My dad was in the life insurance business, so I learned about selling when I was about 14 because I started working as a secretary. Annette Bening businessdadinsurance Change image and share on social
I've always declined to speak about things I don't think are anybody's business, and what I always get from the interviewers is, 'Well, you know, we have to ask those things.' I say, 'Well, maybe you do, but I don't have to answer them.' Annie Potts answerbusinessdecline share on social
Government 'help' to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off. Ayn Rand businessdisastrousgovernment Change image and share on social
I've never isolated role models based on gender. I have more male role models due to the mere fact that I've done business with more of them and they're leaders within the verticals I work. Of those, Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com, is an entrepreneur and personal friend that I have a great deal of respect for. Amy Jo Martin basebusinessceo share on social
Anuj Bahari has always been a really good literary agent for me. What a good agent does is that he manages many of your business aspects so you can keep your time free for writing. Amish Tripathi agentanujaspect Change image and share on social
When I started my own business, my main reason for designing clothes was that I wanted to dress rock stars and the people who went to rock concerts. It didn't go beyond that aspiration at that point. Anna Sui aspirationbusinessclothe Change image and share on social
To say the Internet is the death of books and movies is like saying someone invented a new, more efficient kind of cup and it heralds the death of coffee - a new improved form of carrying something, which is essentially what the Internet is, should be helpful to our business. Alison Owen bookbusinesscarry share on social
So if I die, somebody else from the corporation will take over the business. Alex Chiu businesscorporationdie Change image and share on social
Show business got really tainted for me. Anna Chlumsky businessshowtaint Change image and share on social
To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830 saying the entire industrial revolution is over because some textile manufacturers in Manchester went broke. Alvin Toffler breakeconomyentire Change image and share on social