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"I enjoy being part of the entertainment industry, although I'm the laziest person that I've met yet in this business."
Paul Hogan
"I enjoy being part of the entertainment industry, although I'm the laziest person that I've met yet in this business."
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"The facts are the vice president's company that he was CEO of, that did business with sworn enemies of the United States, paid millions of dollars in fines for providing false financial information, it's under investigation for bribing foreign officials."
John Edwards
"The facts are the vice president's company that he was CEO of, that did business with sworn enemies of the United States, paid millions of dollars in fines for providing false financial information, it's under investigation for bribing foreign officials."
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"Ignore the people who say that the sales industry needs to become professionalised: it already has."
Chris Murray
"Ignore the people who say that the sales industry needs to become professionalised: it already has."
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"Of course in show business there are two ways to play it and I am not politically correct so I am not going to get endorsements or anything like that."
Artie Lange
"Of course in show business there are two ways to play it and I am not politically correct so I am not going to get endorsements or anything like that."
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"It's now clear that from the very moment President Bush took office, Iraq was his highest priority as unfinished business from the first Bush Administration. His agenda was clear: find a rationale to get rid of Saddam."
Edward Kennedy
"It's now clear that from the very moment President Bush took office, Iraq was his highest priority as unfinished business from the first Bush Administration. His agenda was clear: find a rationale to get rid of Saddam."
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"If the planters carry politics into the fields they will find it bad business."
Charles E. Merrill
"If the planters carry politics into the fields they will find it bad business."
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"If we are to succeed, we must recognize that the community redevelopment is not solely the rehabilitation of housing, or putting a mall in the business strips."
Jane Byrne
"If we are to succeed, we must recognize that the community redevelopment is not solely the rehabilitation of housing, or putting a mall in the business strips."
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"In fact, even the perception of a resurgence in crime can be enough to paralyze business momentum and destroy the sense of security that a vibrant and progressive city requires."
Alan Autry
"In fact, even the perception of a resurgence in crime can be enough to paralyze business momentum and destroy the sense of security that a vibrant and progressive city requires."
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"I'd still like to see 'Survivor' minus the planned show-biz parts. That would be the purest form of show business - I want to see someone so hungry that they eat somebody else's foot."
Albert Brooks
"I'd still like to see 'Survivor' minus the planned show-biz parts. That would be the purest form of show business - I want to see someone so hungry that they eat somebody else's foot."
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"More business is lost every year through neglect than through any other cause."
Rose Kennedy
"More business is lost every year through neglect than through any other cause."
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"On the whole, and this comment can get me in a lot of trouble, I find that retailers in the comic book business are not business people. They're fans who've gotten themselves shops."
Rob Walton
"On the whole, and this comment can get me in a lot of trouble, I find that retailers in the comic book business are not business people. They're fans who've gotten themselves shops."
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"That's what show business is, sincere insincerity."
Benny Hill
"That's what show business is, sincere insincerity."
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"Unfortunately, modeling takes you with no transition from being a girl to being a business woman."
Karolina Kurkova
"Unfortunately, modeling takes you with no transition from being a girl to being a business woman."
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"We have believed at CA that consolidation of this industry is something that was required ten years ago."
Sanjay Kumar
"We have believed at CA that consolidation of this industry is something that was required ten years ago."
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"I can't and won't promise you magic sales fairy dust or the Jedi Mind Trick for salespeople " they simply don't exist."
Chris Murray
"I can't and won't promise you magic sales fairy dust or the Jedi Mind Trick for salespeople " they simply don't exist."
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"Our favorite holding period is forever."
Warren Buffett
"Our favorite holding period is forever."
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"We are taking a business-as-usual position at my agency, though business before 9/11 wasn't that hot either!"
Richard Curtis
"We are taking a business-as-usual position at my agency, though business before 9/11 wasn't that hot either!"
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"In bourgeois society capital is independent and has individuality, while the living person is dependent and has no individuality."
Karl Marx
"In bourgeois society capital is independent and has individuality, while the living person is dependent and has no individuality."
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"Show business is made up of disappointments, and it's through life's disappointments that you grow."
Minnie Pearl
"Show business is made up of disappointments, and it's through life's disappointments that you grow."
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"Business news is sexy."
Maria Bartiromo
"Business news is sexy."
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"I learned from Mr. Wrigley, early in my career, that loyalty wins and it creates friendships. I saw it work for him in his business."
Ernie Banks
"I learned from Mr. Wrigley, early in my career, that loyalty wins and it creates friendships. I saw it work for him in his business."
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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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"Having cakes as a business certainly changes things for me - I don't now sit at home doing a cake for the fun of it anymore. But it's an extremely happy and pleasureable business to run because people are generally buying cakes for celebrations."
Jane Asher
"Having cakes as a business certainly changes things for me - I don't now sit at home doing a cake for the fun of it anymore. But it's an extremely happy and pleasureable business to run because people are generally buying cakes for celebrations."
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"I think that you have to bear in mind that music is about escape, and it's not unreasonable to think the music business would be based around escapism."
Peter Hook
"I think that you have to bear in mind that music is about escape, and it's not unreasonable to think the music business would be based around escapism."
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"I have this home in New York, I have a long-term relationship with my boyfriend, who's from Australia, and I had this business that I had maintain. Even though I wasn't actively shooting, there's a lot of peripheral work."
Claire Danes
"I have this home in New York, I have a long-term relationship with my boyfriend, who's from Australia, and I had this business that I had maintain. Even though I wasn't actively shooting, there's a lot of peripheral work."
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"I never really studied business in school. I kind of wish I had, but how boring is that?"
Mick Jagger
"I never really studied business in school. I kind of wish I had, but how boring is that?"
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"We are going through tough economic times but things are looking up, and the indicators are improving not only for large corporations but also for small business."
George Pataki
"We are going through tough economic times but things are looking up, and the indicators are improving not only for large corporations but also for small business."
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"But once you have some success in one style, the business wants to lock you in that vein forever."
Richard Marx
"But once you have some success in one style, the business wants to lock you in that vein forever."
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"The music business can be very cold. And it doesn't honor its elders."
Brenda Lee
"The music business can be very cold. And it doesn't honor its elders."
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"Month after month, Wizard Academy equips people who want to make a difference. This is why journalists and scientists and artists and educators and business owners and advertising professionals and ministers are attracted to our little school."
Roy H. Williams
"Month after month, Wizard Academy equips people who want to make a difference. This is why journalists and scientists and artists and educators and business owners and advertising professionals and ministers are attracted to our little school."
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"I like thinking of myself as invisible. I find it a very advantageous way to live. Unfortunately, its not the way the music business works. If you don't create some kind of public image, it gets created for you."
Tom Verlaine
"I like thinking of myself as invisible. I find it a very advantageous way to live. Unfortunately, its not the way the music business works. If you don't create some kind of public image, it gets created for you."
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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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"Some people have a tendency to get knocked down in this business and sulk and whine, and they just create a rod for their back, really. You have to have broad shoulders and get through it."
Pierce Brosnan
"Some people have a tendency to get knocked down in this business and sulk and whine, and they just create a rod for their back, really. You have to have broad shoulders and get through it."
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"He has a very extensive public relations apparatus that is paid for by the taxpayers of this state. They are some of the best in the business. and he is a master at getting not only television but other media exposure on the basis of confrontation and chaos."
Bill Scott
"He has a very extensive public relations apparatus that is paid for by the taxpayers of this state. They are some of the best in the business. and he is a master at getting not only television but other media exposure on the basis of confrontation and chaos."
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"It's unfortunate that music has become such big business."
Rosanna Arquette
"It's unfortunate that music has become such big business."
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"In America, we no longer have an institutionalized, organized way of calling business to task - of taking them to account for what they've done - and this is especially true in the cultural realm."
Thomas Frank
"In America, we no longer have an institutionalized, organized way of calling business to task - of taking them to account for what they've done - and this is especially true in the cultural realm."
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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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"The bold enterprises are the successful ones. Take counsel of hopes rather than of fears to win in this business."
Rutherford B. Hayes
"The bold enterprises are the successful ones. Take counsel of hopes rather than of fears to win in this business."
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"That I would rather be in another business where a bad cold wouldn't put me out of work."
Merv Griffin
"That I would rather be in another business where a bad cold wouldn't put me out of work."
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"It doesn't matter how successful you are in this business, it's tough to get through the next door."
Kevin Sorbo
"It doesn't matter how successful you are in this business, it's tough to get through the next door."
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"We must get into the picture business. This is a new industry and a gold mine. it looks like another telephone industry."
Joseph P. Kennedy
"We must get into the picture business. This is a new industry and a gold mine. it looks like another telephone industry."
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"I realize that the majority of people in the entertainment business happen to be Democrats. I have no problem with that. And they should have no problem with the fact that I'm a Republican."
Shannen Doherty
"I realize that the majority of people in the entertainment business happen to be Democrats. I have no problem with that. And they should have no problem with the fact that I'm a Republican."
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"Firms need to ensure that their ability to provide effective customer service keeps pace with their growth. If you're marketing your firm to new customers, you better be able to provide them service when they do business with you."
Arthur Levitt
"Firms need to ensure that their ability to provide effective customer service keeps pace with their growth. If you're marketing your firm to new customers, you better be able to provide them service when they do business with you."
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"I don't really count myself as a very sophisticated businessperson. I'm a creative artist. All I know from business I've picked up along the way."
Mick Jagger
"I don't really count myself as a very sophisticated businessperson. I'm a creative artist. All I know from business I've picked up along the way."
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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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"Music is spiritual. The music business is not."
Van Morrison
"Music is spiritual. The music business is not."
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"The newspaper is dying. I'm not sure there will be newspapers and its one business I'd never be in."
Sumner Redstone
"The newspaper is dying. I'm not sure there will be newspapers and its one business I'd never be in."
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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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"Everyone in show business has had the experience of the fan who is so excited at recognizing their favorite star, they say, 'Oh my gosh, you're my biggest fan!'"
Audrey Meadows
"Everyone in show business has had the experience of the fan who is so excited at recognizing their favorite star, they say, 'Oh my gosh, you're my biggest fan!'"
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"I haven't done a great deal of it but this was a chance to do more and bring it to that part of the business and even more so, but the fact that it was a black superhero was really the catalyst to me."
Blair Underwood
"I haven't done a great deal of it but this was a chance to do more and bring it to that part of the business and even more so, but the fact that it was a black superhero was really the catalyst to me."
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