Business Quotes

“The business side of film has goofed up so many things, but even that's changing. It happened to the music industry and now it's happening to the film studios. It's crazy what's going on. But artists should have control of their work especially if, as I always say, you never turn down a good idea and never take a bad idea.”

-- David Lynch

“I never hurt nobody but myself and that's nobody's business but my own.”

-- Billie Holiday

“Giving someone a one-time stimulus check, or a one-time tax cut that expires doesn't allow the predictability that business needs.”

-- Rand Paul

“Our business is infested with idiots who try to impress by using pretentious jargon.”

-- David Ogilvy

“To talk about a relationship trivializes something that's nobody's business.”

-- Jennifer Aniston

“If you want to stay in the business then you've got to be a bit shrewd, haven't you?”

-- Katie Price

“The business of the advertiser is to see that we go about our business with some magic spell or tune or slogan throbbing quietly in the background of our minds.”

-- Marshall McLuhan

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”

-- Colin Powell

“I'm a big fan of small business ownership. I think it's the backbone of American innovation. But to be successful, you first have to have the courage to go for it.”

-- Bill Rancic

“It is easier for women to succeed in business, the arts, and politics in America than in Europe.”

-- Hedy Lamarr