Sublime

Once Hemingway signed with Scribners, Max Perkins thereupon became the moderator in the literary friendship between Ernest and Scott.

But Michael had a clear vision: If he could build a firm so good that it attracted all the top talent in the world, then he would shift the economics of the industry from the corporations to the talent, where he felt that it belonged. The firms of the day were essentially collections of

“O carinho pela equipe é incomum nesse nível”, diz Omid. “Ele tende a ser bastante desumano. Mas não para Bill. A equipe administrativa era seu maior amor.”

“There’s a consistent theme in Fred’s career of people underestimating him. I don’t think that it’s widely understood . . . what a powerful intellect he had, and . . . for lack of a better term, what a tough guy he was. He had a passion about helping children that his famous gentle manner belied, and he had a really steely core.”13 Elizabeth Seaman

“Bill, your title makes you a manager; your people make you a leader.”