Top 35 Business Longevity Quotes
#1. The secret to longevity in the music business is to change, and to be able to change. An actor has to assume other people's identities. A rock star doesn't need to do that. But change is important.
Nick Cave
#2. I'm trying to have some longevity in this business. If that means not working for a while and just picking the right job, so be it.
Aaron Paul
#3. My body craved sunshine; winter felt like an addict's withdrawal.
Sharon E. Rainey
#4. When there is complete peace of mind when the outer world is chaotic you will truly be free.
Matthew Donnelly
#5. The seminaries must be like the churches' poor relations, prolonging their existence with austerity.
Abraham Kuyper
#6. In the entertainment business, the biggest gift you could ever get is not an Oscar, it's not a Grammy, it's longevity.
Christian Kane
#7. You don't need any expert's permission to write your story, your way.
Brian Koppelman
#8. Death comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal when it comes.
John Donne
#9. Putting my book down should be the hardest thing my reader has to do that day. Authorship is a merciless business!
Rachel Aaron
#10. I looked at longevity in show business when I was about 13, and the people who seemed to have longevity were the ones who'd spent quite a bit of time learning about what they were doing before they made it.
Paul Merton
#11. I do talk like a truck driver sometimes, or I curse. What can I say?
Penny Marshall
#12. Barry Manilow is a guy who's had a tremendous longevity that few have had in the music business. I'm in awe of what he does.
Dave Koz
#13. I think being individual in the show business is what gives you life and longevity.
Boy George
#14. To have longevity in this business, you have to reinvent yourself. You can't keep doing the same stuff. Sometimes I've turned down stuff and lost money.
Mike Epps
#15. As an actor, you get to live out many professions. I just want to continue to evolve. My one goal in this business is just longevity and respect, and that's something I'll always have to work toward.
Jerry Ferrara
#16. It's all about trying to be very careful about what your next role or what your next move is gonna be. It's all about trying to have longevity in this business and make smart choices.
Aaron Paul
#17. In every enterprise consider where you would come out.
Publilius Syrus
#18. You've got to be picky in this business - if you're not, then I don't think you have the option of longevity. You've got to be choosy and try and do something that's outside of the box and dangerous. I love doing stuff that excites me, gives me that adrenalin rush.
Aaron Paul
#19. Time is swift, it races by; Opportunities are born and die ... Still you wait and will not try - A bird with wings who dares not rise and fly.
A.A. Milne
#20. I know that producing will ultimately mean more longevity in the business, so when I'm tired of everything else and want to be behind the cameras, I know that I can produce.
Maria Menounos
#21. Learn your craft well. Take care of your own business. Success (popularity) is fleeting for most, but longevity lies in a quality craft with integrity. Oh, and don't take yourself too seriously.
Oleta Adams
#22. Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 18:21
Beth Moore
#23. My fastest time in high school was a 4:29 mile. I think cross-country has something to do with my longevity in my business. When you're in an eight-mile race, you never give up.
Alice Cooper
#24. If you feel trapped quit thinking about the trap and start thinking about your value. Life favors value. Value is your way out.
Bryant McGill
#25. Longevity in this business is about being able to reinvent yourself or invent the future.
Satya Nadella
#27. Some people want fame, popularity and huge sales. I've always hoped to have a really long career. So I've tried to make each of my creative decisions and business decisions to allow for longevity. As a side effect I got really famous and really big. I didn't realize the two could go together.
Jewel
#28. Collaboration always wins over competition ... and is more fun, too.
Silvio Micali
#29. The key to community is the acceptance, in fact the celebration of our individual and cultural differences. It is also the key to world peace
M. Scott Peck
#30. It's a real roller-coaster ride if you're lucky to have longevity in this business - you have to be able to ride those waves.
Jennifer Lopez
#31. I'm not going to give up doing interesting things. I'm going to do it as long as I possibly can and hopefully have longevity in this business.
Jessica Biel
#32. It's not that we don't want to be all over the radio. I'd love to have a hit single. However, I also want to be in the business a long time and longevity is something that we all wanted. In order to have that, you have to be true to what you do and to each other.
Margo Timmins
#33. I think one of the most difficult challenges in show business is the challenge of longevity and to constantly realize and reveal what's already been there - like doing stage and singing and dancing in New York. I haven't been that far out of my comfort zone in a while.
Blair Underwood
#34. Stagnancy will suffocate a business ... Leadership must be dynamic and evolving to ensure successful growth, enhancement, and longevity.
Steve Maraboli
#35. The notion of overnight stardom is really dangerous. For almost every person who has success in this business, there are years and years of hard work to get there. To have longevity, you really have to train, and you really have to work.
Caitlin Fitzgerald
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