Stephen Fry Quotes

Everyone does a style book, and I wanted to write a business book for people that didn't think they would like a business book.

To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business.

Twenty-eight years in business and you understand the importance of problem solving and the importance of efficiency, because if you don't become efficient, you don't run a business well, and you are out of business. And I think some of those principles could be applied to leadership in Washington.

I learned a lot from Jack Welch about how to run a business.

The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred things that you could be doing, and only five of those actually matter, and only one of them matters more than all of the rest of them combined. So figuring out there is a critical path thing to focus on and ignoring everything else is really important.

There are lots of women and lots of men in the business that the powers that be decide are the right people and they'll stand with them for quite a long time.

You generally hear that what a man doesn't know doesn't hurt him, but in business what a man doesn't know does hurt.

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

The Arena League is the best thing that could have happened to me because I get to run the whole process. I'm seeing not only the football side but the business side.

Governor Romney has a great business background. He is extremely well educated. He has several degrees from Harvard, including, you know, business and including a law degree.

Interestingly, a good undergraduate program does a lot of what an MBA does. I think a really good undergraduate program and some work experience is just about the equal of an MBA.

If a man can't manage his own life, he can't manage a business.

I was always fascinated by the decision-making process and the managerial process and just business in general.

Specialized management courses are useful but should come well after the complexity of management and business are understood.

Most professional women I know - myself included - long since gave up looking for a rulebook or a roadmap; we make it up as we go along. Every day presents a new choice, a new challenge, which makes long-term career planning seem like an especially abstract exercise.

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.

In a network situation, a vice president, while he's shaving, can decide your history.

Early in my career, I sometimes found it difficult to make the tough people decisions - I had to learn that. In business, you want to listen. You want to learn. You want to make sure you're not proceeding without information. But if you wait too long, you can actually hurt an organization even more.

I want to get my Masters in business.

When in 1969 I became publisher of the 'Washington Post' as well as president of the company, my plate was fuller than ever. I had partly worked myself into the job but not, except for rare occasions, taken hold. I had acquired some sense of business but still relied on others more than most company presidents did.

In politics, as in business, leadership is crucial.

My mission is to become part of Time Inc. and push the business forward.

My father was a middle manager at an oil company, but I never knew anything about his work. Whatever business acumen I have just got gleaned over the years.

What do you need to succeed in business? You need the ability to think critically and communicate, and those things you can get just as easily out of a philosophy degree.

If you're running an engineering or finance company, all companies depend on ideas and ingenuity. I think the principles of creative leadership apply everywhere, whether it's an advertising company or whether you're running a hospital.