To be still standing 20 years in this business is a great feeling, I can't even tell you.

When I doing dinner theater in high school, I was talking to a woman who had been in the business for a while and I said I want to act, that's all I want to do with my life and she said if you're serious then you need to hone every discipline you can.

In this business, you're either Brad Pitt right away, or you're already going down the ladder.

Over the long haul of life on this planet, it is the ecologists, and not the bookkeepers of business, who are the ultimate accountants.

Ranchers need clean water for their stock, farmers need it for their crops, every employer needs it to stay in business, and every living thing needs it for life... The law needs to be clear to protect water quality and the rights of landowners.

Unfortunately, since the Sept. 11 tragedy, our business is not doing too well.

Prophesy is a good line of business, but it is full of risks.

I didn't get here for my acting... but I love show business.

We've got a low turnover management group and executive group who've grown up in the business.

Run a home like you would a small business and treat it with the same seriousness.

Success in show business depends on your ability to make and keep friends.

In both business and personal life, I've always found that travel inspires me more than anything else I do. Evidence of the languages, cultures, scenery, food, and design sensibilities that I discover all over the world can be found in every piece of my jewelry.

But I believe in fair trade, and I will tell you, I have many, many friends heading up corporations, and people that do just business in China, they say it's virtually impossible. It's very, very hard to come into China. And yet, we welcome them with open arms.

I have made the tough decisions, always with an eye toward the bottom line. Perhaps it's time America was run like a business.

Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular virtue in that. Democracy isn't a gift. It's a responsibility.