Business Savvy Quotes

Whenever I came up against presidents of other companies, I was always smarter, because I was from the streets.

When I pick my subcommittee chairmen, I look for people that understand what it's like to run successful businesses, who know what it's like to sign the front of the check instead of the back of the check: somebody that gets it.

I've loved the RuPaul model of drag, where you're an amazing drag queen, you're a smart and savvy business person, and you use those together to keep drag at the forefront of what people are talking about.

If anything, I'd say my family was entrepreneurial - my grandfather and father. It was in our blood. But I didn't have this one mentor that was super successful.

I've been an Apple guy since the mid 80's and that's when I was like, "Boy, you guys really got me here. I know exactly what you're doing, right down to your price points."

In Joe Yorio you find a guy who's smarter at business than I am. I'm an entrepreneur and idea guy; he's a professional businessman.

He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.

I was voted least likely to manage a business when I was at Dickinson College.

Disney was not a good animator, he didn't draw well at all, but he was always a great idea man, and a good writer.

Ludacris is a very smart individual. He's about his business. Everything is business with him. So I learned a lot about making deals from him.

I walked into Relativity Records as a musician who could not be taken advantage of. That's why I wound up owning all my own publishing and making a deal that was quite advantageous for a new solo artist. But I really didn't think of myself as an entrepreneur.

I'm a hustler, baby; I sell water to a well!

There's never been a question of not being a part of this business or not being a part of this industry - I love it - it's in my blood; it's always been in my blood. It's just a part of who I am.

When Gates was active in business, he was the smartest - so focused that no company could surpass Microsoft.

I spent 26 years watching my dad, and I didn't know anything about the business until I started myself.

There's no reason why I can't be a mogul. When I step into a room and I'm there to have a conversation, if it pertains to business, I want to be respected as a guy who knows what he's talking about. And that, to me, holds more weight than anything else.

Honestly, for me, I'm a businessman but I'm a smart businessman.

Yes, I'm really inspired by people like Jay-Z and 50-Cent to develop more business savvy.

I made my million before I was 19!

Billy not only had a distinguished career in the Legislature, but he also has great business instincts and has done exceedingly well making investment decisions in both stocks and private ventures such as real estate.

I came to music and knowing a little bit about life, and I came to music knowing a lot about business - and that's a real advantage. By the time I came to music, I had purchased real estate, opened restaurants, and been in the business world, so the music business didn't blindside me.

True hustlers are prepared to get hustled and know when to change positions and move to something different and aren't afraid.

I have two people that I mainly look up to: Magic Johnson is one of them. He just blew everything out of the water. He didn't make much money in basketball, but since basketball has been over, he's investing in the community and making a lot of money at the same time. The next one I look up to is Sean Combs, who has always been a hustler.

A taste for literature and a turn for business, united in the same person, never fails to make a great man.

Here in France, I've seen some very good young designers, but they don't have this ability to be good businessmen, too. I think America gives you this.