Speech in Chicago, Illinois (19 November 1955)
Harry Harrison (1925–2012) American science fiction author
This is the radio personality Harry Harrison (born 20 September 1930), quoted in Think Vol. 21, No. 1 (January 1955), and The Book of Positive Quotations (2007) edited by John Cook, Steve Deger, and Leslie Ann Gibson
Misattributed
“The most important lesson I've learned in this business is how to say no.”
Penélope Cruz (1974) Spanish actress
Cinema.com interview (2001)
Context: The most important lesson I've learned in this business is how to say no. I have said no to a lot of temptations, and I am glad I did.
“Politics is just show business for ugly people.”
Jay Leno (1950) American comedian, actor, writer, producer, voice actor and television host
“The important business of man is life, and the important business of life is death.”
Joseph Joubert (1754–1824) French moralist and essayist
Greg McKeown (author) book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Popular Quotes, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
“I hold that the parentheses are by far the most important parts of a non-business letter.”
D.H. Lawrence (1885–1930) English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter
Letter to Blanche Jennings (15 April 1908), Letters of D.H. Lawrence (1979), edited by James T. Boulton
“Politics is the art of stopping people from minding their own business.”
Paul Valéry (1871–1945) French poet, essayist, and philosopher
Tel Quel (1943)
Alex Salmond (1954) Scottish National Party politician and former First Minister of Scotland
Strategic objectives of new Government (May 23, 2007)
John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) 35th president of the United States of America
and the people are right here. <br class="br">Speech at Madison Square Garden in New York City to support his program of "medical care for the aged." (20 May 1962) http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=8669 http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/JFKPOF-038-023.aspx <br class="br">1962
