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"All those years we'd spent learning these chops, and all those gigs in Germany where you'd play all night, and along comes punk. It has nothing to do with that. A lot of people went out of business."

"All those years we'd spent learning these chops, and all those gigs in Germany where you'd play all night, and along comes punk. It has nothing to do with that. A lot of people went out of business."

Nick Lowe, English Musician

Business, People, Germany, Learning

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"Do not tend to hire only people who see what you see. Such a tendency may lead to a decline in operating profit, and even bankruptcy."

"Do not tend to hire only people who see what you see. Such a tendency may lead to a decline in operating profit, and even bankruptcy."

Eraldo Banovac, Croatian Scientist

Business, Leadership, Diversity, Profit, Risk

13

"Having George W. Bush giving a lecture on business ethics is like having a leper give you a facial, it just doesn't work!"

"Having George W. Bush giving a lecture on business ethics is like having a leper give you a facial, it just doesn't work!"

Robin Williams, American Comedian

Business, Ethics, Giving

13

"This crisis is not simply a more severe version of the usual business cycle recession, the typical downturn in which economies ultimately adjust and stabilize."

"This crisis is not simply a more severe version of the usual business cycle recession, the typical downturn in which economies ultimately adjust and stabilize."

Timothy Geithner, American Public Servant

Business, Crisis

13

"Then l learned to play guitar and l started writing songs and my mother formed for me a publishing business, so we started publishing and managing artists."

"Then l learned to play guitar and l started writing songs and my mother formed for me a publishing business, so we started publishing and managing artists."

Tommy Rettig, American Actor

Business, Mother, Artists, Guitar

13

"One of Netscape's main attractions to customers from Day One is that we provide alternatives. And that's cherished by many customers - certainly not all."

"One of Netscape's main attractions to customers from Day One is that we provide alternatives. And that's cherished by many customers - certainly not all."

Jim Barksdale, American Businessman

13

"But my sense in talking to people when I travel is that the film business is not that dissimilar from a lot of other businesses."

"But my sense in talking to people when I travel is that the film business is not that dissimilar from a lot of other businesses."

Steven Soderbergh, American Director

Business, Travel, People, Film

13

"Well, as we built the business in the 1990's, as I said, I enjoyed that."

"Well, as we built the business in the 1990's, as I said, I enjoyed that."

Jeffrey Skilling, American Criminal

13

"It's called entrepreneurSHIP, not entrepreneurSIT. Don't wait. Just ship."

"It's called entrepreneurSHIP, not entrepreneurSIT. Don't wait. Just ship."

Richie Norton, American Author

Business, Entrepreneurship, Action, Motivational, Work

13

"The music business is very hard on women over 22. You really have to prove yourself every time you make a record. Are you as vibrant as you used to be? Are you as sexy? So I really want to prove that a woman in her 30s can be all those things and more."

"The music business is very hard on women over 22. You really have to prove yourself every time you make a record. Are you as vibrant as you used to be? Are you as sexy? So I really want to prove that a woman in her 30s can be all those things and more."

Jody Watley, American Musician

Business, Music, Time, Women

13

"Our marine terminals are invaluable commerce infrastructure, not only to our country but also for the many foreign manufacturers who sell primarily in the U.S. market."

"Our marine terminals are invaluable commerce infrastructure, not only to our country but also for the many foreign manufacturers who sell primarily in the U.S. market."

Dana Rohrabacher, American Politician

Business, Commerce, Country

13

"My business is hurting people."

"My business is hurting people."

Sugar Ray Robinson, American Athlete

Business, People

13

"The fact is... our doors have not exactly been knocked down by companies willing to defend Microsoft's business practices."

"The fact is... our doors have not exactly been knocked down by companies willing to defend Microsoft's business practices."

Orrin Hatch, American Politician

13

"There are about a dozen of these gardens, more or less extensive, according to the business or wealth of the proprietor; but they are generally smaller than the smallest of our London nurseries."

"There are about a dozen of these gardens, more or less extensive, according to the business or wealth of the proprietor; but they are generally smaller than the smallest of our London nurseries."

Robert Fortune, Scottish Scientist

Business, Wealth, Gardens, London

13

"I'm a layperson. I barely got out of high school. I have no business telling people what to do or my big philosophy on life. I'm certainly not going to write any sort of memoir."

"I'm a layperson. I barely got out of high school. I have no business telling people what to do or my big philosophy on life. I'm certainly not going to write any sort of memoir."

Jamie Lee Curtis, American Actress

Business, Life, People, Philosophy

13

"The money isn't a lure. I've done very well out of this business."

"The money isn't a lure. I've done very well out of this business."

Julie Walters, British Actress

Business, Money

13

"The way to write is well, and how is your own business."

"The way to write is well, and how is your own business."

A. J. Liebling, American Journalist

13

"A gay man has no business leading on a heterosexual woman."

"A gay man has no business leading on a heterosexual woman."

Lorna Luft, American Actress

Business, Gay, Leading, Man

13

"My interest in desperation lies only in that sometimes I find myself having become desperate. Very seldom do I start out that way. I can see of course that, in the abstract, thinking and all activity is rather desperate."

"My interest in desperation lies only in that sometimes I find myself having become desperate. Very seldom do I start out that way. I can see of course that, in the abstract, thinking and all activity is rather desperate."

Willem de Kooning, American Artist

Business, Desperation, Interest, Lies, Thinking

13

"I know that producing will ultimately mean more longevity in the business, so when I'm tired of everything else and want to be behind the cameras, I know that I can produce."

"I know that producing will ultimately mean more longevity in the business, so when I'm tired of everything else and want to be behind the cameras, I know that I can produce."

Maria Menounos, American Actress

Business, Longevity, Want, Will

13

"Too many religious organizations are in the business of enforcing beliefs."

"Too many religious organizations are in the business of enforcing beliefs."

Charley Pride, American Athlete

Business, Beliefs, Religious

12

"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."

"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."

Jesse Ventura, American Politician

Business, Work, Government, Hell

12

"Our marriage is between us. If we decide to continue being together or not, it's our business."

"Our marriage is between us. If we decide to continue being together or not, it's our business."

Gwyneth Paltrow, American Actress

Business, Marriage, Being

12

"Politics is just show business for ugly people."

"Politics is just show business for ugly people."

Jay Leno, American Comedian

Business, Politics, People, Ugly

12

"And I think that still is true of this business - which is basically research and development - that you probably spend more time in planning and training and designing for things to go wrong, and how you cope with them, than you do for things to go right."

"And I think that still is true of this business - which is basically research and development - that you probably spend more time in planning and training and designing for things to go wrong, and how you cope with them, than you do for things to go right."

Alan Shepard, American Astronaut

Business, Time, Development, Planning

12

"Part of it has to do with this business of being approached in public. I have a distinctive look - it's partly the glasses I wear - and people seem to remember me once they've seen me."

"Part of it has to do with this business of being approached in public. I have a distinctive look - it's partly the glasses I wear - and people seem to remember me once they've seen me."

Todd Solondz, American Writer

Business, People, Being, Public

12

"I've done the same thing in the world of business that winners do in the game. I watch them, admire them."

"I've done the same thing in the world of business that winners do in the game. I watch them, admire them."

Marcel Dionne, Canadian Athlete

Business, World

12

"Nashville was totally different than I ever dreamed. I had only seen the music business on television and been to a couple of concerts. I had no clue."

"Nashville was totally different than I ever dreamed. I had only seen the music business on television and been to a couple of concerts. I had no clue."

Faith Hill, American Musician

Business, Music, Television

12

"I believe that Bill Clinton's second term will be good for business... my business!"

"I believe that Bill Clinton's second term will be good for business... my business!"

Mark Russell, American Writer

12

"I've always had a great respect for the picture business. It's been good to me."

"I've always had a great respect for the picture business. It's been good to me."

Alan Ladd, American Actor

Business, Respect

12

"We take the hamburger business more seriously than anyone else."

"We take the hamburger business more seriously than anyone else."

Ray Kroc, American Businessman

12

"The government must do all it can to help reduce interest rates for business."

"The government must do all it can to help reduce interest rates for business."

Pauline Hanson, Australian Politician

Business, Government, Help, Interest

12

"A business of high principle generates greater drive and effectiveness because people know that they can do the right thing decisively and with confidence."

"A business of high principle generates greater drive and effectiveness because people know that they can do the right thing decisively and with confidence."

Marvin Bower, American Businessman

Business, People, Confidence, Right

12

"The Golden Rule finds no limit of application in business."

"The Golden Rule finds no limit of application in business."

James Cash Penney, American Businessman

12

"Catfish is not playing guitar no more, he's doing like a home-front thing. He had been in the business around ten years before I got in it, so I guess he's had enough of it."

"Catfish is not playing guitar no more, he's doing like a home-front thing. He had been in the business around ten years before I got in it, so I guess he's had enough of it."

Bootsy Collins, American Musician

Business, Home, Guitar, Years

12

"It was my first big relationship and it was just very abusive. I wouldn't give him the credit of naming him, if he ever reads this. But he was older, in the music business - or so he said."

"It was my first big relationship and it was just very abusive. I wouldn't give him the credit of naming him, if he ever reads this. But he was older, in the music business - or so he said."

Lisa Snowdon, English Model

Business, Music, Credit, First

12

"Usually when you're working is when people want you to work. They don't want you as much when you're not working. That's the frustrating nature of our business."

"Usually when you're working is when people want you to work. They don't want you as much when you're not working. That's the frustrating nature of our business."

Faith Ford, American Actress

Business, Nature, Work, People

12

"This film business, perhaps more so in America than in Europe, has always been about young sexuality. It's not true of theatre, but in America, film audiences are young. It's not an intellectual cinema in America."

"This film business, perhaps more so in America than in Europe, has always been about young sexuality. It's not true of theatre, but in America, film audiences are young. It's not an intellectual cinema in America."

Jacqueline Bisset, English Actress

Business, America, Audiences, Cinema

12

"We have substantially improved our position in Japan which now represents a major part of our business."

"We have substantially improved our position in Japan which now represents a major part of our business."

David Milne, British Politician

12

"Well, I just can't play the game anymore. I'm 63 years old, and I've been in the business for 40 years now. I take good advice and direction really well, but I don't need somebody that finished college two years ago to come in and tell me what I should be recording."

"Well, I just can't play the game anymore. I'm 63 years old, and I've been in the business for 40 years now. I take good advice and direction really well, but I don't need somebody that finished college two years ago to come in and tell me what I should be recording."

Charlie Daniels, American Musician

Business, Advice, College, Direction

12

"We've never performed the song live outside of recording it in the studio. That was a dream come true because Whitney, she's an icon and she's been one of my main mentors in this business."

"We've never performed the song live outside of recording it in the studio. That was a dream come true because Whitney, she's an icon and she's been one of my main mentors in this business."

Deborah Cox, Canadian Musician

Business, Dream, Mentors, Song

12

"It took me a long time to figure out how to act, and how to conduct myself in the business so I could get what I felt I needed to support my potential and give them what they wanted."

"It took me a long time to figure out how to act, and how to conduct myself in the business so I could get what I felt I needed to support my potential and give them what they wanted."

Harrison Ford, American Actor

Business, Time, Act, Potential

12

"My business is can I create a world that's possible and could happen? I think that's the only thing that I have to do, and I think that I have done that each time."

"My business is can I create a world that's possible and could happen? I think that's the only thing that I have to do, and I think that I have done that each time."

Neil LaBute, American Director

Business, Time, World

12

"I knew it would break his heart if I didn't go into the business."

"I knew it would break his heart if I didn't go into the business."

Ida Lupino, English Actress

Business, Heart

12

"I started The McCoys in 1962, so I'm approaching my 40th year in the entertainment business."

"I started The McCoys in 1962, so I'm approaching my 40th year in the entertainment business."

Rick Derringer, American Musician

Business, Entertainment

12

"Most of the people I know in show business don't need anybody pushing them at all. They're extremely aggressive."

"Most of the people I know in show business don't need anybody pushing them at all. They're extremely aggressive."

Helen Reddy, Australian Actress

Business, People

12

"When business executives are making the artistic decisions and don't understand animation, things can go awry."

"When business executives are making the artistic decisions and don't understand animation, things can go awry."

Don Bluth, American Artist

Business, Animation, Decisions

12

"I come from a family of business people, but I had the idea I wanted to become an artist."

"I come from a family of business people, but I had the idea I wanted to become an artist."

Dick Bruna, Dutch Artist

Business, Family, People, Idea

12

"I'm a lobbyist and had a career lobbying. The guy who gets elected or the lady who gets elected president of the United States will immediately be lobbying. They would be advocating to the Congress, they'll be lobbying our allies and our adversaries overseas. They'll be asking the business community and labor unions."

"I'm a lobbyist and had a career lobbying. The guy who gets elected or the lady who gets elected president of the United States will immediately be lobbying. They would be advocating to the Congress, they'll be lobbying our allies and our adversaries overseas. They'll be asking the business community and labor unions."

Haley Barbour, American Politician

Business, Career, Community, Congress

12

"Many people would no more think of entering journalism than the sewage business - which at least does us all some good."

"Many people would no more think of entering journalism than the sewage business - which at least does us all some good."

Stephen Fry, British Comedian

Business, People, Journalism

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