Politics is my business and I make it pay
John J. Mahon
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FULTON J. SHEEN It is what it is, it is what you make it.
JAMES DURBIN The reality is, J&J probably doesn't care, ... It has the money to pay whatever breakup fee is invol...
JOHN PUTNAM I think J&J has a claim. I don't think they are going to have to pay Guidant.
JOANNE WUENSCH To stand on the
brink of what is coming, feeling eager, optimistic anticipation—with no feeli...
ASK AND IT IS GIVEN I would expect the next chapter in this story to be the abandonment of the deal by J&J. For J&J I th...
ELI KAMMERMAN There is politics in business & business in politics.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Forrester's company is getting business through Norcross's bank, so he's locked into the whole pay-t...
BRUCE AFRAN Politics is theater. It doesn't matter if you win. You make a statement. You say, "I'm here, pay att...
HARVEY MILK Politics is theater. It doesn't matter if you win. You make a statement. You say, 'I'm here, pay att...
HARVEY MILK Politics is a people business. I like people.
LAURA BUSH My sense is that 'business as usual' in Chicago politics is ripe for investigation.
BERNARD HARCOURT My take is that J&J would still like to do the deal but that Guidant is unwilling to negotiate the p...
PATRICK KASER Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.
WINSTON CHURCHILL With '10,000,' our aim was to make a film that was entertaining and a roller-coaster ride; i...
STEVEN STRAIT I full well realize that politics is a rough and tumble business, but politics should not be reduced...
PAT ROBERTS Michael J. Fox was my idol. I always wanted to be Michael J. Fox.
DAVE ANNABLE Politics is a desperate business.
DAN BROWN My dream of politics all my life has been that it is the common business, that it is something we ow...
WOODROW WILSON It is morally, politically and socially wrong for business as business or labor as labor to particip...
GEORGE W. ROMNEY In politics, an absurdity in public business is going into it.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure my business.
AARON BURR The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure
my business.
AARON BURR Eighty dollars a share is certainly a fair price for this business that we suspect is not nearly as ...
DHULSINI DE ZOYSA Politics is the reflex of the business and industrial world.
EMMA GOLDMAN Politics is show business for ugly people.
PAUL BEGALA Music is what I must do, business is what I need to do and politics is what I have to do.
BOB GELDOF I have no child to inherit my properties. You, the people, are my only family, and to make you happy...
PARK GEUN-HYE I designed collections around whatever struck my fancy... fruits, vegetables, politics, or peacocks!...
LILLY PULITZER J&J is flexing its muscles. That's why J&J has come back so aggressively.
BRUCE NUDELL We mean by politics the people's business -- the most important business there is.
ADLAI STEVENSON It will help erase the idea that politics is a second-rate profession and a dirty business.
ROBERT KENNEDY It will help erase the idea that politics is a second-rate profession and a dirty business.
ROBERT FRANCIS KENNEDY Politics is just show business for ugly people
JAY LENO Politics is just show business for ugly people.
JAY LENO In politics, as in business, leadership is crucial.
EDGAR BRONFMAN, SR. I make money because I have to pay for everything apart from my school fees. My mother even makes me...
IVANA TRUMP My politics is my religion, my religion is my politics.
MAHATMA GANDHI I think this is scare politics. The business community had no problem with this.
EDWARD KELLY I'm not in the business of politics.
ABBY WAMBACH I feel the best contribution I can make to the game is with the media and SBS, and the PFA now has a...
CRAIG FOSTER In this business, you have to pay your dues, and I was willing to go anywhere to pursue my passion.
JASON PAGE I have a song called 'Decisions' that features Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige, John Legend and Co...
BUSTA RHYMES At this point, we do not know if J&J is simply trying to force Boston Scientific to go higher, or if...
BOB HOPKINS I am Happy and satisfied with what I am.
10000 will take me wrong, 1000 will go against me, 100 will...
NEHA KOTHARI If our mind was an ocean then every now and then we would have the perfect storm happening in it.Gar...
GARY F EVANS... It is easier for women to succeed in business, the arts, and politics in America than in Europe.
HEDY LAMARR I kick it when I kick it, but I definitely take care of business. I make sure everything is tight, m...
JUICY J I do not remember how it got into my head to make the first calculations related to rocket. It seems...
KONSTANTIN TSIOLKOVSKY I've owned a business for 26 years. My family isn't in politics and my supporters aren't...
MARK NEUMANN Crime does not pay ... as well as politics.
ALFRED E NEWMAN Crime does not pay ... as well as politics.
ALFRED E. NEWMAN Crime does not pay as well as politics.
ALFRED NEWMAN John Glenn craved the publicity. I think even John would admit that. When he went into politics, tha...
WALLY SCHIRRA Getting into a bidding war with J&J is bad enough. But getting into a cash-throwing contest with J&J...
CAROL LEVENSON I don’t pay attention to politics.” “You should. It’s barely less important than your own he...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN I regret that I wasn't more successful with my marriages, but it is what it is.
TED TURNER We believed it was better to pay as you go than it was to pay your bills by borrowing and laying up ...
SCOTT NEARING And I'm not apolitical - I'm very specific in my politics. But a lot of the time it's no...
TOM HANKS It ought to be the employer’s ambition as leader to pay than any similar line of business, and it ...
HENRY FORD Movies are my religion and God is my patron. I'm lucky enough to be in the position where I don&...
QUENTIN TARANTINO Absolutely. I think that this is - politics is a tough business. I describe it as a full contact spo...
JOHN THUNE He nodded and curled over his paper, writing quickly. As his words took form on the white page, she ...
J.R. WARD As his ears rang and his heart broke for her, he stayed strong against the gale force she let loose....
J.R. WARD I would say my greatest musical influences have been Ella Fitzgerald and Mary J. Blige.
ESTELLE It is very iniquitous to make me pay my debts -- you have no idea of the pain it gives one.
LORD (GEORGE GORDON) BYRON It is very iniquitous to make me pay my debts -- you have no idea of the pain it gives one.
LORD BYRON It is very iniquitous to make me pay my debts, you have no idea of the pain it gives one.
LORD BYRON We mean by 'politics' the people's business - the most important business there is.
ADLAI E. STEVENSON Except for politics, no business is scrutinized more exhaustively than journalism.
RUSSELL BAKER My objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business of life o...
BENJAMIN DISRAELI My objection to Liberalism is this -- that it is the introduction into the practical business of lif...
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Certainly, I'm the one in politics. I'm the one who has a public profile, ... When my wife is involv...
DANNY WILLIAMS I hope that one of my legacies, and I worked to pass it on, is moderation in politics.
SAM REED They are playing chicken, and right now it appears that J.& J. has the upper hand.
JOANNE K. WUENSCH They are playing chicken, and right now it appears that J&J has the upper hand.
JOANNE WUENSCH My name was originally John Collins, but I just didn't think it had the flair I needed. I found ...
JOHN KRASINSKI This is my very first musical. I heard about it and it sounded fun so my friend John and I auditione...
BRYAN JONES It is a vain hope to make people happy by politics.
THOMAS CARLYLE I am one of those artists who knows where their money is. I pay my bills; I take care of my mama. I ...
JUICY J My grandfather used to say ‘It is my house I am paying the bills’,
my dad used to say ‘t...
CSABA GABOR-B. John Kerry has played politics with homeland security throughout this campaign, and his attacks toda...
STEVE SCHMIDT I came into American politics and into this political system proud of politics and the way we make d...
BYRON DORGAN On my show 'One on One', I interview leaders from around the world - in politics, business, ...
YANG LAN Doc has been my name all my life, and John is my middle name. I'm proud of all my names - Malcol...
DR. JOHN When I got my tour card I cried. When I got my first win - and my first pay check - I cried. All the...
BUBBA WATSON You know how it is when you first start out. You have to pay your dues, and he was looking for write...
AJ CASE The thing that people don't realize is that this business revolves around us, whether we like it or ...
CHRIS CAGLE I don’t pay attention to politics.” “You should. It’s barely less important than your own he...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN I can't pay attention for an hour and 15 minutes. It would make my life better if I could go back an...
AMANDA ALLEN Eighty dollars is a 'wow' number ? I don't think there's any way J&J can rationally compete with tha...
DAVID HEUPEL If J&J is not willing to up their bid, I think Guidant will be going to Boston Scientific.
DEBBIE WANG It is probably true that business corrupts everything it touches. It corrupts politics, sports, lite...
ERIC HOFFER Nicole will be busy ? she'll see four events. As good an athlete as Nicole is, Mahon is having a phe...
DAVE O'NEAL My business life is really simple. It's like, get check. Put check in bank. Pay rent. I've n...
BENNETT MILLER I've been shopping with Mike since I was a kid, and, back in January he offered me the business. I g...
MARK STUART It's my practice to pay as I go. If I go out to the Oscars, I have an expense account for legitimate...
LLOYD GROVE It is a lie.
ARTHUR MILLER That's the thing about business. Facts and numbers and results actually count. It's not just...
CARLY FIORINA When you're paying everybody nothing, I mean, they have homes to pay for. And my movies are like...
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J. TILLMAN Laurel Canyon is kind of grotesque. It's this nature-themed place, and everybody is kind of angr...
J. TILLMAN I try to make myself, and subsequently the audience, as uncomfortable as possible, whether it's ...
J. TILLMAN With sad music, or music that's perceived as sad, there's a sense of solidarity that can be ...
J. TILLMAN I had this revelation, you are a lot better at the between-song stuff than you are at the song stuff...
J. TILLMAN When I was young, I had this contrarian thing, and my music for a long time was an extension of that...
J. TILLMAN I've been writing a lot about my encounter with love. Which is the white stag as far as songwrit...
J. TILLMAN Funny is a good foil. Humor is illuminating, and it also gives you power.
J. TILLMAN It's a vanity to think that a legitimate shamanistic experience can be purchased.
J. TILLMAN My humor is my creativity, and my skepticism is a gift.
J. TILLMAN I put a lot of pressure on myself. I think something's not good enough, and I won't stop unt...
J. COLE Usually I start with a beat, I start making a beat, and my producer side is making the beat. And on ...
J. COLE There was the time I bought three cars in the span of three or four weeks. It was crazy; it wasn'...
J. COLE For Black Music Month, I would definitely want to celebrate Isaac Hayes.
JUICY J I want to be like Bruce Springsteen or something, making songs that are relevant.
J. COLE I'm an artist, but I'm also a businesswoman, and sometimes you have to play hard.
JESSIE J I have calmed down my look. Is it really necessary to wear all that jewelry and makeup at 7 A.M.? Wh...
JESSIE J Time is the glue that bonds a broken heart, but love is the air which dries the glue. -J. Franklin.
J. FRANKLIN I had a rat-tail when I was younger. I had this nice Bobby Brown fade, with a rat-tail that was long...
J. COLE It's really important to me that my niece and nephews can come and see my show, as can my granda...
JESSIE J