Quotes About Business

If you talk to people about the history of the games business during economic downturns, they'll tell you that it's a recession-proof industry.

I decided on a chocolate business. I love the history of chocolate and making it and the fact that people of any gender, age, and race enjoy it. I found a space in Brooklyn that had not been used in 30 years. Then I talked to an investor who wanted more than 50 percent of the business.

The history of the ticketing business was about barriers to entry, which kept Ticketmaster protected. That has changed.

We mean by 'politics' the people's business - the most important business there is.

When companies are trying to find a state to locate a new business or factory, they look at a number of factors - including tax structure, employment base, infrastructure, education system, etc. One of the most important is a strong and sound health care system in the communities where employees will work and live.

The most important thing is to be passionate and ready to accept the pains that sometimes go along with the business.

But the most important thing is, Enron did not cause the California crisis.

The one thing people seem to forget is the more oil we have, the lower the price and the lower the profits the oil companies make.

The one thing I didn't do that was kind of controversial was go work for a daily paper, because I didn't like that kind of journalism, and I'm glad I didn't because that's the business model that's going totally extinct.

The one thing you learn from looking at places like Afghanistan is that the power of business to do good is enormous.

For me, the most entertaining evening would be to go sit with entrepreneurs and talk with them about how they're building their companies and how we can help to make them better. That's the one thing in the world - well, I love doing that.

The one thing I don't do, that helps make me successful, is I don't rob Peter to pay Paul. All of my businesses have to stand on their own.

The one thing I didn't understand was the Minor Leagues, how that part of the business works. I'd see Todd Hollandsworth out there one game, and the next game he wouldn't be there, and I didn't understand.

The one thing I say, I will invest in anything - I don't care what it is - as long as it doesn't cut across my ethical code, because at the end of the day I want to be able to live with myself. I want to feel proud of what I do.

When one was looking at getting out of media, I took a fair amount of time to figure out what I want to do for the next 20 years... the one thing I am very passionate about is entrepreneurship in this country.

People still think of me as a cartoonist, but the only thing I lift a pen or pencil for these days is to sign a contract, a check, or an autograph.

The only thing that was economic, I might say, about my music career, aside from the fact that I did everybody's tax returns in the band, was the decision I made to leave the music business on economic grounds.

I think the only thing I would've ever been any good at was probably being a pub landlord. I've thought of that a couple of times.

I admit that the direct model has done a lot for Dell. That's the only thing the company has ever really accomplished.

About the only thing that I'll probably end up doing is I made this amplifier with Peavey. It's in the manufacturing stages right now, and there are a lot of orders that we just got for it.

The people of Hong Kong are criticized for only being interested in business, but it's the only thing they've been allowed to do.

The only thing I would say is, I think there's a lot of future value in Blackberry, but without experienced people who have run this type of business, and without a strategic plan, it would be really challenging.

One of the benefits for me of starting late in this business is I realised that if acting was the only thing I could do, I would struggle, so I always wrote as well.

The only thing I did well was learn how to make money.