The point of decorating, as far as I can tell, is to create the background for the best life you can have.
You destroy the initiative of the working people if they don't feel they have a fighting chance to be a part of the American Dream.
It doesn't do much good to have a quality image, whether it's with the facility or whether it's with the merchandise, if you don't have real quality people taking care of your customers.
When employees are happy, they are your very best ambassadors.
You could raise the price of, say, a bottle of ketchup to $1. 03 instead of $1, and no one would know. Raising prices just 3% per product would add 50% to your pretax income. Why not do it? It's like heroin: You do a little and you want a little bit more. Raising prices is the easy way.
I think the biggest single thing that causes difficulty in the business world is the short-term view. We become obsessed with it. But it forces bad decisions.
It is improper for one person to take credit when it takes so many people to build a successful organization. When you try to be top dong, you don't create loyalty. It you can't give credit (and take blame), you will drown in you inability to inspire.
Let go of me or slow down," she demanded as she tried to keep pace with him. He slowed down. "I swear to God, you try the patience of a saint. " "You aren't a saint, Brodick, no matter what your mother might have told you.
I've seen and met angels wearing the disguise of ordinary people living ordinary lives.
I wish I had a typical workday. I struggle to get up at seven and almost always fail. I just try to get to my office as soon as I can, but it's always later than I would like.
[About her boyfriend Barrie] We kick each others asses. We give each other input every night.