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> [We don't back down from controversy - we fan the fires. People think we go out of our way to create it, but we don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-portnoy/we-don-t-back-down-from-controversy-we-fan-the-fires-people-think-we/)

[Dave Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-portnoy/)

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## More by Dave Portnoy

> [All Patriot fans despise Goodell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-portnoy/all-patriot-fans-despise-goodell/)

[Dave Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-portnoy/)

> [We're a comedy brand that pokes fun at everybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-portnoy/we-re-a-comedy-brand-that-pokes-fun-at-everybody/)

[Dave Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-portnoy/)

> [People know I'm a Jake Paul guy. I respect people who take over the Internet, and this guy has got maybe more haters than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-portnoy/people-know-i-m-a-jake-paul-guy-i-respect-people-who-take-over-the/)

[Dave Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-portnoy/)

> [You judge a pizza place on their cheese slice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-portnoy/you-judge-a-pizza-place-on-their-cheese-slice/)

[Dave Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-portnoy/)

> [Do I like Manhattan? No. Do I want to be in Manhattan? No.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-portnoy/do-i-like-manhattan-no-do-i-want-to-be-in-manhattan-no/)

[Dave Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-portnoy/)

> [I go on EEI shows. I go on with people I like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-portnoy/i-go-on-eei-shows-i-go-on-with-people-i-like/)

[Dave Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-portnoy/)

> [I think I'm a fairly smart person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-portnoy/i-think-i-m-a-fairly-smart-person/)

[Dave Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-portnoy/)

> [I figured I should have a website, because that's what everybody was doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-portnoy/i-figured-i-should-have-a-website-because-that-s-what-everybody-was/)

[Dave Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-portnoy/)

> [We have no union at Barstool Sports. Nobody is trying to make a union at Barstool Sports.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-portnoy/we-have-no-union-at-barstool-sports-nobody-is-trying-to-make-a-union/)

[Dave Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-portnoy/)

> [I make the decisions nobody else has the stomach to make.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-portnoy/i-make-the-decisions-nobody-else-has-the-stomach-to-make/)

[Dave Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-portnoy/)

> [That's the thing about New York, the streets of New York are crazy!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-portnoy/that-s-the-thing-about-new-york-the-streets-of-new-york-are-crazy/)

[Dave Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-portnoy/)

> [Some girls are just cut out to be housewives, drive SUVs and sing in the shower as opposed to being superstars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-portnoy/some-girls-are-just-cut-out-to-be-housewives-drive-suvs-and-sing-in/)

[Dave Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-portnoy/)

> [We don't back down from controversy - we fan the fires. People think we go out of our way to create it, but we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-portnoy/we-don-t-back-down-from-controversy-we-fan-the-fires-people-think-we/)

[Dave Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-portnoy/)

> [I like coal fired. I'm definitely, generally, always a coal-fired guy. Crispy, don't do a ton of sauce, but kind of a well-done, coal-fired…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-portnoy/i-like-coal-fired-i-m-definitely-generally-always-a-coal-fired-guy/)

[Dave Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-portnoy/)

> [It was always our belief that if we brought out good stuff our fans will like it and we'll go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-portnoy/it-was-always-our-belief-that-if-we-brought-out-good-stuff-our-fans/)

[Dave Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-portnoy/)

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