Quotes About Success

I always knew that I wanted to do something in business and I prepared myself for that.

Art and business may be strange bedfellows, but an artist must make room in her bed for both.

My revenue was $4 million my first year in business, off of one $20 item.

No scheme pays as well as legitimate business.

Those who do not study their businesses do not stay in business.

If you want to sustain excellence over a long time, you'd better come up with a system that works well. Anyone can sprint for a little while, but you can't sprint for forty years.

In this day and age, you need a lot of patience if you are in the movie business.

I think that focusing on the money, on the business, is not enough.

Rappers aren't the really rich ones. We all have nice houses with studios and cars, but you need a piece of someone's business to be super wealthy.

Don't tell me that my parents didn't build their business.

I never took classic business classes in college, so I don't have the background that any of the people running large companies have.

I don't have any talent as an artist but I do have an awareness for business and what you need to bring to that world. It helps to know what you're good at.

When I look out from my own business career, I tried to learn from some of the best people, regardless of the industry.

Start a business plan for yourself, not for anyone else.

I think I came along at an opportune time. I don't know if that would happen anymore, because the whole way of doing business in Hollywood has changed.

The key to successful business is self belief and application.

A man in business must put up many affronts if he loves his own quiet.

In many cases bands have a lot to overcome, business being what it is.

It's hard being such a powerful woman in the business. I'm known for not always being warm and fuzzy, because you'll just get bulldozed over.

You're in the business - when you're a writer, producer, director - to get ratings.

I've made some great movies. 'Risky Business' still stands up. It's timeless. They study that film in film school.

New York is very career-orientated and it's hard to take time off here, but that is great for building a business.

You make the best products you can, and you grow as fast as you deserve to.

I consider myself one of the luckiest people in the history of show business.