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I never intended to go into the family business. I've always been drawn to wanting to do something else at some time in my life.

~Christie Hefner

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I could have been born into any family. I was fortunate that I was born to an artist as extraordinary as Picasso, and Picasso turned out to be the family business.

~Claude Picasso

Topics: Any Artist Been Born Business Could Extraordinary Family Family Business Fortunate Out Picasso Turned I Was Born

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Sometimes film is just the family business. Some families are generations of carpenters or farmers, or they make clothes, or they're all lawyers. I'm in the family business.

~Danny Huston

Topics: Business Clothes Families Family Family Business Farmers Film Generations Just Lawyers Make Some Sometimes

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My father and grandfather were businessmen. The family business was Adelphi Paints in New Jersey. When the first energy crisis came in the early 1970s, the business suffered.

~David Einhorn

Topics: Business Businessmen Came Crisis Early Energy Family Family Business Father First Grandfather Jersey New New Jersey Paints Suffered Were 1970S

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Playing music has always felt very natural. You know, you do try to do other things, and you do learn lessons that way, but, eventually - well... if your dad is a plumber, you become a plumber. It's the family business, and I felt like I was taking over the family business.

~Dhani Harrison

Topics: Always Become Business Dad Eventually Family Family Business Felt Know Learn Lessons Like Music Natural Other Over Playing Plumber Taking Things Try Very Way Well You Your

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I worked in the family business, which was my father's shoe making company that he had inherited from his father, and that led me to become interested in what could be achieved by a great Italian brand. That became my ambition as a young man.

~Diego Della Valle

Topics: Achieved Ambition Became Become Brand Business Company Could Family Family Business Father Great Had He His Inherited Interested Italian Led Making Man Me Shoe Which Worked Young Young Man

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Leave the President's family business to him. You will have plenty to do without trying to manage the First Family. They are likely to do fine without your help.

~Donald Rumsfeld

Topics: Business Family Family Business Fine First Help Him Leave Likely Manage Plenty President Trying Will Without You Your

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I made the decision when I came to Seagram that it had to be OK that my public persona would be bad. It's the downside of a family business: anything good is because I'm somebody's son; otherwise, I'm a schmuck.

~Edgar Bronfman, Jr.

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You have to respect your parents. They are giving you an at-bat. If you're an entrepreneur and go into the family business, you want to grow fast. Patience is important. But respect the other party... My dad and I pulled it off because we really respect each other.

~Gary Vaynerchuk

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