A lot of the point mags are going out of business. They dropped the pay tremendously and it's all because of the internet. I used to go out once a month to LA and shoot for one week. I'd make a ton of money then come back to New York and do whatever ...
We are not a trading company. We are a midstream asset company: pipe, storage and terminals. It's an unsexy, dirty business. It's not rocket science.
When times are bad is when the real entrepreneurs emerge.
Start a part-time business and make as many mistakes as you possibly can while you still have your daytime job.
If you or I fail at business, we fail. If we cheat and fail, we go to jail. But if you're rich and politically connected, your incompetence may be protected by a government bailout.
If I have cash and I can't figure a way to put it into real estate or my business, I hold it in gold and silver.
When I started my last business, I didn't receive a paycheck for 13 months. The average person can't handle that pressure.
Many entrepreneurs do not realize that many of the problems their businesses face today began yesterday, long before there was a business.
I'm always amazed at how many people assume a business has to lose money before it makes money.
By 2003, every fool was getting into real estate. The checkout girl at my local supermarket handed me her newly printed real estate agent business card.
While the Chinese people, as a rule, are good people, my business dealings with Communist Chinese officials have left me disturbed and concerned about the rise of the Chinese Empire.
When President Obama speaks about raising taxes on the rich, he speaks about high-income employees and small business owners, not entrepreneurs who build big businesses.
The state of the economy is not the issue when it comes to growing a business. The relevant questions are always: 'What business are you in? Furthermore, is it adapting to the times?'
Although I don't like the way the Chinese do business, I continue to do business in China. I have to. They're the next world power.
The Web and new technology offer more opportunities to reach a world market at a lower price. Today, a person can start a business at home and reach the world market.
I want to experience Dallas. It's a new city where I see new business opportunities.
The Martha Stewart trial makes clear how far women have risen in the business world. America can be proud of our equal-opportunity prosecution and conviction.
I see the level of sophistication and knowledge about business growing dramatically. Several decades ago, only a few companies thought about international business.
More business is lost every year through neglect than through any other cause.
I don't care about awards. I want to make money. I want to own a business.
Don't get stuck on a business plan just because it was your business plan.
