Welcome to Businessman Quotes – your source of inspiration and motivation for the world of business and entrepreneurship. In the dynamic and ever-evolving realm of commerce, the wisdom and insights of successful businessmen and women can provide invaluable guidance and encouragement. Whether you’re a seasoned entrepreneur seeking fresh perspectives or someone just starting on their business journey, this page is designed to ignite your entrepreneurial spirit and drive. Below, you will find a curated collection of powerful quotes from accomplished business leaders, innovators, and visionaries. Feel free to use these quotes to fuel your own entrepreneurial endeavors, whether by sharing them on social media, incorporating them into your presentations, or simply finding daily inspiration in their words. Discover the wisdom of those who have blazed the trail in the world of business and let their insights inspire you to reach new heights in your own professional endeavors.
Anti-intellectualism has long been the anti-Semitism of the businessman. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
I’m not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money. John Dalberg-Acton
My father was so much more than an accomplished businessman. Gordon Getty
My brother, a businessman, is the main cook in his home and my sister teaches cookery. Good food and good music were the mainstays of my childhood. Ainsley Harriott
I had the most reversed education possible. Every parent wants their son to be a businessman, respectable – me, it was the opposite. When I had an artist career my mum was like, ‘Oh finally, I’m proud of you!’ David Guetta
When did it become a problem to be a small businessman and become successful? The small businessman – like my father, or like me? Glenn Beck
Whenever a Gujarati or Sikh businessman comes to a Republican event, it begins with an appeal to Jesus Christ. While the Democrats are really good at making the outsider feel at home, the Republicans make little or no effort. Dinesh D’Souza
Every time you cut programs, you take away a person who has a vested interest in high taxes and you put him on the tax rolls and make him a taxpayer. A farmer on subsidies is part welfare bum, whereas a free-market farmer is a small businessman with a gun. Grover Norquist
I’m a businessman and actor and I still make appearances. Carl Lewis
My father is a businessman, and my mother is a schoolteacher. Kangana Ranaut
Even as a kid, I was a businessman. I figured out that if you plucked all the berries off my neighbor’s tree and smashed them up, they made a Nickelodeon Gak-type consistency. I sold them to all the neighborhood kids and made stacks of quarters. Of course, the berries were poisonous, and I got in all types of trouble. Adam DeVine
My strengths as a businessman lie in the design and sale of women’s shoes, and I have never been comfortable with complicated or technical legal or business documents. Steve Madden
Economics comes easily to me, and we all seek out what we do well in life. I had in mind becoming a businessman. And I was good at logic and reasoning; figures were comfortable inside my head. Merlin Olsen
I’m not sure I really am an entrepreneur. I’m not much of a businessman. I know I’m not a marketing guy. I do have an entrepreneurial lineage, though. John C. Bogle
These days I’m pretty much a businessman. Wellington Mara
Kennedy said that if we had nuclear war we’d kill 300 million people in the first hour. McNamara, who is a good businessman and likes to save, says it would be only 200 million. Norman Thomas
I’m not a public official. I’m a businessman, I’m a builder, I’m a planner. Donald Bren
My dad was a very conservative Republican businessman, so obviously I considered it a problem when I realized I was a lesbian. Catherine Opie
My own dreams fortunately came true in this great state. I became Mr. Universe; I became a successful businessman. And even though some people say I still speak with a slight accent, I have reached the top of the acting profession. Arnold Schwarzenegger
My father, Abe, was a small businessman. For 32 years, he ran an exterminating company. That may explain why our family always associated the smell of roach spray with love. Chuck Schumer
I don’t think I’m a very good businessman. I act too much with my heart. Pele
To distract from the president’s disappointing record, Team Obama has decided to base their entire campaign on attacking the private sector and Mitt Romney’s career as a successful businessman. Reince Priebus
I’m an entrepreneur, a businessman. I’ve got a lot of money, and that doesn’t go very well with the whole ‘starving artist in a garret’ routine. Felix Dennis
I think ‘G.I. Joe’ is a perfect example of how I’m the world’s worst businessman. If I were smart, I’d be writing ‘World War Z Part 12’, but I have to go where the muse leads, and I’ve always been a huge ‘G.I. Joe’ fan. I always wanted to know more about these characters, these little plastic figures I played with as a kid. Max Brooks
After a while, you want to sell a lot of records, win awards and touch as many people as you can, but you have to secure the foundation with your family. I’m a family man, but I’m a businessman, too. Anthony Hamilton
Dad loves my stuff. No matter how many times my voice cracks or I miss a tap, he doesn’t care. He’s like some businessman making it to his kid’s recital. Peter DeLuise
You’ve got to admire Sir Richard Branson. He is a completely different style of businessman to me, but you have got to admire what he has achieved. Alan Sugar
I’m not a businessman. James Dyson
The suit does not represent the businessman anymore. Nor does the loud shirt represent the rock star. The same man can now wear both. Donatella Versace
Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman. George Soros
I used to be focused on being the dopest rapper in the game, and then once that became what I was, I wanted something different, and I wanted to become the best businessman in the game. I wanted to learn how to master the business like I mastered the rap. Snoop Dogg
Mitt Romney is a businessman, a turnaround artist, a CEO. That is who he is. The former governor has experience in the public and private sector. Mark McKinnon
But the person who scored well on an SAT will not necessarily be the best doctor or the best lawyer or the best businessman. These tests do not measure character, leadership, creativity, perseverance. William Julius Wilson
We as voters, have long hoped that we would get a businessman instead of a politician in order to help fix America’s problems. Well, I am that businessman. Herman Cain
The businessman says ‘If I don’t do it first, somebody else will.’ The artist says ‘If I don’t do it first, nobody else will.’ LeRoy Neiman
I’m proud of the fact that besides being known as a successful former football player, I’ve also worked hard to establish myself as a successful businessman, network broadcaster, sports & entertainment executive and philanthropist. Warren Moon
I was about to get a degree in economics when I accepted that I’d be a lousy businessman, and if I didn’t give acting a try I’d regret it for the rest of my life. Peter Gallagher
I was born and brought up in South Mumbai. My father, Jagdeep, is a businessman and a Sindhi. My mother is half Brit and half Muslim. I am thus a cocktail of mixed blood. From the time I remember, I wanted to be an actress. Kiara Advani
I like to read first thing in the morning. I’m addicted to the Kindle. I read a lot of business books, because I feel like I should figure out how to be a real businessman before someone figures out that I’m not one. I really enjoy reading classics as well, which I try to work in once every two months. Matt Mullenweg
Taxpayers need a businessman who knows how to create jobs, cut costs and balance budgets. Rick Scott
A businessman admits that he ‘let go’ an employee because he was a Sunni Muslim. You simply have to look after yourself, he explains. I am shocked, like a good Westerner should be. Robert Fisk
I’m sorry: I’m a businessman. I’m not a politician. Doug Ford
Later, at Stanford University, I thought I’d become a lawyer or businessman, but my father came to me and said he thought there was a big future in the fine-wine business. Robert Mondavi
‘Intrigue: Murder In The Lucky Holiday Hotel’ is a podcast put together by the BBC’s Carrie Gracie that investigates the story behind the death of British businessman Neil Heywood in the Chinese city of Chongqing in 2011. David Hepworth
I just wanted to be a businessman, and to me, the best way to understand business was to be an accountant. Aubrey McClendon
I honestly believe that there’s an element in this country, in our politics, that does not want to see a businessman succeed at getting the nomination for the Republican party, and does not want me to succeed at becoming President of the United States of America. Herman Cain
I’m not a TV guy. I’m a restaurant chef and a businessman. Emeril Lagasse
I’m not a good Samaritan, I’m a businessman… The goal is to read and react. If we sign an artist that has potential for a shelf life way out in the distance, then we’ll stay. But if not, then we won’t. L.A. Reid
I’m a hard-nosed businessman, that if a company is paying its way, increasing profits for thirty-odd consecutive years, you don’t put it into receivership. Sean Quinn
I’m a businessman not a criminal. I make records and I’m not into that game. Mark Morrison
There are many questions, but I cannot answer because I’m not a businessman, I am a climber. Anatoli Boukreev
I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you’re a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, you’ll win – if you don’t, you won’t. Caitlyn Jenner
People often get the wrong impression of Mick. The clever businessman is just one side of Mick. The other side is the same as the rest of us, a true rocker! Ronnie Wood
My grandfather was a very successful businessman. He started off as an engineer, but moved to sales to management to executive over a long career. For a while, before I was born, he was the CEO of an oil and gas exploration company. Hank Green
The moment is ripe for an experienced businessman to talk practical, prudent economics to the electorate – which is why Mitt Romney’s political fortunes are steadily being resurrected from the grave. Camille Paglia
A good businessman never makes a contract unless he’s sure he can carry it through, yet every fool on earth is perfectly willing to sign a marriage contract without considering whether he can live up to it or not. Dalton Trumbo
It’s different when you become a professional, because you also have to become a businessman, and that takes something away from it. Sugar Ray Leonard
I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day. Magic Johnson
My mum is a bit unconventional; she’s outdoorsy and has more of an emotional intelligence, whereas my dad is pragmatic; he’s a businessman. Tamsin Egerton
Any businessman will tell you that transportation is fundamental to success. John Hickenlooper
Germany’s Angela Merkel exudes an atmosphere of elderly exhaustion and pooped-out pessimism. Britain’s David Cameron, though by nature exuberant, feels he has to look and sound glum. And France’s leader, Francois Hollande, seems determined to drive every successful businessman out of the country. Paul Johnson
I respect Georges St. Pierre as a businessman and an athlete. I don’t have anything against him personally. But he’s not the kind of fighter I like watching. Ronda Rousey
Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone. Sigmund Freud
Until he lost all his money, my father was a successful north London Jewish businessman. He was unusual among his immediate family in that he was enormously cultured and had an incredible library. Anthony Horowitz
The most successful businessman is the man who holds onto the old just as long as it is good, and grabs the new just as soon as it is better. Lee Iacocca
Oh, I was never a businessman. I was a visionary, a dreamer. Jim Bakker
I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now. Magic Johnson
As a businessman, if you ask me what I’m proud of, I’m proud of the fact that I made $250 billion under my watch as CEO. Steve Ballmer
Donald Trump is a good businessman, and I say that because he made a lot of money, so he got to be. As far as his presidency, I ain’t pay no attention to him and what he been doing in office. Tee Grizzley
I think one of my biggest attributes as a person and a businessman in wrestling is I’m very self-aware. There’s a reason why I like all of the negative comments on social media. It’s because I’m not delusional about my skillset, about my consistency and what I have to offer. Cody Rhodes
I have also just finished three weeks on a soap opera in England. The soap opera is a rather famous one called Crossroads. It was first on television 25 years ago, and it has recently been brought back. I play the part of a businessman called David Wheeler. Jeremy Bulloch
I’ve always wanted to be a businessman. No other ambitions – I just wanted to be in business, even when I was a child in Fujian province, south China. Henry Sy
A businessman is a hybrid of a dancer and a calculator. Paul Valery
I was a fan first; then I became a wrestler, then a promoter, then a businessman and everything that goes with it – marketing, merchandise, licensing, legal, everything. But I’ve always enjoyed it. Jeff Jarrett
I tell people to look at me and understand that everybody first told me that I couldn’t be a 6-foot, 9-inch point guard, and I proved them wrong. Then they told me I couldn’t be a businessman and make money in urban America, and I proved them wrong. And they thought I couldn’t win all these championships, and I proved them wrong there as well. Magic Johnson
If we can put together a Mexican businessman and a U.S. businessman, they will find a way to do more business. Vicente Fox
If I really treated business like a businessman, I wouldn’t have done what I have done – opposing China. No businessman in their right mind would do this because you know that there will be repercussions. Jimmy Lai
Since childhood, my mind was wired like that. My mindset was I want to be a businessman. Zaza Pachulia
I appear wild on the outside, but I’m a conservative businessman. Donny Deutsch
There’s so much that I want to do. I feel like I’m the Magic Johnson of rap. You know, Magic was great on the basketball court, but he’s bigger as a businessman. Snoop Dogg
I was the first businessman to say, ‘You should give tax benefit to only small companies. You should say your profits are exempt to a limit of Rs. 50 crore or so, but beyond that, you should pay taxes.’ I have been arguing with successive finance ministers on this. N. R. Narayana Murthy
I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me. John Cleese
If a woman gets tough in negotiations, she’s difficult, whereas a man would be considered a brilliant businessman. Tamara Mellon
I am not a politician. I’m an American businessman and entrepreneur that have built two businesses, and I try to play it straight with people. Anthony Scaramucci
Disney made a fortune out of inventing the businessman’s idea of the imaginary as the contradictory of the businessman’s idea of the real. David Antin
And no again: My studio is not a first or any step toward becoming any type of businessman on my part. Billy Sheehan
First of all I would make about 80% of the people law-abiding citizens again. The policy which is carried out now makes every entrepreneur and businessman a thief against his own will. Aleksandr Lebed
If you are a businessman or a politician in Iran, you can get a visa as quickly as you ask for it. Abbas Kiarostami
The underwater businessman philosopher Andrew Ryan was BioShock’s unforgettable villain. Tom Bissell
I was forced to be an artist and a CEO from the beginning, so I was forced to be like a businessman because when I was trying to get a record deal, it was so hard to get a record deal on my own that it was either give up or create my own company. Jay-Z
I will certainly not join politics. I would like to be remembered as a clean businessman who has not partaken in any twists and turns beneath the surface, and one who has been reasonably successful. Ratan Tata
At 25, I made many companies. I was thinking more like a businessman or entrepreneur than a CEO. I created many companies, small companies, medium companies. I tried to be involved in many kinds of activities, in finance, in real estate, in mining. Carlos Slim
A businessman is the only man who is forever apologizing for his occupation. Gilbert K. Chesterton
I’m not a businessman, so I don’t know how to solve the problems of the recording industry. Joshua Bell
One thing I always say is being a great chef today is not enough – you have to be a great businessman. Wolfgang Puck
I studied Japanese language and culture in college and graduate school, and afterward went to work in Tokyo, where I met a young man whose father was a famous businessman and whose mother was a geisha. He and I never discussed his parentage, which was an open secret, but it fascinated me. Arthur Golden
The small businessman is smart; he realizes there’s no free lunch. On the other hand, he knows where to go to get a good inexpensive sandwich. Adam Osborne
He’s a family man and a businessman. He spent his career building successful companies. Then, he saved the 2002 Olympics and brought pride to our nation. As governor, he balanced the budget, cut taxes, and created jobs. The president America needs is Mitt Romney! Reince Priebus
Sometimes I have to pause to make the distinction between Ben the teenager and Ben the businessman. Ben Casnocha
I come from a really big family, my father was a businessman and what he always instilled in us was to be your own boss. My father built up his business, and he was by no means a rich man, but he figured out how to work four-and-a-half days a week. Tony Shalhoub
