Ninette de Valois Quotes

Valuable companies take decades to build.

You can't go into business thinking that success will come to you in just one or two years.

The good news about building a company during times like this is that the companies that do succeed are going to be extremely strong and resilient.

I can help someone grow their business 130% in 12 to 18 months only because I've done that with so many of my own and have faced so many challenges.

If we're building high quality companies, if the customers like the products, if the technology innovation is real, then the substance is going to win out in the end.

All of my businesses are profitable.

The most important thing for us is investing and making companies great, and then they have all the options they want, whether that's to go public or stay private.

Growing Ineos has been a lot of fun.

I built a great company, one of the - some of the most iconic assets in the world, $10 billion of net worth, more than $10 billion of net worth, and frankly, I had a great time doing it.

From the beginning... I wanted to build a company that could sustain not for two years or four years or even ten years but be something that really matters over time the way Amazon and Google and others have.

If I am right about the big picture, I will be rewarded for my patience.

I built my business, and WWE brought my business in. I want to be successful in my business and, in turn, make WWE successful.

Don't take shortcuts while building your company - keep trying for the best.

We are trying to build large, lasting businesses.

To keep the business going, you gotta keep it boomin'.

I'm the classic old-school entrepreneur that says let's build companies of lasting value.

Good startups usually take 10 years.

Whether it's marriage of business, patience is the first rule of success.

My work with Combate Americas, in particular, has been incredible because the company keeps growing at an incredible rate.

One of the most important aspects that feed a thriving economy is successful businesses, so the more startups that take off, the better the financial picture is for everyone.

It's exciting to be able to be part of the block and tackle of building a company from a smaller base.

My motivation at the moment is around knowing how it feels to turn a business around, and I can't wait to have that feeling again.

A season is not made in a week or two any more than a stellar game epitomizes greatness.

In Indian companies, people aren't too worried about the pace of growth as long as you're setting up a business which will survive for years.

We really must recover our financial performance and take Nintendo back into the position in the marketplace where it is well appreciated.