“Music is spiritual. The music business is not.”
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“Advertising is a business of words, but advertising agencies are infested with men and women who cannot write. They cannot write advertisements, and they cannot write plans. They are helpless as deaf mutes on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera.”
“In day-to-day commerce, television is not so much interested in the business of communications as in the business of delivering audiences to advertisers. People are the merchandise, not the shows. The shows are merely the bait.”
“The true measure of the value of any business leader and manager is performance.”
“If you like a person you say 'let's go into business together.' Man is a social animal after all, but such partnerships are fraught with danger.”
“There's no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery. You can't do any business from there.”
“Business is not just doing deals business is having great products, doing great engineering, and providing tremendous service to customers. Finally, business is a cobweb of human relationships.”
“My business is to teach my aspirations to confirm themselves to fact, not to try and make facts harmonize with my aspirations.”
“The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.”
“Almost anyone can be an author the business is to collect money and fame from this state of being.”
“What other people think about me is not my business.”
“Love has always been the most important business in my life, I should say the only one.”
“I've got to keep breathing. It'll be my worst business mistake if I don't.”
“A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It's my favorite part of the business, live concerts.”
“Of course, everybody makes mistakes, and we've all been young and stupid. But people need to have a sense of respect, particularly in this business, because hundreds of people are ready to take your place at any time. Maybe some people should think about that.”
“You know, I look like a woman but I think like a man. And in this world of business, that has helped me a lot. Because by the time they think that I don't know what's goin' on, I then got the money, and gone.”
“There are no right and wrong ways to work in this business, but there are some basic common-sense practices. Work very, very hard and always be prepared never give up and once you get the job, give them more than they ever expected: - Shine!”
“There is nothing more requisite in business than despatch.”
“Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.”
“Teach your children how to behave with animals. Adopt a pet. Don't go buy one. Please. That's a sin. Let's get these puppy mills out of business.”
“Comedy may be big business but it isn't pretty.”
“When I was in college, I was debating to try my hand at show business, or to become a professor. I just thought of the risk of not going into show business and always wondering if I would've had a chance. Because that's where my real heart was.”
“It is the artist's business to create sunshine when the sun fails.”
“I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare to make an enemy should get out of the business.”