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“A Negro just can't be whipped by somebody white and return with his head up in the neighborhood, especially in those days, when sports and, to a lesser extent show business, were the only fields open to Negroes, and when the ring was the only place a Negro could whip a white man and not be lynched.”

Men Shows Sports White Fields Return Rings Reputation Neighborhood White Man Show Business Whips Heads Up

Book:The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Source: The Autobiography of Malcolm X

“My history in show business spans over a quarter of a century, and I have seen many people in the industry struggle with coming out, only to find much more success after they finally did.”

People Shows Struggle Century Industry Quarters Coming Out Show Business Quarter Of A Century

Author:Margaret Cho

“When Ronald Reagan's career in show business came to an end, he was hired to impersonate, first, a California governor and then an American president who would reduce taxes for his employers, the Southern and Western New Rich, much of whose money came from the defence industries. There is nothing unusual about this arrangement. All recent presidents have had their price-tags.”

Source: Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia

“By the time I was ready for college, I didn't know what I wanted to do. I think I secretly wanted a show business career, but I was suppressing it.”

Thinking Knows Shows Wanted Careers College Ready Show Business Suppressing

Author:Will Ferrell

“You still have that competitive thing where you want to try to make hits. That won't go away, unless the mayor of show business says my time's up.”

Want Trying Stills Shows My Time Going Away Show Business Mayors

Author:Will Ferrell

“I came from a real working-class show business family.”

Real Shows Class Working Class Show Business Business Family

Author:Sally Field

“America is a nation of 270 million people: 100 million of them are gangsters, another 100 million are hustlers, 50 million are complete lunatics, and every single one of us is secretly in show business. Isn't that fabulous?”

People Shows Funny America Nations Millions Humorous Fabulous Show Business Gangsters

Book:Wild Ducks Flying Backward

Source: Wild Ducks Flying Backward

“There's a very apt saying in show business: "If you don't go over budget in Paris, you're either very rich or very sick. "”

Ifs Shows Funny Rich Humorous Sick France Budgets Paris Show Business

Author:Bob Hope

“It's fun when you're driving, and people wave at you, and you wave back. I think you either like people or you don't. I mean, I don't want to put on sunglasses. That's why I'm in show business.”

People Thinking Want Mean Shows Funny Fun Wave Driving Show Business Sunglasses Being Funny

Author:Jay Leno

“I just needed a job. Before being hired as an usher at the CBS Theater, I didn't even know there was a show business.”

Knows Shows Jobs Needed Theater Show Business

Author:David Geffen

“My home has always been show business.”

Shows Home Show Business

Author:Sammy Davis, Jr.

“I think it's the business part of the word show business that causes me the most concern.”

Thinking Shows Causes Concern Show Business

Author:Brent Spiner

“Whom God wishes to destroy, He first makes successful in show business.”

Firsts Shows Wish Successful Insanity Show Business Insanity And Sanity

Author:Francis Ford Coppola

“I could play it safe by recording songs that are familiar, but am I expanding myself as an artist by doing covers? It's a catch-22. It's called show business: The word 'business' is in it, and you've got to be a businessman. But then again, you have to be true to yourself as an artist.”

Play Shows Artist Song Safe Familiar Being True Businessman Show Business Expanding Be True To Yourself True To Yourself

Author:Donny Osmond

“Government is not show business.”

Shows Government Show Business

Author:Warren Beatty

“I've always leaned toward a feminine, funky style, even in business settings. I used to paint my nails blue in 1993, before it was mainstream.”

Used Style Blue Paint Setting Settings Feminine Mainstream Nails Show Business Funky Feeling Blue

Author:Sara Blakely

“You don't need tons of money to create art. You do need tons of money to be a part of show business. They are two different things.”

Needs Art Two Different Shows Different Things Show Business Two Different Things Demian

Author:Demian Bichir

“I'm very happy to be employed. I always contend that in show business that if you're employed, then you're successful.”

Ifs Shows Successful Very Happy Employed Show Business

Author:Lance Burton

“I was never one to seek out the spotlight. I am kind of a private person, so I don't miss that part of show business at all.”

Kind Persons Shows Missing Show Business Spotlight

Author:Angela Cartwright

“When I graduated from college I thought I was over with show business and was pursuing other things.”

Shows College Show Business

Author:Anna Chlumsky

“Kids are brought into show business because they are cute and see truth and they're very bright. But there's a sense of doing it because you want the adults to be approving of you. You want to make them happy.”

Want Shows Kids Adults Cute Show Business Approving

Author:Anna Chlumsky

“Show business got really tainted for me.”

Shows Show Business Tainted

Author:Anna Chlumsky

“I think a lot of people just assumed I came to L.A. to do more television and get into show business.”

People Thinking Shows Television Show Business

Author:Ricky Jay

“I started dancing when I saw Fred Astaire in 'Flying Down to Rio,' at approximately nine years old. Fred Astaire influenced me, more than anything, to be in 'show business.”

Years Shows Saws Dancing Flying Nine Show Business Nine Years Rio

Author:Stanley Donen

“My parents were both in show business. My father was an actor, my mom an actress, and both singers, dancers and actors. They met in Los Angeles doing a play together and so I grew up in a show biz family.”

Play Shows Together Actors Father Parent Grew Mom Mets Grew Up My Mom Actresses Singers Dancer Los Angeles Show Business Show Biz

Author:Micky Dolenz

“I just went to Harvard a little while, because I graduated from Armstrong High School in Washington and then I went up there but I didn't stay that long because I went into show business.”

Littles Long Shows School High School Show Business Harvard Armstrong

Author:Billy Eckstine

“I was so enamored with the idea of being in show business so everything was bright to me. I mean, I didn't think of it as being tough and things like that.”

Thinking Mean Ideas Shows Tough Show Business Enamored

Author:Billy Eckstine

“Even my older brothers' early success 10 years ago didn't change me since there was such an age difference.”

Years Age Differences Brother Years Ago Show Business Older Brother Age Difference

Author:Andy Gibb

“I grew up in a show business family, so we've always had a great sense of balance, being so close to my parents.”

Shows Parent Grew Balance Grew Up Show Business Business Family

Author:Andy Gibb

“I was being ridiculed for going to school... But, you see, I had looked hard at the other musicians and the whole show-business scene... They were doing with jazz musicians what they usually reserved for rock n' roll cats: making them overnight successes, then overnight antiques.”

Hard Whole Shows School Rocks Scene Musician Cat Jazz Rock N Roll Show Business Jazz Music Reserved Antiques Jazz Musician Overnight Success

Author:Donald Byrd

“Mom and Pop were proud of my popularity, but from their point of view, show business was no way to make a living.”

Way Shows Views Business Mom Proud Pops Point Of View Popularity Show Business

Book:Merman: an autobiography

Source: Merman: an autobiography

“The only thing harder than leaving show business is coming back.”

Shows Harder Leaving Coming Back Show Business

Author:Dave Chappelle

“Like all soul singers, I grew up singing in church but sometimes I would leave early and sit in the car listening to gospel band, The Blind Boys of Alabama. Hearing their lead singer Clarence made me connect the idea of church and show business and see how I could make a career singing music that stirred the soul.”

Made Ideas Soul Sometimes Shows Church Boys Careers Car Listening Grew Band Grew Up Singing Blind Hearing Singers Show Business Alabama Singing In Church

Author:Daryl Hall

“My show business career doesn't mean I can't write a symphony. It just means I was never asked to write one.”

Writing Mean I Can Shows Careers Show Business Symphony

Author:Marvin Hamlisch

“Show business is one of those things that people can use to get themselves out of the lower rung of society.”

People Use Shows Show Business

Author:Taylor Hackford

“Playing music is the best thing in the world. It makes show business almost bearable.”

World Shows Music Is Best Things Show Business Playing Music Bearable

Author:David Johansen

“I'm oddly not competitive. What I love about show business is there is a home for everyone.”

Shows Home Show Business

Author:Jay Mohr

“I'm very leery of show business, having been in Los Angeles for the last 10 years. Buzz is a dangerous thing that I've heard applied to a lot of people that I've since not heard of again.”

People Years Shows Lasts Heard Dangerous Los Angeles Show Business Dangerous Things Buzz

Author:Greg Kinnear

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