List of Victor Kiam Quotes

You Should Think Of Your Customers As Partners, Or Better Still, Family.

What's Really Important In Life? Sitting On A Beach? Looking At Television Eight Hours A Day? I Think We Have To Appreciate That We're Alive For Only A Limited Period Of Time, And We'll Spend Most Of Our Lives Working.

The Closer You Get To Your Ultimate Customer, The More You Learn About Your Business.

A Negotiator Should Observe Everything. You Must Be Part Sherlock Holmes, Part Sigmund Freud.

Though Negotiations Are A Rough Game, You Should Never Allow Them To Become A Dirty Game. Once You've Agreed To A Deal, Don't Back Out Of It Unless The Other Party Fails To Deliver As Promised. Your Handshake Is Your Bond. As Far As I'm Concerned, A Handshake Is Worth More Than A Signed Contract. As An Entrepreneur, A Reputation For Integrity Is Your Most Valuable Commodity. If You Try To Put Something Over On Someone, It Will Come Back To Haunt You.

You Can Hype A Questionable Product For A Little While, But You'll Never Build An Enduring Business.

I Believe One Of The Most Important Priorities Is To Do Whatever We Do As Well As We Can.

You Can Only Govern Men By Serving Them. The Rule Is Without Exception.

Entrepreneurs Are Risk Takers, Willing To Roll The Dice With Their Money Or Reputation On The Line In Support Of An Idea Or Enterprise. They Willingly Assume Responsibility For The Success Or Failure Of A Venture And Are Answerable For All Its Facets.

I Liked The Shaver So Much, I Bought The Company.

An Entrepreneur Assumes The Risk And Is Dedicated And Committed To The Success Of Whatever He Or She Undertakes.

In Business, The Competition Will Bite You If You Keep Running; If You Stand Still, They Will Swallow You.