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I grew up in a household where I learned five things from my old man. You know what they were? You're no good. You're a failure. You're not going to amount to anything. Don't trust nobody, and don't tell nobody your business. When I lost to Larry Holmes in 1982, I felt all five of those things smacked me right across the face.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Across Amount Anything Business Face Failure Felt Five Going Good Grew Holmes Household Know Larry Learned Lost Man Me Nobody Old Old Man Right Tell Things Those Trust Up Were Where You Your

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There is no Internet business in furniture or bedding. Zero - practically in the world.

~Gerry Harvey

Topics: Business Furniture Internet Practically World Zero

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I'm probably not your typical business person in many ways. I don't wear a suit. I don't carry a briefcase. I don't wear a tie. I'm fairly casual. I haven't got a big office, and it's in a very ordinary part of town. I'd much prefer to downplay than impress.

~Gerry Harvey

Topics: Big Business Carry Casual Fairly Got Impress Many Much Office Ordinary Part Person Prefer Suit Than Tie Town Typical Very Ways Wear Your

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I know people like myself where we've got resorts, or we're in the hospitality business, and we just can't make money because you're paying someone minimum $42 per hour or something on a Sunday.

~Gerry Harvey

Topics: Because Business Got Hospitality Hour Just Know Like Make Minimum Money Myself Paying People Per Someone Something Sunday Where You

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As a retailer, we want everyone out there to earn more money, but then if you're running a business, and we can't make money because the wages are too high, that's a problem.

~Gerry Harvey

Topics: Because Business Earn Everyone High Make Money More Out Problem Running Then Too Wages Want You

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I'll be amazed in my lifetime if my business gets to being 5 per cent online.

~Gerry Harvey

Topics: Amazed Being Business Cent Gets Lifetime Online Per

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The cost to do business in Australia is higher, and the lack of scale is a part of that - Australia is a very small market compared to the U.S.

~Gerry Harvey

Topics: Australia Business Compared Cost Higher Lack Market Part Scale Small Very

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I would think that most of the online business will be conducted by traditional retailers and that over 90 per cent of the e-retailers will, in fact, all go out of business.

~Gerry Harvey

Topics: Business Cent Fact Go In Fact Most Online Out Over Per Think Traditional Will Would

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I have almost no interest in quarterly reports. Running a business or investing in a business based on quarterly earnings doesn't make any sense at all to me.

~Gerry Schwartz

Topics: Almost Any Based Business Earnings Interest Investing Make Me No Interest Reports Running Sense

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A lot of what I do is running businesses rather than buying stocks. My worst decision is probably when I know I have the wrong chief executive running the business, and I keep on waiting to make the difficult decision of replacing him.

~Gerry Schwartz

Topics: Business Businesses Buying Chief Chief Executive Decision Difficult Executive Him Keep Know Lot Make Rather Replacing Running Stocks Than Waiting Worst Wrong

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