- Nov 07, 2020
Business Quotes
On risk, reinvention and the realities of business.
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- Chauffeur
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know an elderly society matron in Singapore who would rather walk in the scorching sun for blocks on end rather than have her chauffeur drive into the Central Business District at peak hour and pay the $1.50 surcharge.
- Problems
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'll be involved more with Adobe overall in terms of our technology direction and the problems we are trying to solve, working across the different business units at Adobe.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Film is much more of a brand business, whereas on Broadway, you can do complete unknowns and have hits.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My show 'The Big House' was picked up; they flew me to New York. I'm about to step on stage to announce Kevin Hart's 'The Big House.' And a hand grabs my shoulder, 'Kevin no, they just decided to cancel it.' It's a serious smack-in-the-face business, and either you can take it, or you can't.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020
The term 'business cycle' is imprecise. Economic fluctuations affect everyone, not just businesses, and they are, unlike astral cycles, anything but regular.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe people who go into politics want to do the right thing. And then they hit a big wall of re-election and the pettiness of politics. In the end, politics gets in the way of the business of people.
- Made
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't believe other states should be in the business of luring production out of California. We've made it clear that no one is going to out-compete California.
- Good Actors
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know a lot of really good actors - tons, just tons - who I still don't know why they don't work all the time because they're that good. It's just a weird business, and I know a lot of actors who shouldn't be working, but they work all the time.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really worked with icons in the music business, which really had a strong effect on me. It wasn't just pick-up gigs.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
The things I really learned, I learned from watching my parents. They take care of business. Always have.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
The business that people do in LA on the social level is amazing. You go to a restaurant, bump into this guy or that guy. The next day you get a call, and they want you in their movie.
- Fairer
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- Nov 07, 2020
What we lack is a good, strong business climate with lower taxes, fairer regulation.
- Growth
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we truly want to achieve lasting economic growth, we need our businesses to do more business - and we need them to do it in America.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020