“When I was 13 years old, a professional theater company in my town needed a kid actor. I auditioned, and I got the part, so for just a few weeks I became a member of the company and I met some professional actors.” YearsKidsActorsCompanyWeekNeededMetsMembersTheaterTowns Author:Trevor Nunn
“People who get higher pay are more willing to relocate--especially to undesirable locations at the company's behest... A corporate secretary may change companies in the same town; a corporate executive is more likely to change towns with the same company. A talented corporate secretary sees an invitation to relocate as an invitation; a future corporate executive sees an invitation to relocate as an opportunity--and an obligation.” PeopleMayOpportunityPayCompanyWillingHigherTownsObligationCorporateExecutivesSecretaryLocationInvitationsGetting HighUndesirable Author:Warren Farrell
“The first American insurance company was the Friendly Society for the Mutual Insurance of Houses Against Fire, founded in Charles Town in South Carolina, in 1735.” FirstsHouseCompanyFireTownsSouthFriendlyMutualCarolinaInsurance CompaniesSouth Carolina Author:Andrew Tobias
“... Washington is, for one thing, the news capital of the world. And for another, it is a company town. Most of the interesting people in Washington either work for the government or write about it.” PeopleWorldWritingGovernmentInterestingCompanyOne ThingNewsTowns Author:Sally Quinn
“Nothing ever gets settled in this town (Washington). It's not like running a company or even a university. It's a seething debating society, in which the debate never stops; in which people never give up, including me, and that's the atmosphere in which you administer.” PeopleGivingRunningCompanyGiving UpTownsIncludingUniversityDebateAtmosphereNever Giving UpSeething Author:George P. Shultz
“We always say about Hollywood that it's a company town and it's sort of is. It's like in Washington, they say, you know, the company is the government.” KnowsGovernmentCompanyHollywoodTowns Author:Murray Horwitz
“Having that college-town atmosphere with a live repertory company available was a real gift. I found myself gravitating toward the theater from about the age of nine. I guess it was the environment that got me started.” RealAgeFoundCompanyEnvironmentCollegeTheaterTownsAvailableNineAtmosphere Author:Christopher Reeve
“Challenge America grants go to the towns and hamlets of this sprawling country, where big touring companies will rarely go, and major actors, actresses, writers and artists may never appear in person.” MayPersonsCountryBigsAmericaArtistActorsChallengesCompanyMajorsTownsActressesGrantsTouring Author:Louise Slaughter
“Any institution becomes a community - whether it's a high school or a boarding school or a publishing company or a small town where everybody knows certain things about people.” PeopleKnowsSchoolCertainCommunityCompanyHigh SchoolTownsInstitutionsPublishingSmall Town Author:Alice Hoffman
“I'm a highly, highly, highly creative human being. I write music all the time. I write scripts constantly. I run my own production company. I'm also a very determined businesswoman. I've a town to deal with. I've got a lot of things to do and I don't have time to be classified as difficult, and I don't have time to care.” WritingHumansCareRunningDifficultMy OwnHuman BeingsDealsCompanyCreativeTownsScriptsProductionsDeterminedThings To Do Author:Kim Basinger