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I was given the opportunity to run a business, but on that very same day, I understood that it comes with a lot of responsibility, and responsibility comes at a price.

Doing business and doing good are not mutually exclusive, and it is our responsibility to prove this every day anew.

The business case for diverse employment is not a matter we can ignore. When the business case merges with values and national objectives, this serves as a wake up call for us all. We cannot ignore the opportunity; we cannot ignore the commitment.

The Strauss Group identified water as a strategic category presenting significant business opportunity in line with the Group's long term business strategy and vision. We view the development of a technology that enables high quality drinking water for both home and offices as a means to improve the quality of life of millions of people.

Globalization means that business strategy and business ethics cannot be separated from each other.

You might say that I'm the Michelangelo of the dress business.

At the very beginning of my career, when I opened my business in Italy, I was also a ranked tennis player. I had won many tournaments. To be an athlete was my first choice. Second choice: designer. However! There was more money in being a designer at that time.

I really try to handle my business on the floor.

The Oscar or the Emmy says you've reached a level of competence in this business, and I would love to have one.

When you are in this business and this career, it's hard for any one thing to engulf you.

Goodwill and reputation are intangibles, but they are the keys to business success. Since they are also inexorably linked to social values, it follows that a change in social norms will have a significant impact on profits.

Experience is not the poor relation of expertise. Valuable insights in business often come from the people on the ground.

Generals aren't in the business of commenting on the correctness or incorrectness of the President's decisions. Anybody who thinks he should be able to do that ought to be fired on the spot.

Celebrity has become a burden. There are more demands on your time. People think it is glamorous to fly places. But it is not - even if you travel business class and stay in wonderful hotels, you end 10,000 miles away from home.

Decreased business base increases overhead. So does increased business base.

Africa needs roads. Roads bring know-how and fertilizer to farmers and ideas and business for commerce.

You're in the business - when you're a writer, producer, director - to get ratings.

People who dislike Oprah's Book Club dislike it for the same reason that they dislike Barnes & Noble. The fact that the two do a brisk business isn't accidental.

We, in the business world, invest our money to make a profit. Sports teams make a good profit. That's the way the system should work, not taxpayers forking over these dollars to for-profit enterprises.

Most collectors I know don't think of art as a business or as an investment.

My business partner Robert De Niro knows a lot about hotels; he opened the Greenwich Hotel in New York City.