Ana Patricia Botin Quotes

I have always thought of myself as an inventor first and foremost. An engineer. An entrepreneur. In that order. I never thought of myself as an employee. But my first jobs as an adult were as an employee: at IBM, and then at my first start-up.

But the working I would always want to do.

At age 28, I had no retail experience, no consumer marketing experience and no real Internet experience. But I decided I wanted to work for myself. I felt starting a company would enable me to get the responsibility I deserved and that I couldn't do that within the confines of a bigger company.

I think most of the dramatic new ideas come from little companies that then grow big.

The best talent in the venture industry doesn't work in large companies and won't work in large companies.

Careers don't seem to be built up in the same way as they were in the 80s.

I knew that when I grew up, I wanted to have a business.

You look at my career, everywhere I went - Miami, Green Bay, Cleveland, Philly - they were always bringing in draft picks and former first-rounders and guys with free-agent deals to take my job.

Every year, it seems to be there are more people right out of college who are willing to jump into a start-up.

I didn't have capital and influence in this industry. So I bought yellow pages and knocked each door of the company located at industrial parks.

I guess I've never really wanted to be anything else. I've never even thought about having another job.

The only person who would employ me without a degree was myself.

Part of the American dream is 'I can own my own business, I can control my destiny. I can have the opportunity to work for myself.'

I've run several of my own small businesses in my life.

One of my dreams is to become a female entrepreneur with other projects not just related to music.

I don't think there are many jobs that would have tempted me away from Fulham, to be perfectly honest.

I got 'slotted' and started getting offers similar to the role I had in 'Maryada.'

After years of working on books, I eventually took a more business-oriented job, for the same sorts of reasons that most people take most new jobs: fancier title, higher pay, opportunities for advancement.

I'm my own boss, you know?

I have always worked to start.

My husband and I are small business owners.

Even though I have been receiving offers left, right and centre, I have been a little choosy about my projects.

I want to make it tough on the organization to not play me.

If you want to make more money, you'll have to do things differently. You will have to do things you never even thought of doing in the past. You will have to do things out of your comfort zone.

People want something that's going to really separate them - something that will help them keep the job they have, get a new job, and advance their careers.