Business is always interfering with pleasure - but it makes other pleasures possible. Use this quote
I don't believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front. Use this quote
We expect all our businesses to have a positive impact on our top and bottom lines. Profitability is very important to us or we wouldn't be in this business. Use this quote
Mickey Mouse popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at a time when business fortunes of my brother Roy and myself were at lowest ebb and disaster seemed right around the corner. Use this quote
I didn't realize how hard it was to run a small business. Use this quote
I'm very leery of show business, having been in Los Angeles for the last 10 years. Buzz is a dangerous thing that I've heard applied to a lot of people that I've since not heard of again. Use this quote
I still have a lot to learn - about the business, about music, and about myself. Its exciting. Use this quote
It's a reality that in this business there's an expectation of being thin. But having a baby is a reality too, and it's more important for me to make milk than to fit into those tiny pants. So that's just going to have to wait. Use this quote
Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything. Use this quote
A cardinal principle of Total Quality escapes too many managers: you cannot continuously improve interdependent systems and processes until you progressively perfect interdependent, interpersonal relationships. Use this quote
Understand why casinos and racetracks stay in business - the gambler always loses over the long term. Use this quote
Groupon as a company - it's built into the business model - is about surprise. A new deal that surprises you every day. We've carried that over to our brand, in the writing and the marketing that we do, and in the internal corporate culture. Use this quote
In business or in life, don't follow the wagon tracks too closely. Use this quote
Right now I'm reading every fashion magazine I can find. As a shoe designer, I feel it's my responsibility to learn as much as I can about the business, past and present. Use this quote
When we want to have our own style of living, it is nobody's business but ours. What we do in private is our private business. Use this quote
I've learned that life is very tricky business: Each person needs to find what they want to do in life and not be dissuaded when people question them. Use this quote
I would absolutely, definitely never sell my wedding pictures to a magazine. I'd like it to be a special day, not a photo shoot. And once you've done that, your marriage becomes everybody else's business. Use this quote
What I learned at Oxford has been used to great advantage throughout my business career. Use this quote
There is a growing literature about the multitude of journalism's problems, but most of it is concerned with the editorial side of the business, possibly because most people competent to write about journalism are not comfortable writing about finance. Use this quote
As a restaurateur, my job is to basically control the chaos and the drama. There's always going to be chaos in the restaurant business. Use this quote
