The movie business can be very frustrating and very circuitous; there's no straight path. You have to have tremendous perseverance, dedication and passion. You have to want it very, very badly and you have to deal with a lot of rejection. Denise Di Novi badlybusinesscircuitous share on social
If you look at the heritage of the cable business, if you can own a niche, you have a good chance of succeeding. David Zaslav businesscablechance Change image and share on social
There's no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting. David Letterman accountbusinessshow Change image and share on social
My father being in the movie business, I thought being an actor would be great. But when I started singing to people in coffeehouses, you know, singing folk music and then, later, singing songs that I started to write myself, I felt more than an affinity for it. I felt a calling. David Crosby actoraffinitybusiness share on social
Lots of small business men have been contacting me to say they wish they had the nerve to say what I said. David A. Siegel businesscontactlot Change image and share on social
McSweeney's as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book-as-object. Dave Eggers bookbuildbusiness Change image and share on social
About half my time is spent on business operation type stuff. Mark Zuckerberg businesshalfoperation Change image and share on social
My mother was a great typist. She said she loved to type because it gave her time to think. She was a secretary for an insurance company. She was a poor girl; she'd grown up in an orphanage, and she went to a business college - and then worked to put her brothers through school. Robert Wilson brotherbusinesscollege share on social
The Tea Party grew out of indignation over the Wall Street bailout - an indignation shared by the vast majority of Americans. But the Tea Party ended up directing its ire at government rather than at big business and Wall Street. Robert Reich americanbailoutbig share on social
Twitter is just like posting old-fashioned press releases, and it can be very effective in promoting your business interests and charity work. Cindy Crawford businesscharityeffective Change image and share on social