Judith McNaught Quotes

In politics, it’s not who you know that counts. It’s what you know about who you know that counts.

I don't think you can get everything based on who you know, but you can't get anything until you do know the right people.

In my industry who you know is very important.

Acquaintances represent a source of social power, and the more acquaintances you have the more powerful you are.

Over the years, I have developed a pretty good Rolodex.

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

In life it wasn't what you know, but who you know. I had people who were trying to buy teams and had they bought the teams, I would have gotten to coach because they wanted me to coach. But the people who have the teams hire their friends.

In Hollywood, it's not what you know but who you know.

I hear a lot of young people talking about the need to network. I think that is true, and I think that building a network makes sense. But I also think that there is another way to approach it, and that is to try to make friends. Just try to make a lot of friends.

It's not who you know, it's who you don't know.

It's not always what you know, but who you know. Get out and meet people.

I learned Hollywood is a small community, and you really have to be a part of the community to get anything done. Unlike traditional industries, where you can do things from afar with phone calls and e-mail, this town is really about being social. Because that's how trust gets built.

It's amazing how you meet people through other people. I knew a racecar driver, Stefan Johansson, who was very hot. He introduced me to Jean Todt. He introduced me to a French doctor. He introduced me to a French architect who redid the Louvre with I.M. Pei. He introduced me to Daniel Boulud.

Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.

So much of Hollywood is about who the people you work with are.

Knowledge is power.

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

It's very difficult in France to get access to castings when you don't have any relationships.

America's best buy is a telephone call to the right man.

For almost the first year of The Muse's life, I would do 5 to 8 networking events a week. And I don't necessarily think that's the right path for everyone, but I realized that as an entrepreneur, one of my strengths was finding the right people who could help us. I didn't come into startups with any network.

The time to build a network is always before you need one.

Connections and relationships are important everywhere, anywhere - of course in China, because the rule of law it is not as strong as in the West, so a lot would rely on personal relationships.

It's who you know and who can help you.

I want to use my connections with coaches, players, celebrities, whomever, and if I can take that friendship and use it to help someone else, I'm going to take advantage of that. I'm not going to apologize for that.

Knowledge is power, if you know it about the right person.