“The state arbitrarily set the mortgage interest rate at 8.5 percent—below the prime rate of 9 or so percent—so banks could make more money out of state. The bottom line for financial institutions is profit.” — Ken Auletta Copy Share Image
Without vision, even the most focused passion is a battery without a device. — Ken Auletta Copy Share Image
Always point your finger at the chest of the person with whom you are being photographed. You will appear dynamic. And no photo editor… — Ken Auletta Copy Share Image
An important reason Google is usually listed among the world's most trusted brands is that it conveys a sense that the user comes first. — Ken Auletta Copy Share Image
Zuckerberg had the good sense to know both his own limitations and interests. He wanted an executive who would free him to do what… — Ken Auletta Copy Share Image
“The state arbitrarily set the mortgage interest rate at 8.5 percent—below the prime rate of 9 or so percent—so banks could make more money… — Ken Auletta Copy Share Image
The importance of humility. We need the humility to know that truth can be ephemeral, that this can be but one version of the… — Ken Auletta Copy Share Image
Stanford University is so startlingly paradisial, so fragrant and sunny, it's as if you could eat from the trees and live happily forever. — Ken Auletta Copy Share Image
There's a bias on hiring the best engineers wherever they come from. It does seem like a lot of the non-engineering execs come from… — Ken Auletta Copy Share Image
Poorer people tend to watch more television because they can't afford other diversions. — Ken Auletta Copy Share Image
Among the enduring truths I keep bumping into when there is the luxury of time to get to know people or institutions, is that… — Ken Auletta Copy Share Image
The digital revolution is almost as disruptive to the traditional media business as electricity was to the candle business. — Ken Auletta Copy Share Image
