Business Quote by Michael Ovitz Download Open image “I have never run a public company. I spent my entire life working for a private company.” — Michael Ovitz ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Business Company Entire Entire life Life Life work Never Private Public Run Spent Working
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I've been part of founding three companies that have gone public. It doesn't seem like a big number, but it's actually a lot. — Eric Lefkofsky Copy Share Image
I've actually taken companies public, I've actually busted companies, I've actually gone broke. — Robert Kiyosaki Copy Share Image
The reason for looking at a public listing instead of private capital is that I have always enjoyed running a public limited company. — Ashok Soota Copy Share Image
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Taking the company private was not the easiest thing I've done in my life. — David H. Murdock Copy Share Image
Being a public company certainly doesn't stop you from taking a really long-term time horizon, but it does make it more difficult. — Patrick Collison Copy Share Image
I've always made my decisions based on two factors: intellectual analysis and my gut. And when they meet, that's a go from me. That's… — Michael Ovitz Copy Share Image
A lot of drive is innate, self-perpetuated, reinforced energy. As a kid, I could always sell anything I could get my hands on -… — Michael Ovitz Copy Share Image
I'm not one to speak about myself. I like to speak about the people around me. — Michael Ovitz Copy Share Image
The human condition is not perfect. We are not perfect specimens, any of us. We're not robots. — Michael Ovitz Copy Share Image
It's not about money. The money will flow. It's about power and influence. — Michael Ovitz Copy Share Image
When I was at U.C.L.A., I worked my way through school as a tour guide at Universal Studios, and I came in contact with… — Michael Ovitz Copy Share Image
I believe sometimes I make some mistakes. And I don't think they are life-threatening mistakes. — Michael Ovitz Copy Share Image
The Internet is the greatest thing that ever happened to the entertainment industry. — Michael Ovitz Copy Share Image
I must say that in my early years, I was incredibly aggressive. I was working as hard as I could to build a business,… — Michael Ovitz Copy Share Image
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Many early-stage entrepreneurs make one simple mistake: Describing this 'big picture' in vague concepts and words. — Sunil Nagaraj Copy Share Image
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“Some say the Earth is angry Because he wants no company; I say the Earth is angry Because he lives alone.” — N.K. Jemisin Copy Share Image
If the State does not acquire supremacy over [vast private] enterprises, it becomes their puppet, and they become the real State. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image