Quotes About Perspective

If only I could be hidden in a corner, so as not to be tempted to worry about things that are not really my business.

Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.

The biggest disappointment has been seeing the number of people in this business with very shortsighted views.

The customer rarely buys what the business thinks it sells him.

Picasso obviously viewed his art as a business, which it was. I view my business as an art, which it is.

I'm not even worried about settling down. I think it's way too early. I'm 25 and I'm in show business. I mean, if things go well, my wife hasn't even been born yet.

I've managed to keep a clear head and remain sane in this business because I remain a kid off-camera.

The real business of life is trying to understand each other.

A woman's two cents worth is worth two cents in the music business.

Jesus is Jesus. So, I'm not sure I'd get into the business of making somebody into Jesus. That's just me.

I see filmmaking as a business and pity anyone who regards it as an art form.

For the simplicity on this side of complexity, I wouldn't give you a fig. But for the simplicity on the other side of complexity, for that I would give you anything I have.

A vision is something you see and others don't. Some people would say that's a pocket definition of lunacy. But it also defines entrepreneurial spirit.

Chart positions aren't the be all and end all.

Business model innovation is constant in this economy. You start with a vision of a platform. For a while, you think there's a line of sight, and then it's gone. There's suddenly a new angle.

Give me a one-handed economist! All my economists say, On the one hand on the other.

Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their astuteness.

Sell to their needs-not from yours.

To my father, business was the highest calling, but to my mother, medicine was the top profession.

Arguably, in business books, I don't think there's much that has never been said before.

I do not think I'm a great talent. I think I'm a medium talent, but I think I understand the business and enjoy the business.

I find it fascinating that a lot of business books that do well are from people who've never made any money in business.

If you break 100, watch your golf. If you break 80, watch your business.

You can never go too far wrong by thinking like a customer who's new to the business.