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" When I jumped off a roof in Cannes in a bee costume, I looked ridiculous. But this is my business; I have to humiliate myself. "

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" There are no right and wrong ways to work in this business, but there are some basic common-sense practices. Work very, very hard and always be prepared; never give up; and once you get the job, give them more than they ever expected: - Shine! "

" In both business and personal life, I've always found that travel inspires me more than anything else I do. Evidence of the languages, cultures, scenery, food, and design sensibilities that I discover all over the world can be found in every piece of my jewelry. "

" In this business, you can come and go in a second. "

" I view real estate as the most intriguing opportunity that I've seen in my business lifetime. "

Richard Rainwater

" For me, my business is my business and my house is my house. I don't want the public in my house. "

" You know you're getting old when you get that one candle on the cake. It's like, 'See if you can blow this out.' "

" A passionate belief in your business and personal objectives can make all the difference between success and failure. If you aren't proud of what you're doing, why should anybody else be? "

Richard Branson

" Business cycles lengthened greatly during the 20th century, as central banks learned to manage national economies by raising and lowering interest rates. "

" I was afraid people wouldn't take me seriously, or would stop respecting me, if I talked about how bad I was feeling. The only people I talked openly about it with was my business partner, Dave Jilk, and my girlfriend - now wife - Amy Batchelor. They were amazingly supportive, but even then, I was deeply ashamed about my weaknesses. "

" Our business is about technology, yes. But it's also about operations and customer relationships. "

" A single moment spent in a business meeting or at a pub is more than enough to reveal the basic human truth that we are all faking it most of the time. "

" I had tremendous success in show business - star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 'The Apprentice' was one of the most successful shows. "

" Just really, really believe in what you're trying to do. Don't let people alter that. Let people advise you and lead you down paths to make smart business decisions. But trust your instinct and trust that overwhelming drive that made you put all your dreams and everything on the line. "

" If you want to kill any idea in the world, get a committee working on it. "

Charles Kettering

" Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea of making money. "

" Before you can become a millionaire, you must learn to think like one. You must learn how to motivate yourself to counter fear with courage. Making critical decisions about your career, business, investments and other resources conjures up fear, fear that is part of the process of becoming a financial success. "

Thomas J. Stanley

" I ask people what they do in sales, how much money they made last year, what their cost of sales is, and they don't even know. If you don't know your numbers, you're going out of business. I don't care how good your product is. "

Tilman J. Fertitta

" I was never a hugely successful theatre designer. I painted a lot of scenery and did the lighting, and my lighting business grew out of that. "

" Microsoft has had two goals in the last 10 years. One was to copy the Mac, and the other was to copy Lotus' success in the spreadsheet - basically, the applications business. And over the course of the last 10 years, Microsoft accomplished both of those goals. And now they are completely lost. "

" 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. "

" The question arises whether private companies can bear responsibility when considering the large risks involved with nuclear business. "

" The god whom science recognizes must be a God of universal laws exclusively, a God who does a wholesale, not a retail business. He cannot accommodate his processes to the convenience of individuals. "

" We've been in the nation-building business since World War I, and especially since WWII. The goal is not a Jeffersonian Democracy in Afghanistan, but a representative government that respects human rights, protects its own people, and is a friend of the West. These are very realistic - and necessary - goals. "

" It's been a joy to be a part of other people's journey, to be able to inspire and be a part of new singers coming up in this business. "

Christina Aguilera

" You know, the funny thing about Lorne and that show is that, you can go over one million things, but in a business of bean counters, he still likes to laugh at small things and creates a show around it. "

" Remind people that profit is the difference between revenue and expense. This makes you look smart. "

" When I think about parallels between myself and an Olympian, I believe that success in the world of business is underpinned by very similar principles of perseverance and hard work. "

" My mother really didn't know a heck of a lot about business. She was a very good mother, that made sure we ate right and we had our cod liver oil, but didn't know a heck of a lot about what I did. "

Sanford I. Weill

" No partnership between two independent companies, no matter how well run, can match the speed, effectiveness, responsiveness and efficiency of a solely owned company. "

Edward Whitacre, Jr.