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I know I did the right thing by taking time off to raise my son. But it also came at a price. I turned down many opportunities over the years because I didnt want to leave him for long periods of time. And in Hollywood, as in any business, the calls stop coming when you dont answer. – Arsenio Hall

I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. Its done on gut feeling, especially if I can see that they are taking the mickey out of the consumer. – Richard Branson

There is a fundamental shift that social media necessitates in business today – the need to transition from Me First to We First thinking. – Simon Mainwaring

Not since the digital revolution in the early 90s has technology placed such a comprehensive burden on business, employees and individuals to reinvent their business plans, services and products, and themselves to keep pace with the changing marketplace. – Simon Mainwaring

Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. Theres no particular virtue in that. Democracy isnt a gift. Its a responsibility. – Dalton Trumbo

I dont believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front. – Mel Brooks

Were not uncomfortable with it, and weve already been through enough of the music business where Im not really worried that commercial success is going to in some way – were already past saving, you know what I mean? Its too late for us. – Jerry Garcia

And what most people dont understand is the bulk of business in this country is small business. – Alphonso Jackson

We mean by politics the peoples business – the most important business there is. – Adlai E. Stevenson

My compulsion to always be working has become less strong and my current business is purely down to this enormous alimony. If I wasnt doing this Id be making documentaries about wildlife and other subjects that interest me. – John Cleese

The chances of a bank going out of business are extremely slim, but its always a good idea to spread around major sums so every penny is backed by insurance. – Suze Orman

Really, I have to laugh because there was a whole set of stories that made me sound like the Dragon Lady, you know, tough this and tough that. Then there is this business about gooey. The bottom line is I am a pragmatic idealist. – Madeleine Albright

You do have to do business with and to try to influence people you dont agree with, or find disagreeable, so its important to stress that balance. – William Hague

What todays business reality makes clear is that brands cannot survive in a society that is failing economically, socially, ethically, and morally. – Simon Mainwaring

God will forgive me thats his business. – Heinrich Heine

As a restaurateur, my job is to basically control the chaos and the drama. Theres always going to be chaos in the restaurant business. – Rocco DiSpirito

Where are the jobs going to come from?Small business, manufacturing and clean energy. Wheres the money to finance them? The banks and the corporations in America today have lots of money that they can invest right now. – William J. Clinton

We need to stop apologizing for celebrating life. We need to stop apologizing for wanting to protect an individuals right to build a business. – Rick Perry

Somebody has to tell the E.P.A. that we dont need you monkeying around and fiddling around and getting in our business with every kind of regulation you can dream up. Youre doing nothing more than killing jobs. Its a cemetery for jobs at the E.P.A. – Rick Perry

We must have ideals and try to live up to them, even if we never quite succeed. Life would be a sorry business without them. With them its grand and great. – Lucy Maud Montgomery