Business Quotes

Small: If you cant pay for a thing, dont buy it. If you cant get paid for it, dont sell it. Do this, and you will hav
"If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't sell it. Do this, and you will have calm and drowsy nights, with all of the good business you have now and none of the bad. If you have time, don't wait for time"
Ernst Fischer, Writer
Small: You know, the music business is like the Lotto. Just put your numbers down and sometimes they hit, and sometim
"You know, the music business is like the Lotto. Just put your numbers down and sometimes they hit, and sometimes they don't. There's just no rhyme or reason"
Barry McGuire, Musician
Small: Im someone who loves to enjoy life and tries to focus on real things and real friendships. Thats why I live ve
"I'm someone who loves to enjoy life and tries to focus on real things and real friendships. That's why I live very simply. I'm a jeans and T-shirt kind of girl. I don't spend much time fixing myself up or trying to look cool. I live like a normal person and even though I'm in a very high-profile business, I really don't let it affect the way I live"
Cameron Diaz, Actress
Small: All I wanted was to be big, to be in show business and to travel... and thats what Ive been doing all my life
"All I wanted was to be big, to be in show business and to travel... and that's what I've been doing all my life"
Count Basie, Musician
Small: Television is more of a business. You cant take as many risks, because theres so many channels now, and the ad
"Television is more of a business. You can't take as many risks, because there's so many channels now, and the advertising's dropping"
Dana Delany, Actress
Small: I remember when I first started in the business, I lost a lot of friends. Some were jealous, some were annoyed
Amber Tamblyn
"I remember when I first started in the business, I lost a lot of friends. Some were jealous, some were annoyed at the fact that I was an actress"
Amber Tamblyn, Actress
Small: A business like an automobile, has to be driven, in order to get results
"A business like an automobile, has to be driven, in order to get results"
B. C. Forbes, Journalist
Small: I believe fundamental honesty is the keystone of business
"I believe fundamental honesty is the keystone of business"
Harvey S. Firestone, Businessman
Small: Winning in my business is everything
"Winning in my business is everything"
Al Unser, Athlete
Small: The music business used to carry a certain amount of brotherly love, but it isnt that way now
"The music business used to carry a certain amount of brotherly love, but it isn't that way now"
Jimmy Rushing, Musician
Small: A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its own corruption and decay
"A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its own corruption and decay"
Amos Bronson Alcott, Educator
Small: Theres not a single business model, and theres not a single type of electronic content. There are really a lot
"There's not a single business model, and there's not a single type of electronic content. There are really a lot of opportunities and a lot of options and we just have to discover all of them"
Tim O'Reilly
Small: I dont have a problem with fame. I got into this business intending to be very successful, but I wanted it to
"I don't have a problem with fame. I got into this business intending to be very successful, but I wanted it to be at my price"
Jason Patric, Actor
Small: After being in the business for such a long time, Ive done everything but rodeo and porno
Bea Arthur
"After being in the business for such a long time, I've done everything but rodeo and porno"
Bea Arthur, Actress
Small: If your business keeps you so busy that you have no time for anything else, there must be something wrong, eit
William J. H. Boetcker
"If your business keeps you so busy that you have no time for anything else, there must be something wrong, either with you or with your business"
William J. H. Boetcker, Clergyman
Small: Los Angeles and New York are the big centers of the music industry worldwide so of course it can be hard for n
Ville Valo
"Los Angeles and New York are the big centers of the music industry worldwide so of course it can be hard for newcomers who don't know what to expect from the music business"
Ville Valo, Musician
Small: Compared to what they were, rock concerts now are like business meetings
"Compared to what they were, rock concerts now are like business meetings"
Paul Kantner, Musician
Small: If we want to secure the best jobs in the future, we must make America the best place in the world to do busin
"If we want to secure the best jobs in the future, we must make America the best place in the world to do business"
Jim DeMint, Politician
Small: The collective energy of everyone is what really made Business 2.0 exciting
"The collective energy of everyone is what really made Business 2.0 exciting"
James Daly, Actor
Small: I still believe that the mission of Business 2.0 is very strong, very fundamental, and were really at the begi
"I still believe that the mission of Business 2.0 is very strong, very fundamental, and we're really at the beginning of where they're going to take us"
James Daly, Actor
Small: Theres no business like show business
"There's no business like show business"
Irving Berlin, Musician
Small: I started in this business on soap operas
"I started in this business on soap operas"
Lauren Holly, Actress
Small: Our business is about technology, yes. But its also about operations and customer relationships
"Our business is about technology, yes. But it's also about operations and customer relationships"
Michael Dell, Businessman
Small: I tried to look presentable for a show, but not for sexual attraction. It was strictly for show business
"I tried to look presentable for a show, but not for sexual attraction. It was strictly for show business"
Little Richard, Musician
Small: I guess that my life has been a series of flukes in the record business. The first thing I ever did was the bi
"I guess that my life has been a series of flukes in the record business. The first thing I ever did was the biggest record that I'll ever have"
Alex Chilton, Musician
Small: The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation
Pierre Trudeau
"The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation"
Pierre Trudeau, Statesman
Small: I was well aware of the fact that once you appeared in Doctor Who as something else, you were ruled out for th
"I was well aware of the fact that once you appeared in Doctor Who as something else, you were ruled out for the part of the Doctor: that was a kind of well known thing in the business"
Colin Baker, Actor
Small: I believe some people in this business suffer from fame because they behave in a famous fashion
"I believe some people in this business suffer from fame because they behave in a famous fashion"
Stephen Rea, Actor
Small: Regulation is strangling businesses of all sizes in California, and weve got to streamline regulation so its e
"Regulation is strangling businesses of all sizes in California, and we've got to streamline regulation so it's easy, not hard, to do business"
Meg Whitman, Businessman
Small: Thanks be to God. Since my leaving the drinking of wine, I do find myself much better, and do mind my business
"Thanks be to God. Since my leaving the drinking of wine, I do find myself much better, and do mind my business better, and do spend less money, and less time lost in idle company"
Samuel Pepys, Writer
Small: If you have ideas, you have the main asset you need, and there isnt any limit to what you can do with your bus
"If you have ideas, you have the main asset you need, and there isn't any limit to what you can do with your business and your life. Ideas are any man's greatest asset"
Harvey S. Firestone, Businessman
Small: I think that focusing on the money, on the business, is not enough
Sergei Bubka
"I think that focusing on the money, on the business, is not enough"
Sergei Bubka, Athlete
Small: Only a monopolist could study a business and ruin it by giving away products
Scott McNealy
"Only a monopolist could study a business and ruin it by giving away products"
Scott McNealy, Businessman
Small: Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves
"Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves"
E. Joseph Cossman, Businessman
Small: Young people in the business have grown up and made the wrong decisions, or bad decisions, and havent been goo
Justin Bieber
"Young people in the business have grown up and made the wrong decisions, or bad decisions, and haven't been good role models. To be someone that people look up to is important to me"
Justin Bieber, Musician
Small: You know, the funny thing about Lorne and that show is that, you can go over one million things, but in a busi
"You know, the funny thing about Lorne and that show is that, you can go over one million things, but in a business of bean counters, he still likes to laugh at small things and creates a show around it"
Colin Quinn, Comedian
Small: We need comprehensive reform that will make America the best place in the world to invest and do business
"We need comprehensive reform that will make America the best place in the world to invest and do business"
Jim DeMint, Politician
Small: If I could create one job in the private sector by helping to grow a business, that would be one more than Con
"If I could create one job in the private sector by helping to grow a business, that would be one more than Congress has created in the last six months"
Evan Bayh, Politician
Small: The people on the business side in the music business are kind of different from the theatre business.
"The people on the business side in the music business are kind of different from the theatre business. I think it's partly because there are different pressures on the industries"
Tim Curry, Actor
Small: I think thats exactly what Silicon Valley was all about in those days. Lets do a startup in our parents garage
"I think that's exactly what Silicon Valley was all about in those days. Let's do a startup in our parents' garage and try to create a business"
Walter Isaacson, Writer
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