Perspectives
Quotes Worth Keeping
A collection of perspectives on business, capital, and perseverance that inform the Tulsa DNA approach.
"Working capital shouldn't wait on government processing."
— Tulsa DNA
"Price is what you pay. Value is what you get."
— Warren Buffett
"Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing."
— Warren Buffett
"The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said."
— Peter Drucker
"There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs."
— Thomas Sowell
"I got my start by giving myself a start."
— Madam C. J. Walker
"Keep going, no matter what."
— Reginald F. Lewis
"Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production."
— Adam Smith
"Don't be intimidated by what you don't know. That can be your greatest strength."
— Sara Blakely
"The distance between number one and number two is always a constant. If you want to improve the organization, you have to improve yourself."
— Indra Nooyi
"Success doesn't come to you. You go to it."
— Cathy Hughes
"Dreams do come true, but not without help."
— Ursula Burns
"Never compromise who you are personally to become who you wish to be professionally."
— Janice Bryant Howroyd
"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much."
— Luke 16:10 (NIV)
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."
— Attributed to Maimonides
"I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man."
— Jay‑Z