Quotes About Deals

Putting out compilation records, buying the right to music is incredibly complicated. You have to find the writer of the song and the publisher of the song - not the singer - and make two separate deals.

Agents are deal makers, and they're really, really good at making deals. But they're also exceptionally helpful after the deal is made - agents act as a good intermediary between authors and publishers whenever disagreements come up.

I got offered publishing deals to write country music, but it was not what I wanted to do.

Most of my money is more brand association deals. I own my publishing so that's allowed me to leverage my brand in ways that most people cannot or will not because they won't make any money doing it.

A lot of deals are done or not done because chief executives are not fully aligned to shareholders.

Obamacare is the wildly complex Rube Goldberg contraption it is because getting the legislation through Congress required so many political tradeoffs and so many unavoidable deals with so many vested interests. But that's no excuse.

I just like Forrest Gump. Maybe I'm a little smarter than him, maybe I'm not. Probably because of the whole Southern aspect of his character and for some reason I always wind up on the better end of all deals... I've just kind of got the old silly boy luck!

Experience is terribly important. You'll notice that the congressmen who want to hold up the government are all junior people and new to the game. And of course they will say, 'Oh, it's Washington cynicism, where they all compromise and work out backroom deals.' But that's actually how democracy works." Which

Miss Rogers waved a hand. But Mr. Hearst just wants a dramatic story. If the rebels destroy us, he'll get no story at all! Aye, but has anyone explained that to the barking rebels? These are civilized rebels, young man. They have movie deals ! That's no guarantee of sanity!

Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks.

Successful shows will always generate great business deals in the future.

I've got a huge, gigantic deal. We're talking about huge deals.

For families flying out of the U.K. for a winter getaway, airports should be the ideal place to pick up a bargain.

One of the strengths of Michael Cohl is he's a big thinker, strategic, great with relationships, artists and big deals.

To be sure, many of the Sykes-Picot borders reflected deals cut in Europe rather than local demographic or historical realities. But that hardly makes the Middle East unique: Most borders around the world owe their legacy less to thoughtful design or popular choice than to some mixture of violence, ambition, geography, and chance.

Business is not just doing deals; business is having great products, doing great engineering, and providing tremendous service to customers. Finally, business is a cobweb of human relationships.

Tom Perkins's dictums: you succeed in venture capital by backing the right deals, not by haggling over valuations.

You'll want to meet with the Champion for each of the forecasted deals to ensure your rep has a Champion and is in control." Maniacally qualifying deals early in the quarter by visiting the Champions of your reps' forecasted deals in the first month of a quarter is one of the surest methods of gaining a deep understanding of your forecast.

Real estate deals a lot with the government. It isn't like manufacturing, logistics, home appliances or the auto sector, which deal with consumers.

If I hadn't been fair, I would never have made the $6 billion in real estate deals that I did. I mean, if you're not fair, people don't want to deal with you.

At West Ham, I was never able to buy the top-flight players. It was a case of looking around, trying to do deals. I was always taking a gamble.

In real estate, if you're hustling and maintaining a good work ethic, you'll get deals.

I am not a label snob and have learned that the thrill of shopping can be just as great, if not more so, when you find a bargain.

One week, I remember saving more than half my grocery bill that week with coupons. I was beyond thrilled.