Business Caution Quotes

What happens during recessions, is you have less windfalls just helping you cover mistakes. You have to be more careful about not making mistakes.

The mechanism of modern business is so delicate that extreme care must be taken not to interfere with it in a spirit of rashness or ignorance. Many of those who have made it their vocation to denounce the great industrial combinations which are popularly, although with technical inaccuracy, known as "trusts," appeal especially to hatred and fear. These are precisely the two emotions, particularly when combined with ignorance, which unfit men for the exercise of cool and steady judgment..

Never ever do business with the government. Be in love with them, never marry them.

Learn as many mistakes and what not to do while your business or product is small. Don't be in such a hurry to grow your brand. Make sure that you and the market can sustain any bumps that may occur down the road.

I think the responsibility of running a huge business, which happens if you become a successful designer, probably makes you more careful.

One of the things I've had the advantage of, growing up and being close to the top management of this company and other companies for most of my life, is seeing how CEOs start to believe in their own infallibility. And that really scares me.

Edelman maintains a very conservative balance sheet. We do small acquisitions. This helps me sleep well at night.

The responsible choice? Steer clear of business with Iran.

I'm a conservative businesswoman in a way because I try not to invest too much to the point that if things go bad, I'd lose a lot.