A quotable reference for anyone interested in learning the ins and outs of business or starting their own.

More than one million people in the United States take the necessary steps to enroll in master’s of business programs every single year. These students learn the fundamentals required to eventually start their own businesses, carry on family businesses, or become CEOs of other people’s businesses.

The Big Book of Business Quotations, compiled and edited by journalist Johnnie Roberts, features advice, ideas, strategies, and secrets that helped make some of the most successful businesspeople in the world rich, famous, or both. These quotes will inspire and motivate any current or aspiring businessperson to achieve success.

“Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.” —Norman Schwarzkopf

“Business opportunities are like buses; there’s always another one coming.” —Richard Branson

“You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don’t do too many things wrong.” —Warren Buffett

“Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.” —Coco Chanel