William Scott Quotes

Personal relationships are always the key to good business. You can buy networking; you can't buy friendships.

I have made really some significant deals because I play golf.

I do a lot of schmoozing.

You've got to develop relationships. You can't do things just in a formal context.

I've learned, like with anything else, business is only as good as your connections and your resources. And some of the resources that I have are the fact that I work with huge artists.

Western business people often don't get the importance of establishing human relationships.

I meet with people in the industry on an ongoing basis.

There are very few people that I deal with from a business side that it's just strictly a one-sided business relationship. I think that's important.

Our relationships with people are formed by small moments - and relationships are crucial in business.

The way the business things work in Russia is you have to meet people, you have to go through a certain amount of etiquette and business things are done just simply by a shake of the hand and whether they like you or not.

I just like to talk to people. I don't know how to bridge the gap between getting to know someone and then schmoozing and sort of working contacts and business connections.

Networking is working.

Relationships will get you far in this industry. It's about how you move and how you act. Just be yourself.

I knew Quintessentially was a success when my father, who does a lot of business in Beirut, introduced himself to somebody and they said, 'Oh, do you know Ben Elliot? I'd really like to meet him.' I remember him ringing me up, really annoyed.

Women in pro-ams are always telling me about all the business deals they've struck on the golf course playing with their male work colleagues.

I love to hang out and talk to people on set, especially when I start a new job to get to know them. I like to learn things from the crew so I sit around and ask them technical questions, when I think of them.

Social media presents an opportunity for business people to connect and know each other prior to a phone call or email taking place.

When you build relationships with entrepreneurs, they're not trying to optimize on price.

The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people.

So, there's like one luxury you take and since we do that, y'know, you're involved with people in suits; business people all the time. But hey, if I sit down on a bar and they leave, good for me.

I won't be making any friends in the corporate suites.

The business of business is relationships; the business of life is human connection.

In my experience, in this industry, the things that have been breakthrough have all been about connecting human beings to each other, communicating with each other.

I love keeping a connection with everyone I've worked with.

I'm not a real social person - I'm shy - and a lot of the business is just social.