- Closed-Minded
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- 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.
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- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel like I grew up in the investment business. My dad was at T. Rowe Price his whole career. We lived in Baltimore and had a small social circle, so most of my dad's friends also worked for T. Rowe.
- Passion
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- Nov 07, 2020
To be the best CEO you can be, you have to be passionate about the business you're running. And I have true passion for the financial markets and the financial industry.
- Business Side
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been on the business side - running P&L and working with clients.
- Risks
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can't be successful in business without taking risks. It's really that simple.
- Dinner
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.
- Ego
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- Nov 07, 2020
As far as base humiliation goes, acting is a tough business. It's a tough, embarrassing thing to do for a living when you're starting out, and you better not have any ego or pride, because that will be wiped away clean by utter devastation.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
The nature of the music business is such that it's better to have a few chances for some things to be successful than just one, and that's kind of been my attitude all along.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most of your day is spent working, and being in a band is no different. We're just business travelers in a way.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm the first to admit I've had a sheltered life. I grew up in the country and went to a boarding school. It was all just part of the business - be nice to everyone and all that.
- Difference
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- Nov 07, 2020
We always wanted to create a business that makes a difference in the world.
- Nov 07, 2020
If you're going to build a business that's based on community, your business has to have community in it.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mentorship plays such an important role in business - we know it's a must - and I believe schools should embrace it in a much fuller way.
- Journalism
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- Nov 07, 2020