Donna Mills Quotes

What I have against M.B.A.s is the assumption that you come out of a two-year program probably never having been a manager - at least for full-time younger people M.B.A. programs - and assume you are ready to manage.

I think many people go to business school and learn ways to play it safe, ensuring that they avoid some of the pain that entrepreneurs endure while taking less calculated risks.

When I go back into education, I'm going to do business studies.

At the beginning it wasn't to do with the work, it was more the experience.

I've always had an interest in business, and my interest in business has really expanded over the years.

My favorite way to do business is the Landmark Education Forum.

Interestingly, a good undergraduate program does a lot of what an MBA does. I think a really good undergraduate program and some work experience is just about the equal of an MBA.

I went to a woman for advice about how to be in business, but I learned a great deal from men.

To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business.

I've been working for many years and I think I've managed to work with some of the best people in the business, which has been rewarding and an apprenticeship.

I learned hard lessons, and I've taken that lesson and it's helped me become a better business person and a better leader.

Today's business climate is not for me.

I have no doubt that my M.B.A. from New York University's Stern School of Business was one of the best investments I ever made. It helped me climb the corporate ladder and become an entrepreneur.

Everyone does a style book, and I wanted to write a business book for people that didn't think they would like a business book.

Not everyone is born to run a $4 billion company. There is no magic formula. I've learned, and I've grown by learning. That's why I've enjoyed being in business so much: It's stretched me.

The fact was that I had always been considered a leader in my scholastic career. It just never dawned on me that this was any kind of preparation for the business world. Like most young women of my background and education, I always performed on demand and never anything else.

Every woman who has a business book has a platform. For the most part, they're either a television personality or someone who had the perfect pedigree and worked their way up the career ladder.

My business acumen is definitely growing.

After working for 14 years on Wall Street and growing up in a family with strong roots in small business, I know how important the entrepreneurial spirit is to attaining the American dream.

Every job in a company is important. Unless you experience a wide range of those jobs, I don't think you are as well prepared to start and run a company as you could be.

Experience helps you do better in your work.

I always try and watch how business people think. I like to read a lot about business people. I'm not going to say I've got a great business mind, but I enjoy learning from the world of business.

My grandmother started as a ticket-taker and basically became the CFO of my dad's company. It was a very important first impression for me - I've always looked on the business with more eyes than just as a wrestler.

I wanted corporate experience before I joined films.

You don't need a Harvard MBA to know that the bedroom and the boardroom are just two sides of the same ballgame.