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" I think there is a big difference between the music business and music. And my relationship is to music, not music business. I think the business will keep changing, but music won't. Music will be there. "

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" The romantic person instinctively sees marriage in terms of emotions, but what a couple actually gets up to together over a lifetime has much more in common with the workings of a small business. They must draw up work rosters, clean, chauffeur, cook, fix, throw away, mind, hire, fire, reconcile, and budget. "

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" When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact. "

" One of the most important tasks as a leader in a startup is to pick the right metric to track. This is often referred to as the 'compass metric' because it will be your compass for growth. It's important to note that 'compass metrics' will likely change over the lifetime of a business. "

" The rigor and discipline we use in running our business is key to consistently executing our growth strategy. And we systematically applied the same discipline to our investments, including acquisitions. "

" Editor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed. "

" Relationships are personal, even in business, so sharing some of yourself and taking an interest in others helps to build trust and break down walls. "

" All lasting business is built on friendship. "

" You're in the business - when you're a writer, producer, director - to get ratings. "

" Employers have recognized for some time that it's smart business to have a diverse workforce - one in which many views are represented and everyone's talents are valued. Well, disability is part of diversity. "

" We all have a life story and a message that can inspire others to live a better life or run a better business. Why not use that story and message to serve others and grow a real business doing it? "

" I was amazed at how the life of a freelancer differed from running a remote studio for another company. I thought I knew what I was doing in 2004 when I left Eidos because I had run Ion Storm Austin, which was my own independent studio. I had run a business unit inside Origin, but being part of a startup is crazy. "

" When reporters are in the business of obtaining hard facts that service the free flow of information, journalists should have a right to obtain that information without fear of personal ruin or incarceration. "

" An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today. "

" Whenever you're sitting across from some important person, always picture him sitting there in a suit of long red underwear. That's the way I always operated in business. "

" A consultant is someone who saves his client almost enough to pay his fee. "

" I dismiss personal profit and focus exclusively on people and planet. That's what I call social business: a nondividend company dedicated to solving human problems. You can go all the way, forgetting about personal profit, being single-minded about solving problems. The company makes profit, but profit stays with the company. "

" I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business. "

" Business can be a source of progressive change. "

" Yes, I have a lot of business interests. But I don't work for just anyone, and I choose the companies very carefully. "

" I don't create companies for the sake of creating companies, but to get things done. "

" We cannot make events. Our business is wisely to improve them. "

" No matter what it is, if you get 10 people in the business talking about something, you get 10 different opinions, but you know, they're amazingly well informed. "

" The interesting thing is when you look at what people want to do on their phone, it's mail, weather, check stock quotes and news. That's Yahoo's business. This is a huge opportunity for us because we have the content and all the information people want on their phones. "

" Distance doesn't exist, in fact, and neither does time. Vibrations from love or music can be felt everywhere, at all times. "

" I worked in the family business, which was my father's shoe making company that he had inherited from his father, and that led me to become interested in what could be achieved by a great Italian brand. That became my ambition as a young man. "

Diego Della Valle

Father

Man

" In modern business it is not the crook who is to be feared most, it is the honest man who doesn't know what he is doing. "

" Art is like breathing for me. If I don't do it, I start to choke. "

Yoko Ono

Start

Art

" You've got to quit lowering your standards. Set your requirements up front so when a guy hooks you, he has to know this is business. "

Steve Harvey

Standards

Quit

" The teams that worked on the innovative distribution of 'The Interview' are just a few of the many that put in long hours over our studio holiday to ensure business continuity, rebuild our systems, and protect our company. "

" Business is a battlefield. You need to be able to go to battle with your team members. Like the military. Know them, trust them, and know who you're working with. "