“It is easier for women to succeed in business, the arts, and politics in America than in Europe.”
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“When you're eight years old nothing is your business.”
“The music business is motivated by money. Music is motivated by energy and feelings.”
“I never really studied business in school. I kind of wish I had, but how boring is that?”
“I'm in show business... I want to hang out with Janet Jackson, not Jesse Jackson.”
“The successful man is the one who finds out what is the matter with his business before his competitors do.”
“Sweat equity is the most valuable equity there is. Know your business and industry better than anyone else in the world. Love what you do or don't do it.”
“Negro banks, as a rule, have failed because the people, taught that their own pioneers in business cannot function in this sphere, withdrew their deposits.”
“Nowadays it seems more and more like the 'business' in 'show business' is underlined, and there are campaigns, and it's all part of getting people in to see the movies.”
“I think all women in Hollywood are known as sex symbols. That's what our purpose is in this business. You're merchandised, you're a product. You're sold and it's based on sex. But that's okay. I think women should be empowered by that, not degraded.”
“I'm trying to build a strong business. I want to create new stars, new shows and new products for my audience and create a legacy that outlives me. There are so many other ways I want to reach women besides doing a talk show.”
“Government's role should be only to keep the playing field level, and to work hand in hand with business on issues such as employment. But beyond this, to as great an extent as possible, it should get the hell out of the way.”
“I never hurt nobody but myself and that's nobody's business but my own.”
“A satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all.”
“Baseball just a came as simple as a ball and bat. Yet, as complex as the American spirit it symbolizes. A sport, a business and sometimes almost even a religion.”
“For me, my business is my business and my house is my house. I don't want the public in my house.”
“I'm not into business at all.”
“When I've gone back to work, it's always with that sense of inevitability. That may be a complete delusion, but it's the one that I need to get out of bed and go about my business. That sense that I can't avoid this thing. I better just get on with it.”
“After a while of getting jerked around, you realize what the business is really made up of.”
“People assume that all artists make for terrible business people, but I'm in complete charge of my own career.”
“There's a side to this industry that nurtures divas who can't write. It's a big business.”
“It is one of my sources of happiness never to desire a knowledge of other people's business.”
“I can take more punishment than anyone in the business.”
“What I learned is that in business you must make decisions based on facts, not react with your heart.”