I thought all I had to do was to buy a camera and become a film director. So when I left school… — Jean-Pierre Jeunet Copy Share Image
My name is Wendell Potter and for 20 years I worked as a senior executive at health insurance companies, and I saw… — Wendell Potter Copy Share Image
Women are more proactive. By their nature, they're genetically designed to nurture their offspring. Men have always been the hunters in their… — Horst Rechelbacher Copy Share Image
No one is born a CEO, but no one tells you that. The magazine stories make it sound like Mark Zuckerberg woke… — Drew Houston Copy Share Image
Many people and companies only have one goal: money, money, and more money. Greed is ok when you let others profit from… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
If I'm in my position at a company, I may not have the knowledge of the C.E.O., I may not know what's… — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
Joseph Gordon-Levitt's career is kind of how I want to create my career. He's very involved with his recording and production company… — Ross Butler Copy Share Image
My mother brought us to the library every week, and I read a lot. That's what kept me company. I went from… — Julianne Moore Copy Share Image
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People have accused me of only working with good companies. No I don't. I work with some very dysfunctional companies or unbelievably… — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
I knew Otto Kahn [According to the Figaro, Mr. Kahn on first going to America was a clerk in the firm of… — Denis Fahey Copy Share Image
I'm not an insider. I'm not on the board. I'm an outsider. That implies a certain kind of separation ... because the… — Steve Ballmer Copy Share Image
The worst loophole is what Donald Trump has talked about: the tax deductibility of interest. If you let real estate owners or… — Michael Hudson Copy Share Image
There is perhaps no specific time that is necessarily right to start your company or start your life. But some times and… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
The twin sister to autonomy and freedom is responsibility and accountability. You cannot have one with out the other. If someone is… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
I wanted to do the comic strip. I tried to get it syndicated, and I sent some examples to a syndication company,… — Brian Regan Copy Share Image
When a company is facing a problem, it always takes a stance and takes a decision, but at the same time it… — Carlos Ghosn Copy Share Image
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Directing is something I always wanted to do. I started when I was 13 directing scenes in high school and then plays… — David Schwimmer Copy Share Image
Sing! Who sings To her who weareth a hundred rings? Ah, who is this lady fine? The Vine, boys, the Vine! The… — Bryan Procter Copy Share Image
We always talk about how you have to build a brand from the inside out, not the outside in. Brands are not… — Dan Levitan Copy Share Image
Everyone told me you can't build a major tech company in Canada. There just aren't enough investors or engineers or top-level managers.… — Ryan Holmes Copy Share Image
When I look at efforts to create change in big companies over the past 10 years, I have to say that there's… — Peter Senge Copy Share Image
PayPal, which was founded in 1998, may be the closest thing to a global currency that has ever been created. Based in… — Daniel Lyons Copy Share Image
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Snake has been everything to me. Look at where I was when I started with the company in 1988 and where I'm… — Larry Dixon Copy Share Image
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CEOs are often chief product officers. But for me to say I'm a chief product officer when my product is a community,… — Brian Chesky Copy Share Image
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My only role in the opening of the schools has been to suggest and encourage opening them. But it is impossible for… — Fethullah Gulen Copy Share Image
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![“I knew Otto Kahn [According to the Figaro, Mr. Kahn on first going to America was a clerk in the firm of Speyer and Company, and married a grand-daughter of Mr. Wolf, one of the founders of Kuhn, Loeb & Company], the multi-millionaire, for many years. I knew him when he was a patriotic German. I…” quote by Denis Fahey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7a7/denis-fahey-51989_america_i-knew-otto-kahn-according-to-the-figaro_1331808.jpg)
![“Not every company went bankrupt. Not every bank needed TARP [Troubled Asset Relief Program]. So I'm very proud that JPMorgan, throughout that time period, was completely steadfast. We bought Bear Stearns because we thought we were helping the situation. We didn't cut and run.” quote by Jamie Dimon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/04a/jamie-dimon-1320_assets_not-every-company-went-bankrupt-not-ever_128310.jpg)
![“My only role in the opening of the schools has been to suggest and encourage opening them. But it is impossible for there to be a [central authority] controlling the schools. They are in more than 100 countries, and there must be many different companies that have opened and run them.” quote by Fethullah Gulen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/64f/fethullah-gulen-7833_authority_my-only-role-in-the-opening-of-the-schoo_312324.jpg)
