Business Quotes
“The camera fails to capture the 'business' in show business! We typically will give 10 percent of our salary to the agent, 10 percent to the manager, and 5 percent to the lawyer, plus the publicist gets a flat fee, which needs to be budgeted for.”
“Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves.”
-- E. Joseph Cossman
“All business proceeds on beliefs, or judgements of probabilities, and not on certainties.”
-- Charles W. Eliot
“We are involved in a life that passes understanding and our highest business is our daily life.”
-- John Cage
“Prosperous farmers mean more employment, more prosperity for the workers and the business men of every industrial area in the whole country.”
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Some people want fame, popularity and huge sales. I've always hoped to have a really long career. So I've tried to make each of my creative decisions and business decisions to allow for longevity. As a side effect I got really famous and really big. I didn't realize the two could go together.”
-- Jewel