My mother didn't want me to be in fashion. She was in the fashion business, so was my brother, and she thought it was too crazy for me. She wanted me to be married with children, to be independent, yes, but not to have a crazy life. Donatella Versace brotherbusinesschild share on social
While I am a capitalist at heart and I have no problems with commercialization as such, I believe that while it's okay if education becomes a profitable business, it's not okay if it becomes corrupt. Chetan Bhagat businesscapitalistcommercialization Change image and share on social
On the other hand, I mean, that is what writers have always been supposed to do, was to rely on their own devices and to - I mean, writing is a lonely business. Donna Tartt businessdevicehand Change image and share on social
My compulsion to always be working has become less strong and my current business is purely down to this enormous alimony. If I wasn't doing this I'd be making documentaries about wildlife and other subjects that interest me. John Cleese alimonybusinesscompulsion share on social
The first mistake in public business is the going into it. Benjamin Franklin businessmistakepublic Change image and share on social
If being the biggest company was a guarantee of success, we'd all be using IBM computers and driving GM cars. James Surowiecki bigcarcompany Change image and share on social
I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money. Lord Acton artistbeautifulbusinessman Change image and share on social
I consider a merchant someone who has a certain intuition and instinct, and - very important - knows how to run a business, knows the numbers. Millard Drexler businessimportantinstinct Change image and share on social
If politics and business fail us, of course the military will be called in. In the developing world, the massive and repeated ecological disasters are quite commonly met by the military. Bruce Sterling businesscallcommonly Change image and share on social
The actual business of writing dialogue is not thought of as a craft. David Hare actualbusinesscraft Change image and share on social
