"Every business is there to make money, and making a record is business. This tends to be forgotten by many"

"Prestige is the shadow of money and power"

"Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each generation repeats the mistakes the previous one made"

"Law is not a profession at all, but rather a business service station and repair shop"

"A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it"

"Business is the salt of life"

"Architects are pretty much high-class whores. We can turn down projects the way they can turn down some clients, but we've both got to say yes to someone if we want to stay in business"

"You can't get rid of poverty by giving people money"

"Economy does not lie in sparing money, but in spending it wisely"

"I like Mr. Gorbachev, we can do business together"

"All lasting business is built on friendship"