Business Quotes

Small: I had learned many years ago in private business never to take responsibility without adequate authority and t
"I had learned many years ago in private business never to take responsibility without adequate authority; and the new Secretary of Defense, as budgets were sharply cut, quickly found that out"
Stuart Symington, Businessman
Small: I find too often in the wrestling business, you just wrestle, get to the hotel, make your money. Sometimes I h
Owen Hart
"I find too often in the wrestling business, you just wrestle, get to the hotel, make your money. Sometimes I have to stop and remind myself to enjoy my life and not just rush through"
Owen Hart, Entertainer
Small: Im trying to build a strong business. I want to create new stars, new shows and new products for my audience a
"I'm trying to build a strong business. I want to create new stars, new shows and new products for my audience and create a legacy that outlives me. There are so many other ways I want to reach women besides doing a talk show"
Tyra Banks, Model
Small: As far as Im concerned, Im now in the business of making spiritual records and using my voice for that purpose
"As far as I'm concerned, I'm now in the business of making spiritual records and using my voice for that purpose. I'm not going to be singing songs that I made in the past. I closed the door on that incarnation of Sinead O'Connor"
Sinead O'Connor, Musician
Small: Music and woman I cannot but give way to, whatever my business is
"Music and woman I cannot but give way to, whatever my business is"
Samuel Pepys, Writer
Small: But once you have some success in one style, the business wants to lock you in that vein forever
"But once you have some success in one style, the business wants to lock you in that vein forever"
Richard Marx, Musician
Small: Warren Spector is amazing, and his team is as good as any in the business. Shame to see all the revenues from
"Warren Spector is amazing, and his team is as good as any in the business. Shame to see all the revenues from their game entangled with all the madness of the Dallas office"
Mike Wilson
Small: We kinda look at this as the second or third chapter of our lives. After college, most people figure out what
Mary-Kate Olsen
"We kinda look at this as the second or third chapter of our lives. After college, most people figure out what they want to do with their lives. But we already know what we want to do in the future and that is to continue to further our business goals"
Mary-Kate Olsen, Actress
Small: Government is not show business
"Government is not show business"
Warren Beatty, Actor
Small: Part of the film business is, if you want an apple, you buy an apple
"Part of the film business is, if you want an apple, you buy an apple"
Jeffrey Jones, Actor
Small: No government is here forever. And there are other forces - the most potent force in our society, in fact, big
Jared Diamond
"No government is here forever. And there are other forces - the most potent force in our society, in fact, big business - doing good for the environment"
Jared Diamond, Author
Small: Well, were in show business, and I have been making a living in this business a long time and inevitably it me
"Well, we're in show business, and I have been making a living in this business a long time and inevitably it means taking what it is that you've done and hopefully you're showing it to a lot of people who like it"
Walter Hill, Director
Small: Which to this day is a source of enormous guilt, because I left with three classes to go in the business schoo
Tom Selleck
"Which to this day is a source of enormous guilt, because I left with three classes to go in the business school to sign a contract with 20th Century Fox"
Tom Selleck, Actor
Small: The left-leaning thinking that dominates the movie business follows a common liberal instinct to deny the spir
"The left-leaning thinking that dominates the movie business follows a common liberal instinct to deny the spiritual dimension to every problem, thereby profoundly compounding the difficulties"
Michael Medved, Journalist
Small: My parents were amazing people who had no business being together - and they knew it
"My parents were amazing people who had no business being together - and they knew it"
James Denton, Actor
Small: In this day and age when we do so much business in foreign trade, we need the ability to identify trace an ani
"In this day and age when we do so much business in foreign trade, we need the ability to identify trace an animal very quickly, identifying where it came from - where it has been, and where it is at today"
Mike Johanns, Politician
Small: I definitely hope to attend UCLA in a year, and major in business
Mila Kunis
"I definitely hope to attend UCLA in a year, and major in business"
Mila Kunis, Actress
Small: You see I dont like to be really too commercial about things but in this business youve just got to be commerc
"You see I don't like to be really too commercial about things but in this business you've just got to be commercial otherwise the films don't make money and you don't make films and as a long as a commodity is selling it's silly to kill it dead"
Peter Cushing, Actor
Small: I brought together experts from health care, business, academic institutions, and the community to develop a c
"I brought together experts from health care, business, academic institutions, and the community to develop a comprehensive blueprint for eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health care in the City of Boston"
Thomas Menino, Politician
Small: Im not in the business of becoming famous. And thats the advice I give to younger aspiring actors. Work onstag
Kristen Bell
"I'm not in the business of becoming famous. And that's the advice I give to younger aspiring actors. Work onstage and do the little roles. In the end it's not important to be seen. It's important to do. There's a lot of disappointment in this business, but my family keeps me grounded"
Kristen Bell, Actress
Small: And ours is a business that requires discipline and focus
Jim Cantalupo
"And ours is a business that requires discipline and focus"
Jim Cantalupo, Businessman
Small: Each one of us, and, indeed, all those who aspire to national leadership must bring their own visions, views a
"Each one of us, and, indeed, all those who aspire to national leadership must bring their own visions, views and styles to the business of reforming Nigeria, and the search for solutions"
Ibrahim Babangida, Statesman
Small: Ive never been in this business for the recognition or the awards. I just want to do good work, grab a decent
"I've never been in this business for the recognition or the awards. I just want to do good work, grab a decent paycheck, and move onto the next job"
William Petersen, Actor
Small: Not a tenth of us who are in business are doing as well as we could if we merely followed the principles that
"Not a tenth of us who are in business are doing as well as we could if we merely followed the principles that were known to our grandfathers"
William Feather, Author
Small: We live in the moment now where this whole movie business is crazy
"We live in the moment now where this whole movie business is crazy"
Javier Bardem, Actor
Small: We have grown used to money. The handling, the increase of it, is the chief business of life now with most of
"We have grown used to money. The handling, the increase of it, is the chief business of life now with most of us"
Rebecca H. Davis
Small: I never knew any Jews until I got into show business. Ive found them to be real smart and good workers
Loretta Lynn
"I never knew any Jews until I got into show business. I've found them to be real smart and good workers"
Loretta Lynn, Musician
Small: When youre doing that you lose your focus on the discipline of the business, and how you train people at Hambu
Jim Cantalupo
"When you're doing that you lose your focus on the discipline of the business, and how you train people at Hamburger University, and everybody gets on a bigger, different vision, and they're not on the same page"
Jim Cantalupo, Businessman
Small: Ronald has had bicycle safety and safety in the home. Yes, Ronald is McDonalds, second most recognised figure
Jim Cantalupo
"Ronald has had bicycle safety and safety in the home. Yes, Ronald is McDonald's, second most recognised figure after Santa Claus, and there's an element of obviously benefiting your business"
Jim Cantalupo, Businessman
Small: The business always gets in the way of basketball
Jason Kidd
"The business always gets in the way of basketball"
Jason Kidd, Athlete
Small: Businesses who are members of Businesses for Social Responsibility or the Social Venture Network are internali
"Businesses who are members of Businesses for Social Responsibility or the Social Venture Network are internalizing costs on a voluntary basis and therefore raising their costs of doing business, but their competitors are not required to"
Paul Hawken, Environmentalist
Small: We were not given any statistics as to how many records were pressed on the blue label. I used to ask Bob Shad
"We were not given any statistics as to how many records were pressed on the blue label. I used to ask Bob Shad how we were going to get paid from record sales and what I got for an answer was not to worry about the business end of the deal"
Phil Harris, Musician
Small: When youre in the news business, you always expect the unexpected
"When you're in the news business, you always expect the unexpected"
Helen Thomas, Journalist
Small: Well, I see myself in the same business but a lot more successful and doing more movies maybe behind the camer
Matthew McGrory
"Well, I see myself in the same business but a lot more successful and doing more movies maybe behind the camera. I plan to do some growing in this industry and take it as far as I can"
Matthew McGrory, Actor
Small: They all went into the bar business. Which was a mistake, because they began to sip at the merchandise and it
"They all went into the bar business. Which was a mistake, because they began to sip at the merchandise and it set them back, set us all back. Well, them more than I"
Frank McCourt, Author
Small: A lot of people say Id miss show business if I quit. Id miss some of it. Now its the only life I know
Loretta Lynn
"A lot of people say I'd miss show business if I quit. I'd miss some of it. Now it's the only life I know"
Loretta Lynn, Musician
Small: We will probably always be in business together
Mary-Kate Olsen
"We will probably always be in business together"
Mary-Kate Olsen, Actress
Small: Professional sports is a business
"Professional sports is a business"
Lynn Swann, Athlete
Small: That folk music led to learning to play, and making things up led to what turns out to be the most lucrative p
Jackson Browne
"That folk music led to learning to play, and making things up led to what turns out to be the most lucrative part of the music business - writing, because you get paid every time that song gets played"
Jackson Browne, Musician
Small: Thats the ultimate gratification in any business situation - do customers buy the product? And do they use it
Jim Barksdale
"That's the ultimate gratification in any business situation - do customers buy the product? And do they use it and do they come back and buy more of it?"
Jim Barksdale, Businessman
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