My father imposed me, obliged me to follow in the family business. Possibly because there was a strong idea that the boy in the family or one of the boys in the family had to follow the family into business. Angelo Gaja More Angelo Gaja Quotes 0
Someone who's never been exposed to it doesn't really understand that the family business is the moving force in the family. Bernard Kliska More Bernard Kliska Quotes 0
These people are not [outsiders]. They are an integral part of the family and, by extension, the family business. Bernard Kliska More Bernard Kliska Quotes 0
I come from a long line of teachers. Not only did I not go into the family business; I had an aborted law career and I played in bands. 'Disco Pigs' was my first professional acting experience. Cillian Murphy More Cillian Murphy Quotes 0
I hadn't planned to go into the family business. I was at an age where I wanted to go save the world. But at that point, I realized I had an opportunity to help my family rather than chase after a bunch of idealistic dreams. I made that commitment, and I haven't looked back. Clark Kepler More Clark Kepler Quotes 0
[By entering the family business of music he followed many of his siblings including elder brothers Stephen, Ziggy, Julian and Ky-Mani and sisters Sharon and Cedella. They frequently perform together and in 1992, Ziggy and Stephen formed Ghetto Youths International. So close are the Marley siblings that some joke it is rare to find them on their own.] That's how we perform. There's no other way, ... my unit, it's M-Unit. We don't do anything alone. It's always a family effort. Damian Marley More Damian Marley Quotes 0
You do have the kind of long term perspective that a typical family business has. Francesco Trapani More Francesco Trapani Quotes 0
In a family business, it's the third generation that presents the big problems. The first generation founds the company and has the drive and the dedication to move it forward. The second generation rides that wave. The third generation wants to do their own thing. They've seen Broadway; they've had all the advantages. Gale Petronis More Gale Petronis Quotes 0
It means a lot to me to have a family business. I think it's important to have your family name on the outside of your building. I think it says a lot to customers to be able to say they've dealt directly with Sikes himself and to know the store is not owned by some conglomerate somewhere. We have a hometown atmosphere around here, kind of like 'Cheers,' where we know most everybody's name. Jason Sikes More Jason Sikes Quotes 0
A lot of times family business people are there without having been out on their own. All of us demonstrated we can do things on our own very capably. Jeff DeBoer More Jeff DeBoer Quotes 0
They have to decide whether to give up prom business or family business. It's a tough economic decision. John Livengood More John Livengood Quotes 0
It's the family business thing. This is where my heart's been for a long time. Joyce Henry More Joyce Henry Quotes 0
There's a lot of pride and a lot of passion put into a family business that has survived as long as ours. This is a labor of love. Lee Schwebel More Lee Schwebel Quotes 0
I run the family business now, but at one time, we all worked for the company. Growing up, we thought it was normal for there to be typewriters and adding machines on the dining room table. We just grew up with it. Mark Magie More Mark Magie Quotes 0
There was a time when I didn't think I'd go into the family business. But this is my life. And being out here, that's definitely my lifestyle. Michael McCormick More Michael McCormick Quotes 0
I haven't had a chance to study that issue. I've been too busy running my family business. Mike Harrington More Mike Harrington Quotes 0
Given the complexity and paradox of family business environment, how is that some firms manage to survive beyond centuries? Family businesses are under threat from both the sides, family as well as business. Rajesh Jain More Rajesh Jain Quotes 0
[Unlike Carter Cash, who was drafted into the family business at a young age, Ms. Witherspoon was a child model and actress by choice. Still, she knows how Carter Cash must have felt as a kid expected to comport herself like a pint-sized grown-up.] That becomes a big, weird part of a person's personality, ... You have to be very adult, businesslike, professional and then have a colorful and childlike personality when you're performing. It's definitely a formative experience. Reese Witherspoon American Actress More Reese Witherspoon Quotes 0
I look at this kind of like they were my family business, and we've got to keep it going, ... And I'm just going in there to roll up my sleeves and do everything we can to move the thing forward. Robbie Loomis More Robbie Loomis Quotes 0
It's a family business. My mother and my three daughters help me. We all work together. If it weren't for my daughters helping me and my friend, Kathy Edwards who owns the building, telling me I could do it, I couldn't have done it. They are my stability as far as keeping things going. Sherry Cohen More Sherry Cohen Quotes 0
I like to think of us as one of the holdouts, trying to keep a small family business in a tough business climate. Tim Brady More Tim Brady Quotes 0