Business Quotes
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As time has gone on and we're at the end of the 20th century and major publishing is a big business, yes, of course we're going to get a lot of plain, mediocre trash. There are a lot of writers who get huge advances for books that don't go anywhere and they have to burn them somewhere or throw them away. I always think about all the poor trees that have been sacrificed.
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When I was starting out in this business, that was the norm. You did it all. You looked around, and entertainers could dance, sing, play the piano, act, make you laugh.
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You have to be a little unreal to be in this business.
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If you knew my life and understood where I came from, you would agree that Auntie Anne's, Inc. is a modern day business miracle.
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Just a reminder, what other people think of you is none of your business.1.
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I am not sure the others are as committed as Rob Hall and Scott Fischer. I think there is more business now, and I know it will be impossible to stop this Everest business.
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Writing is a intensely personal activity. I can pen down my best thoughts when I'm alone. But when one is elevated into the stature of an author, you have to think about your books in terms of their business angle.
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A man to carry on a successful business must have imagination. He must see things as in a vision, a dream of the whole thing.
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The business of America shouldn't be subsidizing business.
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I don't believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.
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I made it real clear to the business community - if your plan for innovation is to trick people, is to fool them, is not to tell them the truth about the price, then you're right: I'm going to be right in the way.
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I didn't go in there and tell them I think you should move me, but I also understand the nature of this business.
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All kids love to get dirty, but if I wandered into the garage, my father would say: 'Son, you're not going to have filthy hands like mine. You're going into show business.'
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In 40-odd years in show business, some years I could do no wrong, and some years I could do nothing right. Show business. I owe it everything - it owes me nothing.
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Because to confide a part of your soul to something that can think and move for itself is obviously a very risky business.
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The stories about broadcast dying or it being overtaken by cable have stopped. Same goes for the stories about the Internet hurting our business.
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If employees need to stay late in order to curry favor with the boss, what motivation do they have to get work done during normal business hours? After all, they can put in the requisite 'face time' whether they are surfing the Internet or analyzing customer data.
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I think it's really important, as an actor in this business, to have another creative outlet.
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I've been mocked a lot. I've been made fun of, you know, of the standards that I keep out, and that I hold out on the road and the way I conduct my business and myself and the way I behave in this business.
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In truth the anarchists who assume the name have done nothing to challenge the state, not with windy unread jargon-filled writings, but with the contagious example of another way to relate to other people. Anarchists as they conduct the anarchism business are the best refutation of anarchist pretensions.
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Come to West Virginia and we'll show you how to live... how to treat people. We're open for business. West Virginia is truly on the move.
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Of course I have the license to make up things, but I think a lot of what's written about China is misleading, and most Americans don't know much about China, in-depth, even though China is such a crucial business partner, rival, whatever.
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I want to own an NFL franchise. I understand the business of football.
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I'm not in the business of telling people 'DIY or die,' but I do think it's important to be as hands-on with what you're doing as possible.
