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title: "8 Fickle Business Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [The pressure of show business is on all the time and show business is a fickle business. Whatever is popular now -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-simone/the-pressure-of-show-business-is-on-all-the-time-and-show-business-is/)

[Nina Simone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-simone/)

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> [We left 'Byker Grove,' had a short recording career and suddenly it finished. The invites to premieres dried up and overnight things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ant-mcpartlin/we-left-byker-grove-had-a-short-recording-career-and-suddenly-it/)

[Ant McPartlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ant-mcpartlin/)

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> [Television is quite a fickle business - you don't know when you'll go out of fashion, so I have to save for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-rippon/television-is-quite-a-fickle-business-you-don-t-know-when-you-ll-go/)

[Angela Rippon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-rippon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f8/angela-rippon-6635_business_television-is-quite-a-fickle-business-yo_1393043.jpg)

> [I have come to know well that fates are fickle in the business of English football. And I feel that I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-lerner/i-have-come-to-know-well-that-fates-are-fickle-in-the-business-of/)

[Randy Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-lerner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b39/randy-lerner-43554_business_i-have-come-to-know-well-that-fates-are_1396922.png)

> [I would suggest maintaining a life and a career outside the Industry. This is a fickle business and a lousy one to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-savage/i-would-suggest-maintaining-a-life-and-a-career-outside-the-industry/)

[Fred Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-savage/)

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> [This is a very fickle business. It's really about how much you value the other things in your life. I still value…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/this-is-a-very-fickle-business-it-s-really-about-how-much-you-value/)

[George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/)

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> [TV is a fickle business. I'm only good for the length of my contract.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-brokaw/tv-is-a-fickle-business-i-m-only-good-for-the-length-of-my-contract/)

[Tom Brokaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-brokaw/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f3/tom-brokaw-2402_business_tv-is-a-fickle-business-i-m-only-good-fo_2842515.png)

> [If 'Party of Five' hadn't done well, it would have been a bunch of names involved in the demise. But if 'Time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-love-hewitt/if-party-of-five-hadn-t-done-well-it-would-have-been-a-bunch-of-names/)

[Jennifer Love Hewitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-love-hewitt/)

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