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