- Nov 07, 2020
Business Quotes
On risk, reinvention and the realities of business.
These quotes cover business from a few honest angles: the risk small operations take on hiring, breaking into an industry you weren't trained for, and how far an entire business can shift over the years. For more, see our Businessman quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes all you need is that onetime break and it'll change your life. If you get your item on a celebrity, that's almost like the top of the top - a new way of creating business.
- Hard Work
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- Nov 07, 2020
This business can be so fickle, and a lot of times, hard work isn't enough.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm lucky my parents are incredibly supportive and generous people who have put so much faith in me as I jump into this crazy business. It really is so far outside their comfort zone in terms of what a profession can be.
- Cool People
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- Nov 07, 2020
L.A. can be very superficial, and it's hard to meet cool people here. I try to stay away from the glitzy side of the business and have a normal life as much as possible. I keep to myself.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not going to give up doing interesting things. I'm going to do it as long as I possibly can and hopefully have longevity in this business.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
When something happens, I always check myself and know it's going to go away. So be prepared for it. This is a tough business for actors who are sensitive. If you try to hold on to things, you'll go crazy.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Government's role should be only to keep the playing field level, and to work hand in hand with business on issues such as employment. But beyond this, to as great an extent as possible, it should get the hell out of the way.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
I also believe that government has no business telling us how we should live our lives. I think our lifestyle choices should be left up to us. What we do in our private lives is none of the government's business. That position rules out the Republican Party for me.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Running has become so therapeutic for me because I block out all thoughts or get really crystal clear business ideas.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I had done 'Go, New York, Go' for the Spurs, it might not have worked. It really taught me a lot about demographics and tastes and styles. I never went to business school, so that whole experience was my crash course in marketing, contracts, negotiations, and product launches.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's not healthy for patents to be used to stop other people from doing business.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not sure at all that I'm any good at this mentoring/investing business - that's why I'm using my own money, and that's why it's not a career.
- Book
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- Nov 07, 2020