Pastoral Resources

The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure my business.

I was in advertising for years. That was cushy, you know? It's pretty cushy in a lot of ways, but I hated it.

I'm always prepared for the worst. I was prepared to have the book come out, sell seven copies, and have to keep working in advertising, so it was just great that it was received so well and by such a huge audience.

Most of the trouble in this world has been caused by folks who can't mind their own business, because they have no business of their own to mind, any more than a smallpox virus has.

I do like to work with young directors because it's such a difficult business that I think after directors have been around a while sometimes, not always, but sometimes their passion gets siphoned off because they get hurt.

In the business world and the volunteer world, each job has certain requirements that must be met in order for that job to be done properly and for that organization to survive and prosper.

I like business and personal life to be distinct.

Like you, I'm fed up with business as usual in Washington. Send me to Congress, and I won't tweak our broken system. I'll shut it down.

It's the No.1 issue with people I talk to, whether Republican, Democrat or independent. They want to see the way business is done in Washington change.

When I was in pre-production for Trees Lounge, I was hearing the cinematographer talking with the production designer about colours and this and that, and feeling like I was losing control.

Florida has its own rhythm, too. People go to work, they watch their children learn and grow and start families of their own. They play in the sun and pass their lives enjoying the outsized blessings that make our state unique.

Politics is a people business. I like people.

I emphasize... that the Harrimans showed great courage and loyalty and confidence in us, because three or four of us were really running the business, the day to day business.

Of course, everybody makes mistakes, and we've all been young and stupid. But people need to have a sense of respect, particularly in this business, because hundreds of people are ready to take your place at any time. Maybe some people should think about that.

All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.

Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets of losing one. To most men the death of his father is a new lease of life.

I think there are a lot of honest people doing honest business on online auctions. But the control on these Web sites is pretty minimal.

No... a novel is a long business. I'm a slow writer, even when I'm doing very well I write slowly.

If I lose show business - I'll really be an orphan!

So many people comment that I'm much more mature than average. In this business, you can get taken advantage of if you're not aware and you're not tough.