Business Quotes
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All movies, when they're about the music business, tend to have a bit of a wide latitude in terms of how things really were.
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The business of the advertiser is to see that we go about our business with some magic spell or tune or slogan throbbing quietly in the background of our minds.
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The goal isn't just to make transactions: it's to make better decisions in the way you run your business. If that's not at the top of every executive's priorities, then they shouldn't be an executive.
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There's nothing ever monetarily or fame-seeking or any of the other motivations that sometimes go hand-in-hand with this profession. To me, it's just not like that. I'm on a journey of self-discovery and trying to avoid total existential crisis. That's the kind of operating zone that I'm approaching this business from.
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No sport - maybe no business - is more entrepreneurial than boxing.
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Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.
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A tendency to focus on art over business has meant that too many designers have failed to make the most of their critical acclaim.
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I believe in the 'Wal-Mart' school of business. The less people pay, the more they enjoy it.
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This must be such a relief for the TV executives managing a business in decline, suffering from a thousand cuts from social media and other new platforms. Trump arrived on the scene as a kind of manna from hell.
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I teach at the Stanford Business School, and about half of my students are foreign, many of whom, I hope, will stay and build businesses in U.S. But I must tell you that they also have opportunities to come back to India and start great companies and operations.
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If you count my childhood appearances in a few TV shows and being the son of two well-known actor parents in the U.K., plus three years of drama school, you could say that I've been pretty much surrounded by the business of acting and performing my entire life.
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Anybody who really knows about the TV business knows that it would be impossible to just march in one day and say to your colleagues and bosses, 'Oh yes, I'm hosting my own show.'
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The [film] business is run by men, and they're basically interested in their own species, and they're not so interested in women belonging to the human race.
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It was our belief we should have a customer base and that the catwalk was actually supporting and increasing the business.
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There was a perception of me, and I earned it because I was really intense, really gruff. I treated certain people poorly at times. It was because of who I was. It was almost my strength. I came in all business. I tried to find ways to fit in with that demeanor, but it's not easy.
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I've been married to the same man - even after the separation - longer than most people in this business. I'm sick to death of people mentioning it.
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The most important part of every business is to know what ought to be done.
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The greatest ability in business is to get along with others and to influence their actions.
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No day is similar to another, but usually mail is part of my start of the day. Our company never sleeps: we have business in 180 countries, so there are no real mornings or nights.
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Don't wallow in brainstorming. Time spent fiddling with a business plan or filling up whiteboards with ideas is time that you could spend actually launching your business and seeing if the idea floats. Launching gives you real, solid feedback, instead of the imaginary 'what if' scenarios dreamed up in a conference room.
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I'll tell you why I like the cigarette business. … It costs a penny to make. Sell it for a dollar. It's addictive. And there's fantastic brand loyalty.
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We are involved in a life that passes understanding and our highest business is our daily life.
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The television business is actually going through a tremendous transition, but I think at the end of the day, television is still paramount.
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To build a successful business, you must start small and dream big.
