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" The seminal elements of what makes a story great - challenge, struggle, resolution - are the same whether we're talking about story content for a movie such as 'Rain Man,' or telling a purposeful story to forge new business relationships or conclude a fruitful transaction, such as acquiring an NBA franchise. "

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" My father got a phone call to bring me in to meet with Spielberg for 'E.T.,' partially because they knew I was a physical kid, and I was known in the business somewhat as a stunt kid, and I could do all the bicycle riding. "

C. Thomas Howell

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" I notice that young men go to the universities in order to become doctors or philosophers or anything, so long as it is a title, and that many go in for those professions who are utterly unfit for them, while others who would be very competent are prevented by business or their daily cares, which keep them away from letters. "

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" If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable. "

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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" We evaluate all business decisions based on how we can best serve public school teachers and their students. "

" I've found that in business opportunities will constantly emerge or situations develop that make you revise your plans along the way. "

" I've helped some of my classmates on how to strategize to get to the next level of their businesses. And it's interesting, because here I am sitting there from the entertainment industry and the fashion industry, and I'm giving a billionaire that has a business that's been in his family for 300 years - I'm giving him advice about strategy! "

Tyra Banks

" I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country. "

" The one thing I have learned as a CEO is that leadership at various levels is vastly different. When I was leading a function or a business, there were certain demands and requirements to be a leader. As you move up the organization, the requirements for leading that organization don't grow vertically; they grow exponentially. "

" My laptop helps me carry on my business functions and stay in touch with my executives when I'm abroad. "

" Overcoming fear is the first step to success for entrepreneurs. The winners all exemplify that, and the hard work and commitment they have shown underlines what is needed to set up a business. "

" Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility. "

" I don't think that faith, whatever you're being faithful about, really can be scientifically explained. And I don't want to explain this whole life business through truth, science. There's so much mystery. There's so much awe. "

" Look at growth, look at how much time people spend on the Net and look at the variety of things that they are doing. It's all really good, so I am actually encouraged by the fundamentals that underlie usage growth on the Net. "

" Don't ever let your business get ahead of the financial side of your business. Accounting, accounting, accounting. Know your numbers. "

" A man should never neglect his family for business. "

" One's mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means to do. "

" I don't think meals have any business being deductible. I'm for separation of calories and corporations. "

" I have always recognized that the object of business is to make money in an honorable manner. I have endeavored to remember that the object of life is to do good. "

" Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures. "

" If you can build a business up big enough, it's respectable. "

Will Rogers

Enough

Business

" The essence of my way of doing business is to not accept the traditional way things are done. "

Robert Stigwood

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" I have a saying, which is, 'Crazy is good for business.' I think rock and roll really is about being a bit crazy. "

" We can find a great sector or business, but we're investing so early that unless there's this tenacious grit, determination, resourcefulness, ability to evolve, it won't work. "

" Almost every economist agrees that the American health care system is unsustainable. Medical care is so expensive that it is busting all of our budgets - government, business, and personal. Eventually, the medical price bubble will pop. What, then, are the alternatives? "

" No one on his deathbed ever said, I wish I had spent more time on my business. "

Paul Tsongas

Business

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" For most people, creativity is a serious business. They forget the telling phrase 'the play of ideas' and think that they need to knuckle down and work more. Often, the reverse is true. They need to play. "

" My first introduction to television, and really just the business in general, was working with David Lynch, with his incredibly open, creative mind that was not following any rules. "

" Successful technologies often begin as hobbies. Jacques Cousteau invented scuba diving because he enjoyed exploring caves. The Wright brothers invented flying as a relief from the monotony of their normal business of selling and repairing bicycles. "

" To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business and your business in your heart. "