Quotes
by josh · updated 6mo ago
Quotes
The audience comes last. The audience doesn't know what they want. The audience only knows what's come before. - Rick Rubin
josh added 9mo ago
- "Donald Rogers, Chandler Scott McMillan, and Morris Hill are part of a growing consensus among the nation’s top alcoholism experts who believe that almost without exception, the emotional problems of an alcoholic are caused by alcoholism rather than the emotional problems causing the alcoholism. They write that “far from drinking to ‘cover up’ or s... See more
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josh added 10mo ago
This is your reminder.
josh added 10mo ago
“Somebody may beat me—but they’re going to have to bleed to do it.” from Shoe Dog.
josh added 9mo ago
- Entrepreneurship and hard work, not dynastic inheritance, is the primary path to a nine- or ten-figure net worth. Around three-quarters of the wealthiest 1% of American families
own
privately held businesses (compared to 5% of families in the bottom half of the wealth distribution), with business assets accounting for more than one-third of their ba... See morefrom In Defense of Billionaires | by Michael R. Strain - Project Syndicate by Michael R. Strain
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There is no possession more valuable than a sober sunrise, and any drunk who demands more out of life than that will probably not have it - James Lee Burke. Can’t remember which book of his it’s from.
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My notes from Anna Wintour’s biography turned into maxims: 1. Hire talented people as found, not as needed. 2. Taste is as rare as a unicorn. 3.Your employees should describe you as “easy to understand.” 4.Pretend to be completely in control and people will assume that… Show morejosh added 10mo ago
- If Nike announced that they were opening a hotel, you’d have a pretty good guess about what it would be like. But if Hyatt announced that they were going to start making shoes, you would have NO IDEA WHATSOEVER what those shoes would be like. That’s because Nike owns a brand and Hyatt simply owns real estate.
from The Elegance of Nothing
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- I only have time for two things: My family, and my business. I still occasionally hang with friends, catch a game, exercise, etc., but only when I have spare time. Trying to do more was a source of great frustration. Embracing this season of life has been freeing.
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