Famous Quotes & Sayings

Leslie Mann

I feel very protective of younger actresses, because it was so hard for me in the business.

If eligible as an enterprise zone, you are probably also a HUB zone, which is a Historically Under-Utilized Business Zone that automatically qualifies businesses for government contracts.

If elected governor, he'll take the appropriate steps to ensure there are no conflicts, just as we expect our opponents to do with their own business connections.

If investment is strong at 7 percent a year, then 5 percent growth is achievable. But business investment depends on a lot of factors, with government policies being one of them. There are certainly restrictions on business investment right now.

Robert Stewart

If I proved tonight the head of a large organized crime family or a triple murderer was involved in the video poker business in South Carolina, there is nothing I could do about it,

I feel good today. I think this is going to be a very important step to help the people of Liberia, ... As President Bush has said and underlined, we want to help those who are suffering here -- and there are quite a number of them -- and by working with ECOMIL, we are going to make it happen.

I feel confident that a part of the central business district will be lit up tonight and the rest tomorrow. As the city drains, we're going to get fixing.

Barry Alvarez

I feel pretty good about (the retirement) because frankly there are not too many guys in my business who can do it. I feel grateful the university has been so good to me and my family. I have a chancellor that has been very supportive of me, and his cooperation on what I wanted to do and how I wanted to do it. I think that is very unique to have a situation like that.

If business had serious objections to him, he wouldn't have been nominated.

If business and industry have a better feel when we might order an evacuation, they might be more inclined to let employees get their business prepared early or let them get their homes prepared.

Pat Robertson

If Bush would like to have somebody screaming curses at him about three times a week at the other end of the White House, then McCain is his man,

If Bush wins, the price control scare hanging over managed care companies and drug makers would be lifted.

If Bush Is Right, Martin Luther King Jr. Was Wrong

If Bush is re-elected, I would suspect several justices would step down in the next four years.

If Bush does really well tonight, that's good for the market,

Howard Lederer

I feel like this is the time to take care of some of the business opportunities.

I feel sometimes that we don't give children enough credit to deal with complicated issues. I don't think we should be in the business of sheltering young people from the past. If young people don't know the past, then we are not doing an honest job of confronting the full richness of history.

I feel that if we can take care of business this weekend, one of us is going to be tied for third place next week. We've never been in third place at Chicago State.

I can tell by the noise on the bus coming home that the team is starting to gel and have fun together, ... That is what it is all about.

I can't get anything out of him. He's the type who goes about his business and, at the end of the day, goes home.

Maria Canals Barrera

I can't remember a time when I didn't want to be in show business!

I can't even fathom what they're going to do when oil hits $100 a barrel. It's a tough business to be in right now.

I can't imagine Bush would want to spoil things in the economy by picking someone that is not competent,

I can't imagine being a CEO of big business. We are going down to crunch time trying to get everything squared away.

If I was on the cover of Artforum and my photos were selling for lots of money. If I could be doing that I wouldn't be working for porn mags. But I got to make a living. I shoot for them only occasionally now because that business isn't what it used to be.

James Toney

If I was on steroids, I would have put a lot of companies out of business that night,

I found that I was not effective at holding myself accountable. When you're in business you know what needs to be done. You have your goals in front of you and 99 percent of the time you know how to do it. Accountability is usually the missing piece. It's so easy to get caught up in the minutia of your day and the mundane things that have to be done. Holding yourself accountable for the things that need to be done is a challenge.

Jerome K. Jerome

People who have tried it, tell me that a clear conscience makes you very happy and contented; but a full stomach does the business quite as well, and is cheaper, and more easily obtained.

Jeffrey Skoll

The pace at eBay was frantic and urgent. We knew that if we didn't move fast, somebody would come into the market and quash us. Participant doesn't make a lot of sense from a financial investment perspective, so it's unlikely that other people will be approaching the business in the same way. So you see less urgency; you see a thoroughness and willingness to spend extra time to get things right. Which I think is really important.

Jeffrey Skoll

Business skills, when well applied, can do more than just make money. They can potentially make money and do some real good, which is immensely satisfying. To do that, it's important to think outside the box, take risks, and be an entrepreneur.

Jeffrey R. Immelt

You can't delegate growth or customer satisfaction.

Jeffrey R. Immelt

Surviving a failure gives you more self-confidence. Failures are great learning tools.. but they must be kept to a minimum.

Jeffrey R. Immelt

In business as in life, sometimes bad things happen to good people, and sometimes good things happen to bad people. But over time, if you play long enough, everybody gets what he deserves.. good and bad.