Business Quotes
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You have to work hard in the industry. I didn't come into the industry and into the business and to do what I do to become famous. But I knew in the back of my head that if fame came along with it, that was a blessing. I love when someone recognizes me or wants an autograph. But for me it was about working rather than being a 'star'.
John Barrowman
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I really do love pop. I understand songwriting, I understand the business, and I'm not stuck in any one particular time period.
Nile Rodgers Chic
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The prophesying business is like writing fugues; it is fatal to every one save the man of absolute genius.
H. L. Mencken
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Preachers are not sermon makers, but men makers and saint makers, and he only is well-trained for this business who has made himself a man and a saint. It is not great talents nor great learning nor great preachers that God needs, but men great in holiness, great in faith, great in love, great in fidelity, great for God - men always preaching by holy sermons in the pulpit, by holy lives out of it. These can mold a generation for God.
Edward McKendree Bounds
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Whatever we want to think about American business - work hard, tell the truth, have morality - it's a myth. There's a lot of graft.
Mark Ruffalo
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The Anarchists set off World War I with a gunshot in Sarajevo - but they faded away. It wasn't that the police drove them out of business. The ideology had nowhere to go except into permanent negativity.
Pete Hamill
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I know why the UFC runs the business the way they do. I know why Conor McGregor makes a base pay of $3 million. But I think I justify my pay with my skill set, and I've always been willing to promote my brand.
Demetrious Johnson
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You don't know what's going to happen in our business a year from now... so you have to be flexible and adaptable, and that's what we try to do.
Bruce Nordstrom
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I noticed the people who drove the nicest cars were all in the garment business.
Do Won Chang
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I am one of those artists who knows where their money is. I pay my bills; I take care of my mama. I handle my business. I am a businessman. I go to meetings and take care of things, so it's a lot more than just partying and turning up.
Jordan Michael Houston
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One day you're racing about the business of life, harried but vital, a part of its machinery. Then gradually but inexorably you are left out, until one day you find the machinery tearing along without you - and nobody even notices.
Marjorie Holmes
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Our business thrives on free and open global trade.
Dennis Muilenburg
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That's what show business is, sincere insincerity.
Benny Hill
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Businesses succeed when societies themselves succeed. When countries are affected by violence and the absence of the rule of law, business can and must be a messenger of peace.
Ban Ki-moon
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My father wasn't absolutely delighted. He wanted me to become a lawyer. I studied law, but I thought the shoe business was more exciting.
Diego Della Valle
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You learn at a certain point that you have to focus on the business side of music. After getting ripped off a couple of times, you figure out that you need to get a grip on it.
Neal Schon
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Peace in the world is everybody's business, no matter where you live or what you do.
Betty Williams
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I am an ambitious person and always seek for the best. I always wanted to stand out from the crowd and create my own brand. That was for me the normal process for my business to develop.
Zuhair Murad
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Businesses have moved from doing business to doing lobbying, and I think that's a very bad thing.
Angus Deaton
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It is true that too many people are not getting a fair opportunity to get ahead. We must find ways to help them move up the economic ladder, and everyone - business, government, and nonprofits - needs to play a role.
Jamie Dimon
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Each country is different. Keep an open mind, and you will able to find where the niche entry level lies - the areas where there are gaps. You have to keep an ear to the ground, and you can find a business opportunity.
Binod Chaudhary
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Graduating business school, I had $150,000 of debt. An investment firm offered me a steady job, but it didn't feel right. It was 2007 in Silicon Valley, and I dreamed of starting an Internet company.
Andy Dunn
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Hospitality is central to the restaurant business, yet it's a hard idea to define precisely. Mostly, it involves being nice to people and making them feel welcome. You notice it when it's there, and you particularly notice it when it isn't. A single significant lapse in this area can be your dominant impression of an entire meal.
John Lanchester
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I love to promote our sport. I love grass-roots tennis. I love coaching. I love all parts of the sport. I love the business side.
Billie Jean King