Millions of business people are each constantly forced to choose between their desire to not be a bad person and their desire to be a good business person, that is to say, to make as much money as they possibly can by maximizing their revenue while minimizing the cost of producing whatever it is that they sell.

Very few things make a fool feel smart better than negotiating.

For their never-ending endeavours to obtain or retain wealth, countries desperately need companies, because they—unlike most human beings—have the means of production, and human beings, because they—unlike all companies—have the means of reproduction.

We reduce the price of a product when we lack the skills, money, or patience to greatly increase the number of people who know about the product.

Most women sell sex; most of them just don’t take cash (nor do they each sell to more than one ‘client’ at a time).

Marketing is the art of washing one’s clean laundry in public.

All civilized wo/men are prostitutes: Some sell what's between their legs; the rest sell what's between their ears.

If we were rational enough to judge what we are fed based on what we are fed, those in the business of selling us hope (i.e., public speakers, presidents, priests, etc.) wouldn't wear suits.

A church service starts and ends with a prayer. A magazine starts and ends with an advert.