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Writing fiction is for me a fraught business, an occasion of daily dread for at least the first half of the novel, and sometimes all the way through. The work process is totally different from writing nonfiction. You have to sit down every day and make it up. – Joan Didion

I was a fairly good amateur musician, and I was an average professional. But the one thing I saw was that the big band business was fading. – Alan Greenspan

Today it is not big business that we have to fear. It is big government. – Wendell Phillips

I learned from Mr. Wrigley, early in my career, that loyalty wins and it creates friendships. I saw it work for him in his business. – Ernie Banks

Business is constantly changing, constantly evolving. – James Dyson

The only thing harder than leaving show business is coming back. – Dave Chappelle

We have to make America the best place in the world to do business. – Dick Cheney

My professional life has been a constant record of disillusion, and many things that seem wonderful to most men are the every-day commonplaces of my business. – Harry Houdini

I used to work for a management consulting company, so I dressed differently – business casual, probably a lot of things from Banana Republic. My wardrobe now is definitely more expensive, but I always dress for the occasion. – John Legend

It is very sad for a man to make himself servant to a single thing his manhood all taken out of him by the hydraulic pressure of excessive business. – Theodore Parker

But now I realize that this record business really needs me. No one else is trying to take a chance or do something different. – Erykah Badu

My revenue was $4 million my first year in business, off of one $20 item. – Sara Blakely

I have always been a business person. – Bethenny Frankel

I went onto reality TV as a business decision. – Bethenny Frankel

The Internet has changed the way we communicate with each other, the way we learn about the world and the way we conduct business. – Ron Wyden

As Members of Congress we can now engage with our constituents via online innovations like the Huffington Post, while a small business in rural Oregon can use the Internet to find customers around the world. – Ron Wyden

Like any business, the oil industry runs on the basic premise of supply and demand. The more supply – the lower the price. The higher the demand – the higher price. In other words, the more people who can buy oil, the higher the price of oil. – Ron Wyden

Accept business only at a price permitting thoroughness. Then do a thorough job, regardless of cost to us. – Arthur C. Nielsen

I am especially grateful that I have been able to keep my own style over the decades, in spite of the many changes that have taken place in the world of fashion and in its business. – Valentino Garavani

To me, the print business model is so simple, where readers pay a dollar for all the content within, and that supports the enterprise. – Dave Eggers