Investment banking is not a business; it is a personal service where bankers work hand in hand with their clients. And it is a service that must not simply be about making bigger and bigger deals that reap rewards for only a small group of executives. Felix Rohatyn bankbankerbig share on social
I would never diminish the quality of Hermes. Hermes can be an even rarer and greater quality business, if they ever wanted to work with us. Bernard Arnault businessdiminishgreat Change image and share on social
I'm kind of like a samurai. They say if you want to be a samurai, you can't be afraid of dying, and as soon as you flinch, you get your head cut off. I'm not afraid of losing this business. Yvon Chouinard afraidbusinesscut Change image and share on social
You should treat your marriage like a business that you wouldn't want to let fail. I'm a big advocate of therapy and third-party intervention. Lisa Ling advocatebigbusiness Change image and share on social
I think models have a lot less power than they did in the '80s, when there were, like, only 10 supermodels who could dictate the rules, whereas now there's so many, and that changes the power dynamic and makes it a more insecure business. Lily Cole 80sbusinessdictate share on social
Unfortunately, overall, movies are a conglomerate. People buy and sell people in this business, which can get really ugly. Laura Dern businessbuyconglomerate Change image and share on social
Dealing with those personalities and the people who run this music thing has been most challenging. It's hard to really communicate things to people who run a business yet forget the nature of the business. They only look at the bottom line and the financial return, you know, they forget what it is they're packaging. It's art. Q-Tip artbottombusiness share on social
My parents didn't want me to go into show business. They were afraid of what would happen if I didn't succeed. They wanted me to get married and have babies. I never saw marriage and family in my life. Loretta Swit afraidbabybusiness share on social
Travelex has grown into a global business in just 25 years. The acquisition of Thomas Cook's Global & Financial Services has created a business that would have had a combined turnover of U.S. $28.4 billion in 2000. Lloyd Dorfman acquisitionbillionbusiness share on social