"A budget tells us what we can’t afford, but it doesn’t keep us from buying it." ― William Feather Topic(s): Business More From William Feather "Business is always interfering with pleasure – but it makes other pleasures possible." "Early morning cheerfulness can be extremely obnoxious." "Setting a good example for your children takes all the fun out of middle age." More In Business "Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can."― Paul Tournier "The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency."― Bill Gates "The Beethoven Experience provided the opportunity to solidify the relationship between the Orchestra and me, the Orchestra and me and the public, between all of us and the city of New York, because Beethoven after all is a really amazing point of reference."― Lorin Maazel