"The U.S. tax code was written by A students. Every April 15, we have to pay somebody who got an A in accounting to keep ourselves from being sent to jail."
-- P. J. O'Rourke
"I feel like it's actually everybody's responsibility to use whatever platform they have to do good in the world, basically, and to try to make our society better, whether you're an accountant or an activist or an athlete or whatever it is. I think it's everybody's responsibility."
-- Megan Rapinoe
"When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone."
-- Magic Johnson
"Don't ever let your business get ahead of the financial side of your business. Accounting, accounting, accounting. Know your numbers."
-- Tilman J. Fertitta
"A satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all."
-- Michael LeBoeuf
"I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life."
-- Oprah Winfrey
"I believe that through knowledge and discipline, financial peace is possible for all of us."
-- Dave Ramsey
"And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy's sleeping? I'm working."
-- Will Smith
"The golden rule for every business man is this: 'Put yourself in your customer's place.'"
-- Orison Swett Marden
"There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else."
-- Sam Walton