“People assume that all artists make for terrible business people, but I'm in complete charge of my own career.”

“A firm, for instance, that does business in many countries of the world is driven to spend an enormous amount of time, labour, and money in providing for translation services.”

“Desperation is the perfume of the young actor. It's so satisfying to have gotten rid of it. If you keep smelling it, it can drive you crazy. In this business a lot of people go nuts, go eccentric, even end up dead from it. Not my plan.”

“Romney is right that the Obama vision is too centered on government. But his is too centered on the promotion of business and wealth creation at the expense of everything else.”

“As a restaurateur, my job is to basically control the chaos and the drama. There's always going to be chaos in the restaurant business.”

“Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.”

“I never knew any Jews until I got into show business. I've found them to be real smart and good workers.”

“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.”

“Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.”

“After a while of getting jerked around, you realize what the business is really made up of.”

“Integrate purpose into your for-profit business model through a long term commitment to a cause that is aligned with your core values and those of your community.”

“Not for nothing is their motto TGIF - 'Thank God It's Friday.' They live for the weekends, when they can go do what they really want to do.”

“If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't sell it. Do this, and you will have calm and drowsy nights, with all of the good business you have now and none of the bad. If you have time, don't wait for time.”

“I was bullied as a kid, and I got a job on television. And I had a camera. And so I wanted to go after those business bullies. And I just have been following that instinct.”

“I don't think we should be about the business of denying voters in Michigan and Florida the right to be heard.”

“Failure doesn't mean you are a failure it just means you haven't succeeded yet.”

“Politics is the art of preventing people from busying themselves with what is their own business.”

“Politics would be a helluva good business if it weren't for the goddamned people.”

“Sweat equity is the most valuable equity there is. Know your business and industry better than anyone else in the world. Love what you do or don't do it.”

“It is clearly better that property should be private, but the use of it common and the special business of the legislator is to create in men this benevolent disposition.”

“Being tall is an advantage, especially in business. People will always remember you. And if you're in a crowd, you'll always have some clean air to breathe.”