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Gratitude, Desire, and a Money Paradox“Desire is a contract that you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.” –Naval
Reginald Lewis: Bootstrapping Buyouts“People who get their thrills from talking about big deals end up not doing them. The fewer words, the better."
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George Soros's Layers of Conviction"That doesn’t make sense!" "What do you mean?" "Go for the jugular!"
Barry Diller’s System, Part I: Diller’s Roots."You won’t be able to imagine the level of energy and commitment and the things you have to give up if you really want to do something like this."
Barry Diller’s System of Discovery, Debate, and Development. Part II.“If you hire people at senior positions, you are a failure.”
Michael Bloomberg: Fintech’s People Person“We never made the error that so many others have: mistaking their product for the device that delivers it.”
Bernard Arnault: Empire Builder"If you control your factories, you control your quality; if you control your distribution, you control your image."
Kirk Kerkorian: The Lessons of Leverage“Life is a big craps game. I've got to tell you, it's all been fun.”
Kirk Kerkorian: Lessons of Leverage (Part II)"Kerkorian makes these huge, stupid deals, and he always comes out richer."
Sumner Redstone: Winning Above All Else."My goal is to be number one. I would like to be number one in anything I did. I don't say I can be. I don't say I should be. I'm saying I would like to be."
David Geffen: Capitalizing on Talent"I thought I'd be a success even back in the mailroom at William Morris. It was just inconceivable to me I couldn't win at all."
Marc Rich, Part II: Profits over Politics“The key to success - and to real wealth - is long-term thinking.”