Bill Kurtis Quotes

Choose something you like to do. I know it's a cliche, and you've heard it over and over. But the reason is, you're going to have to work long and hard to achieve any success. You better like it or life is going to be terrible.
Bill Kurtis

Life, Success, Work

I never wanted to retire. I wanted to kind of shift my work pattern so I could stay fresh and invigorated, and use the experience that I had gained in 30 years, but in a slightly different direction.
Bill Kurtis

Work, Experience, Different

I think I'm so old I'm in. We call it the 'Tony Bennett Syndrome.' For some reason, young people think I'm cool.
Bill Kurtis

Cool, Young, Old

If you're a producer, you always spend too much money because you want that shot - and you're willing to spend a bundle to get it.
Bill Kurtis

Money, Spend, Willing

My personal philosophy is I'm running a 100-yard dash, and I haven't reached the end.
Bill Kurtis

End, Philosophy, Personal

The one important thing you do as boss is you set the standard. The minute you go in and say 'we'll let it go this time,' you set a new standard, which is lower. So you cannot do that.
Bill Kurtis

Time, Important, Cannot

There's something magical about putting yourself into life. You've got to stand up and take responsibility for your own life and you cannot abandon that.
Bill Kurtis

Life, Yourself, Cannot

You know, in the beginning when your first payroll comes up and you have to borrow money to meet the payroll, you lose sleep the night before, and you say to yourself real fast, 'Well, maybe I should keep working a couple more years. It's sobering.
Bill Kurtis

Money, Yourself, Sleep

You need a very good financial person to keep you honest, and to keep track of income and outgo.
Bill Kurtis

Good, Person, Keep

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: September 21, 1940

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