, people told me not to be too over-optimistic about change.

Knopf is solidly profitable, and that is how I intend to keep it.

I'm very lucky because less than one percent of boxers get out of the game financially secure.

Because of what I've saved, I don't really have a lot of worries about money.

Why can't modern tech companies both grow and turn a profit at the same time?

I get by mostly on speaking engagements, but as soon as I try to pay myself, I end up having to give it back to the business to cover operating expenses or other unplanned costs.

You want to make as much money as you can and enjoy playing this game as much as you can, but it has a lot to do with how you take care of yourself.

It's a great game, and it's done great things for me and my family, but the bottom line is when I'm done, I want to be able to walk away and be everything I need to be for my family.