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"I think I thought it would be important for electronics as we knew it then, but that was a much simpler business and electronics was mostly radio and television and the first computers."
Jack Kilby
"I think I thought it would be important for electronics as we knew it then, but that was a much simpler business and electronics was mostly radio and television and the first computers."
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"I wanted to be a columnist so badly that I took a huge pay cut to leave Forbes, which wouldn't give me a column, and join Newsday, which wanted my column for its Sunday business section."
Allan Sloan
"I wanted to be a columnist so badly that I took a huge pay cut to leave Forbes, which wouldn't give me a column, and join Newsday, which wanted my column for its Sunday business section."
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"It's all a matter of how agents want to handle their clients."
Lorrie Fair
"It's all a matter of how agents want to handle their clients."
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"Thanks for the information about what we call business."
Dashiell Hammett
"Thanks for the information about what we call business."
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"Later, at Stanford University, I thought I'd become a lawyer or businessman, but my father came to me and said he thought there was a big future in the fine-wine business."
Robert Mondavi
"Later, at Stanford University, I thought I'd become a lawyer or businessman, but my father came to me and said he thought there was a big future in the fine-wine business."
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"The United Nations has no business in our elections."
David Vitter
"The United Nations has no business in our elections."
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"Look at the Quakers - they were excellent business people that never lied, never stole; they cared for their employees and the community which gave them the wealth. They never took more money out than they put back in."
Anita Roddick
"Look at the Quakers - they were excellent business people that never lied, never stole; they cared for their employees and the community which gave them the wealth. They never took more money out than they put back in."
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"But I remember we sold nearly 18,000 records in one day."
Neil Innes
"But I remember we sold nearly 18,000 records in one day."
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"I have made some of the best friends that I've got in this business."
Kate Moss
"I have made some of the best friends that I've got in this business."
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"I was an economics major, which I enjoyed because I had a good business sense."
Herb Ritts
"I was an economics major, which I enjoyed because I had a good business sense."
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"Second, we have to make the most of the strengths we have, the amenities that many of our competitors cannot replicate. But again, those advantages won't mean much if we don't do a great job with the basics of our business."
Gerard Arpey
"Second, we have to make the most of the strengths we have, the amenities that many of our competitors cannot replicate. But again, those advantages won't mean much if we don't do a great job with the basics of our business."
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"I learned everything that I know about comedy and about show business and a lot about life from Carl."
Dick Van Dyke
"I learned everything that I know about comedy and about show business and a lot about life from Carl."
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"We in universities are not in the democracy business. What we do, when we're doing it, is teach and learn."
Stanley Fish
"We in universities are not in the democracy business. What we do, when we're doing it, is teach and learn."
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"More than 50% of significant new regulations that impact on business in the UK now emanate from the EU."
John Hutton
"More than 50% of significant new regulations that impact on business in the UK now emanate from the EU."
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"Everything about it worked, and I don't mean just the movie, but in our experience, we realized there's also a component of luck involved in this business. We had absolutely the most competent people in the studio working on the release and ad campaign."
David Zucker
"Everything about it worked, and I don't mean just the movie, but in our experience, we realized there's also a component of luck involved in this business. We had absolutely the most competent people in the studio working on the release and ad campaign."
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"Most libertarians are worried about government but not worried about business. I think we need to be worrying about business in exactly the same way we are worrying about government."
John Perry Barlow
"Most libertarians are worried about government but not worried about business. I think we need to be worrying about business in exactly the same way we are worrying about government."
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"I can still play this game at a high level; I've proven that. I want to be home. I want to be close to my family. I want to be close to my foundation and my business interests."
Alonzo Mourning
"I can still play this game at a high level; I've proven that. I want to be home. I want to be close to my family. I want to be close to my foundation and my business interests."
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"All issues are women's issues - and there are several that are just women's business."
Eddie Bernice Johnson
"All issues are women's issues - and there are several that are just women's business."
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"You wouldn't want to be called a sell-out by selling a product. Selling out was frowned on, whereas now you can major in it at business school."
Alan Alda
"You wouldn't want to be called a sell-out by selling a product. Selling out was frowned on, whereas now you can major in it at business school."
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"When you are led by values, it doesn't cost your business, it helps your business."
Jerry Greenfield
"When you are led by values, it doesn't cost your business, it helps your business."
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"The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business."
Clarence Darrow
"The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business."
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"To be still standing 20 years in this business is a great feeling, I can't even tell you."
Blair Underwood
"To be still standing 20 years in this business is a great feeling, I can't even tell you."
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"Inflation is lower and more stable and the real business cycle fluctuations are more modest."
Martin Feldstein
"Inflation is lower and more stable and the real business cycle fluctuations are more modest."
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"I'm in the music business for one purpose - to make money."
Nat King Cole
"I'm in the music business for one purpose - to make money."
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"Business was his aversion; Pleasure was his business."
Maria Edgeworth
"Business was his aversion; Pleasure was his business."
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"Being a father to my family and a husband is to me much more important than what I did in the business."
Tom Bosley
"Being a father to my family and a husband is to me much more important than what I did in the business."
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"This free will business is a bit terrifying anyway. It's almost pleasanter to obey, and make the most of it."
Ugo Betti
"This free will business is a bit terrifying anyway. It's almost pleasanter to obey, and make the most of it."
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"Well, we're in show business, and I have been making a living in this business a long time and inevitably it means taking what it is that you've done and hopefully you're showing it to a lot of people who like it."
Walter Hill
"Well, we're in show business, and I have been making a living in this business a long time and inevitably it means taking what it is that you've done and hopefully you're showing it to a lot of people who like it."
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"Well, as a former small businessperson - I understand what's going on, I think in the business community. And businesspeople around the country are looking at all the spending and all the debt. They're looking at all the policies coming out of this Congress and this administration the last two years, and they - it's created all this uncertainty."
John Boehner
"Well, as a former small businessperson - I understand what's going on, I think in the business community. And businesspeople around the country are looking at all the spending and all the debt. They're looking at all the policies coming out of this Congress and this administration the last two years, and they - it's created all this uncertainty."
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"The average trade of an individual is in the thousands of shares, whereas the institutional trade can be in the millions of shares. Clearly, the bigger the order, the bigger the move in the stock."
Maria Bartiromo
"The average trade of an individual is in the thousands of shares, whereas the institutional trade can be in the millions of shares. Clearly, the bigger the order, the bigger the move in the stock."
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"A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets."
Steve Jobs
"A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets."
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"Winning in my business is everything."
Al Unser
"Winning in my business is everything."
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"Yes, I would love to play one of the leads in one these movies and have all those challenges and deal with all those complications, but the business being what it is, there is a slot for me in these kinds of films, so I enjoy them, and I enjoy the people that I work with."
Joe Morton
"Yes, I would love to play one of the leads in one these movies and have all those challenges and deal with all those complications, but the business being what it is, there is a slot for me in these kinds of films, so I enjoy them, and I enjoy the people that I work with."
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"It's like night and day... to do business, in Europe, there is no bull, they are pretty straightforward."
Caprice Bourret
"It's like night and day... to do business, in Europe, there is no bull, they are pretty straightforward."
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"The Right's view of government and the Left's view of big business are both correct."
Robert Anton Wilson
"The Right's view of government and the Left's view of big business are both correct."
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"I hope that the Senate acts quickly to pass this legislation so that Americans will no longer worry about having to sell the family farm or business to pay taxes after the death of a loved one."
Doc Hastings
"I hope that the Senate acts quickly to pass this legislation so that Americans will no longer worry about having to sell the family farm or business to pay taxes after the death of a loved one."
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"Small business in America is booming. The job creator in America, small business, is absolutely moving ahead."
Pete Domenici
"Small business in America is booming. The job creator in America, small business, is absolutely moving ahead."
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"I've really gone into business since I got the 6 string, which was like starting all over."
Wes Montgomery
"I've really gone into business since I got the 6 string, which was like starting all over."
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"Camping is nature's way of promoting the motel business."
Dave Barry
"Camping is nature's way of promoting the motel business."
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"I'm concerned a little bit with the culture of celebrating the fundraise. My dad taught me that when you borrow money it's the worst day of your life."
Gary Vaynerchuk
"I'm concerned a little bit with the culture of celebrating the fundraise. My dad taught me that when you borrow money it's the worst day of your life."
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"I have known from the beginning one thing you need to know. That is, the music business is a business."
Steve Brown
"I have known from the beginning one thing you need to know. That is, the music business is a business."
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"However, the economics of our business continued to deteriorate. We barely escaped bankruptcy a year ago, and in the aftermath of that escape we had to make some even tougher decisions."
Gerard Arpey
"However, the economics of our business continued to deteriorate. We barely escaped bankruptcy a year ago, and in the aftermath of that escape we had to make some even tougher decisions."
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"Dad is my best mate and I can tell Mum absolutely anything. I really appreciate Mum and Dad. Why are we so close? Young parents, I think. The rock business keeps their minds young."
Kim Wilde
"Dad is my best mate and I can tell Mum absolutely anything. I really appreciate Mum and Dad. Why are we so close? Young parents, I think. The rock business keeps their minds young."
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"In the business world, lower profits reflect less demand for your product. But in government the opposite is true - demand for our services increases in hard times."
Sonny Perdue
"In the business world, lower profits reflect less demand for your product. But in government the opposite is true - demand for our services increases in hard times."
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"Companies are starting to measure how effective their customer service is and trying to understand what they can do to improve the customer service process."
Sanjay Kumar
"Companies are starting to measure how effective their customer service is and trying to understand what they can do to improve the customer service process."
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"I've never seen a worse situation than that of young writers in the United States. The publishing business in North America is so commercialized."
Manuel Puig
"I've never seen a worse situation than that of young writers in the United States. The publishing business in North America is so commercialized."
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"If the English want a king, it is their business. If the Russians want communism, it is their business. If the Americans want our form of government, it is our business."
Julius Rosenberg
"If the English want a king, it is their business. If the Russians want communism, it is their business. If the Americans want our form of government, it is our business."
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"I've never been in this business for the recognition or the awards. I just want to do good work, grab a decent paycheck, and move onto the next job."
William Petersen
"I've never been in this business for the recognition or the awards. I just want to do good work, grab a decent paycheck, and move onto the next job."
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"I still believe that the mission of Business 2.0 is very strong, very fundamental, and we're really at the beginning of where they're going to take us."
James Daly
"I still believe that the mission of Business 2.0 is very strong, very fundamental, and we're really at the beginning of where they're going to take us."
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"If you break 100, watch your golf. If you break 80, watch your business."
Joey Adams
"If you break 100, watch your golf. If you break 80, watch your business."
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