Quotes About Business

The trouble with the publishing business is that too many people who have half a mind to write a book do so.

It's a roll of the dice in the movie business. I mean, every single movie is a roll of the dice. Any movie on paper could look like it's going to be fantastic. You know what I mean?

Fame is a silly business. People who chase it are almost always going to be disappointed.

Being a good designer certainly doesn't guarantee that you're good at business. It's probably more surprising when the two talents coexist in one person.

The whole film business was built on immigrants: Billy Wilder and Michael Curtiz and all these hefty lads.

The film business was a great lesson in business combat and what it takes to survive.

Politics is a people business. I like people.

I called my business manager in California and said, 'Sell all of my stock' - what little of it I had - and it's the only smart financial move I ever made.

It's also show business. It's not "show fun friends".

Know the business you're in for whatever you do, know it and understand how it works so you can be successful.

Management creates an empowered state of mind in the organization by treating employees as part-owners of the business and expecting them to act like owners.

I feel that cinema is my country. But it's not my business.

The stories about broadcast dying or it being overtaken by cable have stopped. Same goes for the stories about the Internet hurting our business.

I'm happy to report that 'The New Press' is still in business to this day. But not thanks to me. I was a really bad publishing intern.

I have set up several businesses as social businesses, and I am a great believer that the power of business should be used for good.

Me trying to make a business around Linux would have been a total disaster.

Countries should think of Haiti not as a place where to do charity but a place where to invest and do business. And doing business in Haiti means poverty reduction.

Economics and ethics are not mutually exclusive.

I believe that independent film making is the last frontier of creative expression available. So I'm always willing to lend a helping hand to a young film maker who's just getting into the business.

Fashion's recognized as a business now, but it was something that was almost underground when I started.

People trust I know what I'm doing. I have lots of credibility. I've had years of learning. I know and understand my business.

The music business doesn't interest me anymore.

I knew I needed a partner. I needed someone who could focus on and spearhead the business side of things, and [Neal Dodson] was great at that. That's how it started.

At the end of the day, every media entity is in the business of selling soap. They're not afraid of being popular.