Quotes About Challenges

I'm going to be 58, and I'm a woman. In this business, that seems to be a bigger crime than being mentally ill

One thing is certain in business: you will make mistakes. When you are pushing the boundaries, mistakes are inevitable-how you react is important.

Making a television show is not like making Coca-Cola or Bacardi rum. The human element in our business prevents us from finding a successful formula every time.

We've weathered several periods when times weren't so good, and so I don't think we'll cancel our advertising now. In fact, we might even increase it.

Don't get cocky just because you've had a good run. You can lose your business as fast as you've earned it.

The successful business executive can handle challenges and solve problems at a remarkable clip.

I am constantly asked why I never made other films after 'There's No Business Like Show Business,' the answer is I was never asked.

The TV business is soul-crushing, talent-destroying and human being-destroying.

Most so called FAILURES are only temporary defeats

It's a difficult business, creating a new, alternative civilization.

To be successful in show business, all you need are 50 good breaks.

Business is hard, really hard, but it's worth it.

If you are in this business long enough, you hear about a thousand things that are going to kill you. Open source? Yeah, we are not dead yet. Cloud? That's not new; it's a new name.

There are opportunities that you get during crises times. Crises times are a great time to start a business.

Ninety-nine percent of all surprises in business are negative.

Some people have a tendency to get knocked down in this business and sulk and whine, and they just create a rod for their back, really. You have to have broad shoulders and get through it.

The business of being a popular entertainer in England is just too hard.

Lack of resources (payroll), time and competing priorities are why so many nonprofits haven't done well. It's that simple.

Just being young and growing up in this business is hard. Just growing up in general is hard.

The odds are not in your favor the older you get, especially if you're a woman in this business.

One of the biggest problems out there that I hear from my friends in the business community is that there's no lending, that it's tough to get a loan today.

After a hit show is over, you soon realize this is a very tough business ... brutally tough. But I'm a better actor and I have more gravitas than I had at 24 with bleached-blonde hair.

I hate how I've had the mantle set on my shoulders as being against the record label. We've had some issues, but that is the nature of business.

Because publishing is becoming more business-oriented each day with more examination of the bottom line, it's harder to break out than ever.