There has to be a measure of faith. That’s what this business is all about: trusting in something that may never show up, that you have no concrete proof of.
This industry is 90 percent business, 10 percent talent.
If you have ideas, you have the main asset you need, and there isn’t any limit to what you can do with your business and your life. Ideas are any man’s greatest asset.
It ends all things: birds, trees, flowers, mountain tops, and business; it grinds stones to sand, and as terrible as it is, and it’s the most beautiful thing we have in our lives – time.
Love and business and family and religion and art and patriotism are nothing but shadows of words when a man’s starving!
Admiration takes on a whole new level when you appreciate just how complex it is to run a modern business.
I saw how the regulation I called for made things worse, didn’t help consumers and simple competition was better. And I started praising business and occasionally criticizing regulation.
Peaceful, lawful protest – if it is effective – is innately disruptive of ‘business as usual.’ That is why it is effective.
Businesses perform better when you have diversity of view in your senior leadership positions. This is not just the right thing to do socially; it’s the right thing to do for your business.
Business is all about risk taking and managing uncertainties and turbulence.
If you look at the role models that are out there, the women that tend to be photographed tend to be actresses and models, whereas the men are often in the media because of what they do in terms of business and sport.
Broadband connectivity can be a powerful catalyst as well as an anchor for economic and social advancement in developing countries. It creates jobs and business opportunities that lead to greater economic development.
It is none of anyone’s business how I make my films or my creative partnerships.
No hotels have gone out of business because of Airbnb… Airbnb is not a perfect substitute for a hotel. We excel at different things.
A healthy society rests on three pillars: business, government and civil society, or non-profits. Each has a distinct and important role to play, and all three need to work together synergistically to create the most value for society.
In business, we say that people overestimate what you can do in a year and underestimate what you can do in a decade. This is true in philanthropy as well.
In business for yourself, not by yourself.
All you have in business is your reputation – so it’s very important that you keep your word.
Acting is a tough business, and the percentage of people who make it is very low – it’s about 1 percent.
Let’s find those areas where modest and reasonable tax cuts will have the biggest positive impact on our economy, and which will improve the lives of those who need it most: working families, retirees, and small business owners.
If I had been thinking business since I was 21, I’d be a rich man right now.
I think the ‘R&B singer’ title came from me entering the business at a time when R&B chick singers were the trend. I was fine with that, but I have a lot more to offer.
In this business you either sink or swim or you don’t.
My model for business is The Beatles: They were four guys that kept each others’ negative tendencies in check; they balanced each other. And the total was greater than the sum of the parts.
When your boss and colleagues care enough to invest in your health, it is good for you and the business.
