Vince McMahon Quotes

When people want to be associated with us, in the end, that's going to help us gain more fans.

Control the public's perception of you and nobody will care if you have any talent.

All things take time. A lot of my films still run on cable and are in video stores, and there's a whole generation that doesn't know who I am. So, it's a dichotomy. In some people's minds I may never grow up.

My manager came up with the name 'State of the Industry,' and it was just one of those things. It just took off. Well, I don't know about 'took off.' I'm not in the stratosphere.

I just want the business to continue to grow and for our brand to become one of the most respected household names in craft, both in the U.K. and around the world.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.

You can get rich or famous by doing the same thing.

I'm all for it. In these days, regional marketing is the only way to survive.

Never worry about bad press: All that matters is if they spell your name right.

We can learn from IBM's successful history that you don't have to have the best product to become number one. You don't even have to have a good product.

But hey, controversy - well, it hasn't hurt me in 50 years.

I am concerned about any attrition in customer traffic at Starbucks, but I don't want to use the economy, commodity prices or consumer confidence as an excuse.

I want everybody in the news business to think of ABC before they go any place else. If it costs us an extra few thousand dollars to do that, what does it mean?

You know, I'll tell you, nothing changed after 'No Strings' for me. A lot of people said, like, 'Your game will be different,' but it wasn't. It really wasn't.

Sales don't always have anything to do with good or brilliant or original. Sales are about appeal.

I feel as a brand I'm here to be around for a long time.

If you want to go into politics, first get your name known.

I'm the most successful filmmaker in the country; what do I need PR for?

I was stuck with the dark glasses. They took all these pictures that went around the world. I guess once you become successful, you don't want to change anything too drastically.

Part of being a top-20 firm is mind-share.

The strength of brand loyalty begins with how your product makes people feel.

We really don't look at our competitors. The market is big. If you focus too much on competitors, you can lose focus on the customer. If we make our customers happier, we are going to win.

My name itself is huge in Omaha. That's not a target I need to focus on because we know we can sell out.

In business, what do we do? We compete.

Being the Rated-R Superstar, I have to live up to the reputation.