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"Today it is not big business that we have to fear. It is big government."
Wendell Phillips
"Today it is not big business that we have to fear. It is big government."
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"We should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added."
Ronald Reagan
"We should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added."
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"I have tried at every point to seek God's wisdom on the decisions I made, and I made it my business to speak up on behalf of the things God tells us are important to Him."
Jesse Helms
"I have tried at every point to seek God's wisdom on the decisions I made, and I made it my business to speak up on behalf of the things God tells us are important to Him."
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"You respect all of these people that you know in the business as actors. And they sort of turn around and say, we really like your work. It's a nice acknowledgment."
Lucy Liu
"You respect all of these people that you know in the business as actors. And they sort of turn around and say, we really like your work. It's a nice acknowledgment."
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"And, you know, when you are a kid, everybody wants to be an actor. I think that everybody wants to be in show business, frankly."
Brent Spiner
"And, you know, when you are a kid, everybody wants to be an actor. I think that everybody wants to be in show business, frankly."
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"I think it's one of the main negative emotional ingredients that fuels show business, because there's so much at stake and the fear of failure looms large."
"I think it's one of the main negative emotional ingredients that fuels show business, because there's so much at stake and the fear of failure looms large."
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"The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people."
Karl Marx
"The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people."
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"My brother Larry. He taught me how hard work and dedication to the game was the only way to make it. He's taken care of all my business activities for me and my family for many years, and I thank him for that."
Robin Yount
"My brother Larry. He taught me how hard work and dedication to the game was the only way to make it. He's taken care of all my business activities for me and my family for many years, and I thank him for that."
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"When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact."
Warren Buffett
"When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact."
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"You read a book from beginning to end. You run a business the opposite way. You start with the end, and then you do everything you must to reach it."
Jessamyn West
"You read a book from beginning to end. You run a business the opposite way. You start with the end, and then you do everything you must to reach it."
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"I've seen disgusting excess in business, and I've seen disgusting excess in Washington. But at the same time, I've certainly learned that Washington matters and that you can't ignore it, especially when you get into telecom."
Esther Dyson
"I've seen disgusting excess in business, and I've seen disgusting excess in Washington. But at the same time, I've certainly learned that Washington matters and that you can't ignore it, especially when you get into telecom."
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"The investor of today does not profit from yesterday's growth."
Warren Buffett
"The investor of today does not profit from yesterday's growth."
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"A woman's two cents worth is worth two cents in the music business."
Loretta Lynn
"A woman's two cents worth is worth two cents in the music business."
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"A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well."
Jeff Bezos
"A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well."
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"Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice from those who take the subway."
Warren Buffett
"Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice from those who take the subway."
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"For every sleazeball in the business there are plenty of decent and wonderful people."
Kathie Lee Gifford
"For every sleazeball in the business there are plenty of decent and wonderful people."
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"I'm in a little bit of a different situation, because working in the business that I do and living in the city that I live in, I haven't had a problem with people who are gay. Since I was 10 I've been working alongside them, and some of my best friends are gay."
Jason Bateman
"I'm in a little bit of a different situation, because working in the business that I do and living in the city that I live in, I haven't had a problem with people who are gay. Since I was 10 I've been working alongside them, and some of my best friends are gay."
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"In the business world an executive knows something about everything, a technician knows everything about something and the switchboard operator knows everything."
Harold Coffin
"In the business world an executive knows something about everything, a technician knows everything about something and the switchboard operator knows everything."
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"I want my testimony to stand on that point. But I would point out that Zona Research Inc. showed we have increased market share among business users, educational users, and government users over the past several months - and that's more recent than the IDC report."
Jim Barksdale
"I want my testimony to stand on that point. But I would point out that Zona Research Inc. showed we have increased market share among business users, educational users, and government users over the past several months - and that's more recent than the IDC report."
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"Billions are wasted on ineffective philanthropy. Philanthropy is decades behind business in applying rigorous thinking to the use of money."
Michael Porter
"Billions are wasted on ineffective philanthropy. Philanthropy is decades behind business in applying rigorous thinking to the use of money."
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"Brand is just a perception, and perception will match reality over time. Sometimes it will be ahead, other times it will be behind. But brand is simply a collective impression some have about a product."
Elon Musk
"Brand is just a perception, and perception will match reality over time. Sometimes it will be ahead, other times it will be behind. But brand is simply a collective impression some have about a product."
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"It was the business that made Pop go away, not our inability to create."
Jeffrey Katzenberg
"It was the business that made Pop go away, not our inability to create."
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"I am happily married to a wonderful man. He is not in the business."
Erin Moran
"I am happily married to a wonderful man. He is not in the business."
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"Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them."
W. Edwards Deming
"Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them."
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"Thanks to my mother, not a single cardboard box has found its way back into society. We receive gifts in boxes from stores that went out of business twenty years ago."
Erma Bombeck
"Thanks to my mother, not a single cardboard box has found its way back into society. We receive gifts in boxes from stores that went out of business twenty years ago."
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"Then there was the challenge to keep doing better and better, to fly the best test flight that anybody had ever flown. That led to my being recognized as one of the more experienced test pilots, and that led to the astronaut business."
Alan Shepard
"Then there was the challenge to keep doing better and better, to fly the best test flight that anybody had ever flown. That led to my being recognized as one of the more experienced test pilots, and that led to the astronaut business."
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"I am not yet ready to be Tsar. I know nothing of the business of ruling."
Nicholas II
"I am not yet ready to be Tsar. I know nothing of the business of ruling."
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"In this business, my business, I get to meet all kinds of incredible people, fascinating people, glamorous people and sexy people and highly intellectual people. And you meet them and you go 'interesting, interesting, interesting'. They're interesting, but not very many people stop you in your tracks."
Madonna Ciccone
"In this business, my business, I get to meet all kinds of incredible people, fascinating people, glamorous people and sexy people and highly intellectual people. And you meet them and you go 'interesting, interesting, interesting'. They're interesting, but not very many people stop you in your tracks."
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"I think of these things as obstacles rather than opportunities, because if they were opportunities it means I actually took the business of doing them seriously. To take myself too seriously is the gentle kiss of death."
Leon Redbone
"I think of these things as obstacles rather than opportunities, because if they were opportunities it means I actually took the business of doing them seriously. To take myself too seriously is the gentle kiss of death."
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"Business news is sexy."
Maria Bartiromo
"Business news is sexy."
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"There's another way we are getting behind business - by sorting out the banks. Taxpayers bailed you out. Now it's time for you to repay the favour and start lending to Britain's small businesses."
David Cameron
"There's another way we are getting behind business - by sorting out the banks. Taxpayers bailed you out. Now it's time for you to repay the favour and start lending to Britain's small businesses."
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"Business has to change the way it does business, or we will make no significant changes in the way we relate to the earth."
Dennis Weaver
"Business has to change the way it does business, or we will make no significant changes in the way we relate to the earth."
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"In our business, things look like a failure until they're not. It's pretty binary transitions."
Satya Nadella
"In our business, things look like a failure until they're not. It's pretty binary transitions."
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"I am a sensitive writer, actor and director. Talking business disgusts me. If you want to talk business, call my disgusting personal manager."
Sylvester Stallone
"I am a sensitive writer, actor and director. Talking business disgusts me. If you want to talk business, call my disgusting personal manager."
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"Accessing capital to start a business can be a daunting process, especially for entrepreneurs who start out with a great idea, but have no real familiarity with the business world."
Gavin Newsom
"Accessing capital to start a business can be a daunting process, especially for entrepreneurs who start out with a great idea, but have no real familiarity with the business world."
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"I'm in this business because I despise honest labor."
Marty Robbins
"I'm in this business because I despise honest labor."
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"The success combination in business is: Do what you do better... and: do more of what you do."
David Joseph Schwartz
"The success combination in business is: Do what you do better... and: do more of what you do."
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"I really don't think there is anybody in the business with better eyes than Elijah Wood."
Liev Schreiber
"I really don't think there is anybody in the business with better eyes than Elijah Wood."
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"I'm in a business where no one cares about anything except how well your last collection sold."
Calvin Klein
"I'm in a business where no one cares about anything except how well your last collection sold."
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"Every company's greatest assets are its customers, because without customers there is no company."
Michael LeBoeuf
"Every company's greatest assets are its customers, because without customers there is no company."
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"I feel fine, I don't care who the director is. All you have to do is know what your doing - all of us - everybody in the business - that's all you ask anyone - you know your job, I know mine, let's go do it."
Morgan Freeman
"I feel fine, I don't care who the director is. All you have to do is know what your doing - all of us - everybody in the business - that's all you ask anyone - you know your job, I know mine, let's go do it."
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"Well, you can't trust most people in this game, period; it can be a very shady business."
Marvin Hagler
"Well, you can't trust most people in this game, period; it can be a very shady business."
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"Our business is infested with idiots who try to impress by using pretentious jargon."
David Ogilvy
"Our business is infested with idiots who try to impress by using pretentious jargon."
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"What helps people, helps business."
Leo Burnett
"What helps people, helps business."
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"I'm 47 years old. I couldn't compete with Beyonce. I'm not competing with anyone. I've already established myself as an artist. I've been in this business for 30 years. There's no reason for me to compete with anyone."
Stephanie Mills
"I'm 47 years old. I couldn't compete with Beyonce. I'm not competing with anyone. I've already established myself as an artist. I've been in this business for 30 years. There's no reason for me to compete with anyone."
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"In this business, until you're known as a monster you're not a star."
Bette Davis
"In this business, until you're known as a monster you're not a star."
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"Ranchers need clean water for their stock, farmers need it for their crops, every employer needs it to stay in business, and every living thing needs it for life... The law needs to be clear to protect water quality and the rights of landowners."
Mark Udall
"Ranchers need clean water for their stock, farmers need it for their crops, every employer needs it to stay in business, and every living thing needs it for life... The law needs to be clear to protect water quality and the rights of landowners."
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"England is a nation of shopkeepers."
Napoleon Bonaparte
"England is a nation of shopkeepers."
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"I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years."
Warren Buffett
"I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years."
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"If you're not a risk taker, you should get the hell out of business."
Ray Kroc
"If you're not a risk taker, you should get the hell out of business."
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