Glen Bell Quotes

101 Glen Bell Quotes

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[Recipes for success #36.] Control your growth, or it will control you.
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[Recipes for success #37.] Challenge employees to recognize problems. Reward employees who generate solutions.
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[Recipes for success #38.] Employees’ enthusiasm is essential to success.
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[Recipes for success #39.] Be generous and open.
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[Recipes for success #40.] Find people who know things you don’t.
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[Recipes for success #41.] Attracting good employees is a skill in itself.
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[Recipes for success #42.] Develop a ‘never quit’ attitude.
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[Recipes for success #43.] Smart investors know the difference between a fad and an idea whose time has come.
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[Recipes for success #44.] Wealth shouldn’t change your values, but it does give you freedom to pursue your dreams.
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[Recipes for success #45.] Be on the lookout for people and ideas that inspire you.
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[Recipes for success #46.] We’re fortunate we live in a country in which anyone, with hard work, persistence, and determination, can become a millionaire.
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[Recipes for success #47.] If you give people money when they’ve done nothing to earn it, you create dependence and rob them of their pride.
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[Recipes for success #48.] Use your ideas and resources to benefit others.
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[Recipes for success #49.] The best time to sell a business is when it’s doing well.
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[Recipes for success #50.] Sell to a stable, growing company you can count on to continue what you started.
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[Recipes for success #51.] Consider trading your ownership of your business for stock in the one that buys it.
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[Recipes for success #52.] Your quality of life depends on your attitude.
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[Recipes for success #53.] A dream is a valuable possession.
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[Recipes for success #54.] Value people who aren’t afraid to tell you the truth.
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[Recipes for success #55.] The greater your hands-on participation in giving, the more rewarding the experience.
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[Recipes for success #56.] Support organizations that encourage initiative in children.
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[Recipes for success #57.] When you accept the honor of being a role model, you also accept the responsibility.
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[Recipes for success #58.] Money is not a goal in itself but a means to an end.
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[Recipes for success #59.] Regardless of your circumstances, you can positively impact other people.
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[Recipes for success #60.] A young man’s goal should be to have no regrets when he is old.
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One thing that makes people magnificent is their ability to dream.
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Your imagination can… show you what seemed impossible - an absolute reality.
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When people know that you’ll keep your mouth shut, they’re more likely to confide in you.
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Reach inside yourself…
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I never closed when there was a customer waiting.
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I always smile when I hear people say that they never had a taco until Taco Bell came to town.
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We changed the eating habits of the entire country.
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I wasn't afraid of going broke as I had already been there.
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[At the age of 5.] When I grow up, I want to be a businessman like my grandpa.
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[At the age of 18.] I imagined some day I might have a little food stand.
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I’ve always been on the quiet side. Some believe that’s a liability in business, but I’ve always found it to be an asset. When people know that you’ll keep your mouth shut, they’re more likely to confide in you. And when you listen instead of talk, you learn.
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[On his childhood talking about poverty and adversity.] My mother made our clothes from feedsacks. We children picked flowers and sold them door to door. It’s tempting to blame circumstances for your problems. But it’s a waste of time. Reach inside yourself – you’ll come up with ways to cope. And you’ll also take pride in meeting the challenge.
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[During World War II.] You would think that serving food to Generals in Guadalcanal wouldn’t have much relevance later on, but it taught me to estimate how much food was needed based on the number of people served. That knowledge gave me confidence to start a restaurant. Even menial work has lessons that you can build on, if you look at them and put them to use.
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In the early days I never closed when there was a customer waiting. Even though I had put in 12 hours and was eager to go home, one happy customer is worth his weight in gold. He’ll tell two other people about you and those two people will tell two others and so on.
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I enjoyed conceptualizing the business, getting it started and watching it’s positive impact on customers, employees and franchisees. But I’m an entrepreneur – not an administrator. Taco Bell prospered because I recognized my limitations, hired professional managers to make up for them, and knew when to let go.
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