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title: "9 Company Didn Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 9 Company Didn quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Company Didn sayings and thoughts."
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> [When we first started the company, I didn't have any thoughts of franchising. We just had company-owned stores.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-deluca/when-we-first-started-the-company-i-didn-t-have-any-thoughts-of/)

[Fred DeLuca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-deluca/)

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> [I never wanted to run a production company. I didn't want to convert my life into running a business… so I always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-robinson/i-never-wanted-to-run-a-production-company-i-didn-t-want-to-convert/)

[Anne Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-robinson/)

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> [The record company didn't know what we looked like at first. They were all excited about our tapes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morten-harket/the-record-company-didn-t-know-what-we-looked-like-at-first-they-were/)

[Morten Harket](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morten-harket/)

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> [I told the record company I didn't feel the need to be at red-carpet events. I wanted a career. But I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enya/i-told-the-record-company-i-didn-t-feel-the-need-to-be-at-red-carpet/)

[Enya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enya/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdd/enya-9395_business_i-told-the-record-company-i-didn-t-feel_311122.png)

> [How could anyone ever build a company if they didn't have investments? It doesn't make any sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cenk-uygur/how-could-anyone-ever-build-a-company-if-they-didn-t-have-investments/)

[Cenk Uygur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cenk-uygur/)

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> [“I wouldn’t be the first person in Silicon Valley history to interview at a company at which I didn’t really want a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-garcia-martinez/i-wouldn-t-be-the-first-person-in-silicon-valley-history-to-interview/)

[Antonio Garcia Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-garcia-martinez/)

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> [Starting a company in San Francisco when we did usually meant it was destined to be a data-driven tech company. But that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-gebbia/starting-a-company-in-san-francisco-when-we-did-usually-meant-it-was/)

[Joe Gebbia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-gebbia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/871/joe-gebbia-7830_business_starting-a-company-in-san-francisco-when_354499.jpg)

> [Every person at a record company didn't want to be bothered with me because I was too smart. They knew if I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-c-cooke/every-person-at-a-record-company-didn-t-want-to-be-bothered-with-me/)

[L.C. Cooke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-c-cooke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c8/l-c-cooke-82087_art_every-person-at-a-record-company-didn-t_2004513.jpg)

> [ I feel most badly, though, \[because\] after 10 years, I was at the company, I wanted to go back to New York… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sculley/i-feel-most-badly-though-because-after-10-years-i-was-at-the-company/)

[John Sculley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sculley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eaf/john-sculley-9738_business_i-feel-most-badly-though-because-after-1_1076344.jpg)

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