business morality Quotes

Speeches by businessmen on social responsibility...may gain them kudos in the short run. But it helps to strengthen the already too prevalent view that the pursuit of profits is wicked.... There is one and only one social responsibility of business-to...engage in open and free competition without deception or fraud.

Don't steal; thou'lt never thus compete successfully in business. Cheat.

We mean to make little business big, and all business honest, instead of striving to make Big Business little, and yet letting it remain dishonest.

There is no reason why capitalists and entrepreneurs should be ashamed of earning profits.

In matters of business, no woman stops at integrity.

Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality.

I see no conflict whatsoever between Christianity and good business practices. People say you can't mix business with religion. I say there's no other way.

They [Standard Oil] had never played fair, and that ruined their greatness for me … the open disregard of decent ethical business practices by capitalists.

I have learned that the ethics of the so-called markets can be different from what we learn at school. In day-to-day life you have stimulus to behave unethically, but in the long term it always pays off to be ethical.

Business, that's easily defined - it's other people's money.

Whatever we want to think about American business - work hard, tell the truth, have morality - it's a myth. There's a lot of graft.

You cannot Adhere to the teachings of the church on Sunday and not apply them to the marketplace on Monday.

'Power Play' is a morality tale for our post-Enron world and - not incidentally - wildly entertaining. Nothing wrong with that.

It is by God's grace and provision that Hobby Lobby has endured. Therefore, we seek to honor God by operating the company in a manner consistent with biblical principles.

I believe fundamental honesty is the keystone of business.

In the business arena, the standard rules of morality don't apply. What we're really looking for is efficiency. It doesn't do anyone any good to be nice to the weak. In a certain sense, competition is inefficient.

I'm not an expert on Islam, but I think there are lots of noble religions whose basic principles could stand considerably more observation in the world of business.

American business needs more conscience, not less, whether from religious motivation like Hobby Lobby or from secular intentions.

It turns out that doing the right thing, treating people right, is also the right thing for the company.

It is probably safe to say that over a long period of time, political morality has been as high as business morality.

If a business is not ethical, it will fail, perhaps not right away but eventually.

A company's ethical behavior is ultimately triggered by some sense of caring. And care is a sense of closeness to someone or something. A company must bring value to whom or what it is close to.

We need to be clear when we venerate entrepreneurs what we are venerating. They are not moral leaders. If they were moral leaders, they wouldn't be great businessmen.

Just do this one thing: promise yourself you'll never deal underhanded to anybody. You'll be honest in all of your business dealings. That is hard. Conquer that one. Demand it of yourself. Demand a higher standard for yourself and your children and do it.

Most of the people I came across in the finance and business world were honest people, doing the best for their staff and for their family. But I encountered many who weren't.