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Business Quotes


"I'm not a real social person - I'm shy - and a lot of the business is just social."


"When I came to Congress, like our first panel, small business people, 64 percent of the people had health insurance. We'd buy it. Now, we're down to about 34 percent. That's why we have to do something on health care in this country because the cost is killing us."


"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."


"Business is always interfering with pleasure - but it makes other pleasures possible."


"Substantially fewer films will be produced over the next year or two. And a significant portion of the production costs of the reduced slate will be borne by hedge funds and other investment groups."


"There's no damn business like show business - you have to smile to keep from throwing up."


"For too long, our country's version of an energy policy has consisted of Americans waking up every day and wondering how much it will cost to drive to work, how much it will cost to keep their business running, how much it will cost to heat or cool their homes."


"Jeff knew full well what he was walking away from. Again, he needed to deal with this right away."


"The successful man is the one who finds out what is the matter with his business before his competitors do."


"The most important lesson I've learned in this business is how to say no. I have said no to a lot of temptations, and I am glad I did."


"Earmarks have become a symbol of a Congress that has broken faith with the people. This earmark ban shows the American people we are listening and we are dead serious about ending business as usual in Washington."



"First of all, in terms of investment in Internet-related developments, venture capitalists - once burned - are now very cautious and are investing in areas that actually make business sense."


"In show business, if you make a mistake, you can do it over again."


"Big business has no party and never shall have."


"We came from a family where we ran our own small business. Our dad made his own products. We made our own sausages, our own meatloafs, our own pickles. Dad had to do everything himself. He had to figure out how to finance his business."


"In six short years, small business owners and family farmers will once again be assessed a tax on the value of their property at the time of their death, despite having paid taxes throughout their lifetime."


"First and foremost, I would like to start off by saying that just because my husband is an entertainer, that does not mean that our personal business is for everyone's entertainment purposes."



"You have got to have discipline and focus - on the customer and how you run the business."


"So often corporate America, business America, are the worst communicators, because all they understand are facts, and they cannot tell a story. They know how to explain their quarterly results, but they don't know how to explain what they mean."


"It's very different than it use to be. I think everybody has a lot more experience in how to be in a relationship - whether it's a marriage or a significant other or a business or a friend."



"I don't find the business easy. The moment you start talking about the business, you start sounding like someone in Spinal Tap."


"We're no longer a small business; we're a large organization spread around the world. I can't imagine Netscape growing as fast as it has if it weren't for the way we use our products."


"The basis of our partnership strategy and our partnership approach: We build the social technology. They provide the music."


"Less emphasis on inventories, I think, may tend to dampen business cycles, because business cycles are typically in the grasp of inventory cycles and heavy industry cycles."


"There is a great deal of advertising that is much better than the product. When that happens, all that the good advertising will do is put you out of business faster."


"If your personal brand were at a trade show alongside several thousand others, how would you fare? Now scale that to the global economy."


"But once you buy a company, you are married. You are married to that company."


"Nobody wants to open a business near a Superfund site and risk being sued."


"Someone is closing deals today, regardless of the weather, economy, politics, or any other excuses. Get out there and add value to people's lives by helping them move forward toward their financial freedom, peace of mind, and legacy."


"Faculty met, and after the usual business, some conversation was had about certain students being addicted to drinking, and it was reported that a citizen of the village had informed a member of the Faculty that there was a good deal of drinking this term among the students."


"Generally speaking, historically in this country, the care of a child has been thought of as female business."
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