Business Quotes
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No matter what business you are in, there is change, and it's happening pretty quickly.
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There have been several occasions during the course of Fleetwood Mac over the years where we've had to undermine whatever the business axioms might be to sort of keep aspiring as an artist in the long term, and the 'Tusk' album was one of those times.
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I believe I made it in show business.
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Facts, when combined with ideas, constitute the greatest force in the world. They are greater than armaments, greater than finance, greater than science, business and law because they constitute the common denominator of all of them.
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Architecture is not an inspirational business, it's a rational procedure to do sensible and hopefully beautiful things; that's all.
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In my experience, what is often missing between intent and action is the knowledge and the means to actually change the way we do business or make consumer decisions.
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The image-managers encourage the individual to fashion himself into a smooth coin, negotiable in any market.
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I don't like sitting still at a desk and often conduct business on my Blackberry or in walking meetings.
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Our experience is that it is not terribly difficult to do business in China. But the issue is, how much stability do you have in terms of what you negotiate up front and when you've got your feet and your investments on the ground.
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I've never lost the passion for playing, but I've learned the realities of it all, and how hard it is. The music business is a tough business, but I would never tell anybody not to get into it. The first thing you have to have is the love of it and enjoy doing it. That's the most important part.
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The magazine business is dying. It's a hard time for publishing. It does seem that everyone is much more opinionated now. I think there's probably more room for making opinionated illustrations. There was a time when Time magazine and Newsweek would have a realistic painted cover. A friend of mine used to do a lot of those paintings and he was told by the art director at one point, we are switching to photography. It seems that if someone saw a painting on a cover, it took a while to do, it must be old news. Photography became more immediate.
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Internalize the Golden Rule of sales that says: All things being equal, people will do business with, and refer business to, those people they know, like and trust.
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I hit the beauty jackpot, I get it, but that's not enough: you've got to have more to have longevity in this business. It's always been, 'OK, so what can I do now?'
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In the restaurant business, you never want to have enemies, whereas it seems that many politicians judge their success by how high their enemies are and whether they can show that they can hold their ground and give a punch for every punch they take.
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What is good for society is also good for business.
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Writing screenplays is not my business. I've written half a dozen, and maybe half of those were made. But it was never a satisfying experience. It was just work. You're an employee. You would be told what to do. Studio execs would cross out my dialogue and put in their dialogue.
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I think when I got drawn to film, I didn't know it was a business. I mean, like most filmmakers, I probably saw more films than a lot of people when I was a kid. But I watched them on TV as well. I was no purist about it. I spent lots of time in movie theaters, but I also watched a lot of films on TV.
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I'm not in show business; I'm in the communications business. That's what it's about for me.
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God did not need any assistance, but man did; bitterly he wanted it, and the giving of such assistance was the proper business of a woman.
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Evolution has been the key tenet of success over the past 13 years, and we have transformed from a single subscription e-commerce image business into a company with a diversified portfolio of content offerings, servicing the needs of businesses of all types and sizes globally.
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Actors are trusting souls, and we must go by gut-level instinct, even after our agents and business managers weigh all the odds.
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Gavin Lambert was the first person in the movie business my wife and I met when we moved to Los Angeles in 1964.
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Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim tribute to patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness - these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens. . . . reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
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It’s incredibly important given where demand for air travel is right now and we’re extremely pleased that the government has recognized the importance of the airline business and retaining critical service and keeping our team employed. So, it’s extremely important and great news.
