Business Quotes

"Buzz and the right publicist are not only important but crucial in show business"

"I wouldn't be in a legitimate business for all the money in the world"

"The People in this Town began to inquire my Business, and because I did not readily inform them, they began to suspect me, and said, that I was come to settle the Indian's Land and they knew I should never go Home again Safe"

Christopher Gist, Explorer

"But certainly the laser proved to be what I realized it was going to be. At that moment in my life I was too ignorant in business law to be able to do it right, and if I did it over again probably the same damn thing would happen"

Gordon Gould, Physicist

"I think the show has sort of given me a name in this business and allowed a lot of people the opportunity to see what I can do, and it's just sort of like a sweet starting point"

Shiri Appleby, Actress

"I think of these things as obstacles rather than opportunities, because if they were opportunities it means I actually took the business of doing them seriously. To take myself too seriously is the gentle kiss of death"

Leon Redbone, Musician

"I'd retired for about six or seven years. Coming back to the business, I found that I was sort of not quite a has-been, and it wasn't a new career, it was just kind of difficult to crack the nut, so to speak"

Julie London, Musician

"As a goalkeeper you need to be good at organising the people in front of you and motivating them. You need to see what's going on and react to the threats. Just like a good manager in business"

Peter Shilton, Athlete

"I learned to take the first job that you have in the business that you want to get into. It doesn't matter what that job is, you get your foot in the door"

Wes Craven, Director

"When better business decisions are made, economists won't make them"

Herbert Prochnow

"I like doing business in a black city"

Yaphet Kotto, Actor

"The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure my business"

Aaron Burr, Politician

"The best part? Probably being able to portray such a respectable, ethical, intelligent, strong woman. That's still pretty rare in our business, unfortunately"

Catherine Bell, Model

"I had been playing for about a year and a half when the Beach Boys formed. When our folks went to Mexico on business, we would take the food money they had left us and we would rent instruments"

Carl Wilson, Musician

"I once loved this game. But after being traded four times, I realized that it's nothing but a business. I treat my horses better than the owners treat us. It's a shame they've destroyed my love for the game"

Richie Allen, Athlete

"We had some problems - my children were kidnapped during that time, and it just changed my whole way of thinking, from being in show business and everything else"

Solomon Burke, Musician

"Now everybody's got a crazy notion of their own. Some like to mix up with a crowd, some like to be alone. It's no one elses' business as far as I can see, but every time that I go out the people stare at me, with me little ukulele in me hand"

George Formby, Musician

"There's show and there's business. Business is a whole other beat"

Omar Epps, Actor

"A satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all"

Michael LeBoeuf, Businessman

"Well, you can't trust most people in this game, period; it can be a very shady business"

Marvin Hagler, Athlete

"To survive, men and business and corporations must serve"

John Henry Patterson, Businessman

"There are similarities between business and sport, in the pressures involved and in the fitness aspect too"

Peter Shilton, Athlete

"Investment banking has, in recent years, resembled a casino, and the massive scale of gambling losses has dragged down traditional business and retail lending activities as banks try to rebuild their balance sheets. This was one aspect of modern financial liberalisation that had dire consequences"

Vince Cable, Politician

"Rock stars get room keys, I get business cards"

Thomas Friedman, Journalist

"Most of my contemporaries at school entered the World of Business, the logical destiny of bores"

Barry Humphries, Entertainer

"I feel like after acting, the other half of why I love this business is the opportunity to work with and meet people who inspire you. That it pays my rent is a good bonus"

Aaron Yoo, Actor

"I'm all for sharing music, but when people can download a whole record and pay nothing for it and then they share it with 100,000 other people, it's breaking down the whole business"

Richie Sambora, Musician

"Married couples who work together to build and maintain a business assume broad responsibilities. Not only is their work important to our local and national economies, but their success is central to the well-being of their families"

Melissa Bean, Politician

"Well, in our business, it's a very tough profession"

Skitch Henderson, Musician

"I worked with practically everybody in the business in all of the years in NBC, but I worked personally many years with people like Crosby and Sinatra, so of course that was a great ground school for me"

Skitch Henderson, Musician

"I look at every business and ask, How long can this last? How can I identify the status quo and change it?"

Sheldon Adelson, Businessman

"There was no real controversy with All In The Family. That came from the people on the business end"

Norman Lear, Producer

"Despite the painful changes we have had to make, we continue to believe in the St. Louis market. And we are hoping to add flights, in a careful way, as the economics of our business improve and the demands of the traveling public in St. Louis become clear"

Gerard Arpey, Businessman

"You generally hear that what a man doesn't know doesn't hurt him, but in business what a man doesn't know does hurt"

Gerald Brenan, Writer

"I would suggest maintaining a life and a career outside the Industry. This is a fickle business and a lousy one to make a steady living in, so it's important to have a good family, friends, job and education to fall back on"

Fred Savage, Actor

"They will therefore not be in a hurry to risk their entire business by expanding too rapidly, but they are the major indicator of whether the manufacturing industry accepts there is a sustainable business in RFID production"

Mike Marsh, Athlete

"The formation of the News America Publishing Group will lead to greater editorial excitement, new business opportunities and greater efficiencies and coordination"

Peter Chernin

"Camp is always all business"

Michael Strahan, Athlete

"Many have been with the show for years, and they have sources in the business, so we do know things, but until it is verified, we don't run with the story"

Mary Hart, Entertainer

"Writing a book is a very lonely business. You are totally cut off from the rest of the world, submerged in your obsessions and memories"

Mario Vargas Llosa, Writer

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