Quotes About Struggle

In 40-odd years in show business, some years I could do no wrong, and some years I could do nothing right. Show business. I owe it everything - it owes me nothing.

It's important to remember that innovators in business don't always get a platform.

Everyone faces challenges from the fierce competition as well as the manipulative crooks that are rampant throughout the music business.

I have this mistress: show business.

And what am I to do on the occasion? -- It seems an hopeless business.

My husband used to take care of the business part of this, and after he died I found I wasn't really any good at it. I hate remembering who owes me what and bugging them if they haven't paid me.

I went through a period of pulling away from everything - acting, people - not sure if I would ever have a voice in this business.

New Jack City' and 'Boyz 'N the Hood' are realities, but movies like 'Strictly Business' are realities, too.

At the end of the day, there's only a few major stars in the music business, and then there's all these people that are aspiring to be that.

In show business, you can't make a living. You can only make a fortune, but you can't make a living.

Bad is the trade that must play fool to sorrow, Ang'ring itself and others.

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers - joined in the serious business of keeping our food, shelter, clothing and loved ones from combining with oxygen.

Being beautiful is not so fun when you're in a business with all men.

Though inclination be as sharp as will, My stronger guilt defeats my strong intent, And, like a man to double business bound, I stand in pause where I shall first begin, And both neglect.

I have always abhorred the business end of music.

Is it hard to make a living in show business? Yeah.

It was hard to watch, the business side is so big in the game.

I have very mixed feelings about the movie business, and about Los Angeles in general.

...I've learned exactly who the enemy are. I easily recognize them-business-suited in their modern American executive guise, each boss two feet taller than I am and impossible to meet eye to eye.

Well, California used to be in the dream-making business, and unfortunately what's happened I think we're now in the dream-breaking business.

I'm horrible with money. I make bad business decisions every hour of the day.

Hungry people always win.

Living like this is a full-time business.

It's ironic, since they're supposed to be immortal, but vampires are kind of like small businesses: half of them go down within their first year