"When I'm old and dying, I plan to look back on my life
and say 'wow, that was an adventure,' not 'wow, I sure felt safe.'"
Tom Preston - GitHub
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Arnold Rothstein (Boardwalk Empire) - Age of Information
It's the age of information.
And a businessman lives and sometimes dies on its value.
Boardwalk Empire - Arnold Rothstein played by Michael Stuhlbarg
Frank Underwood (House of Cards) - Defy Him
"Sometimes the only way to gain your superiors respect is to defy him."
House of Cards - Frank Underwood played by Kevin Spacey
Dr. Robert Schuller - Tough People
“Tough times never last, but tough people do.”
Dr. Robert Schuller - Retired Minister/Motivational Speaker
Norman Vaughn - Dare to Fail
“Dream big and dare to fail.”
Norman Vaughan - Explorer/American Dogsled Driver
Winston Churchill - Ethusiasm
“Success is going from failure to failure
without losing your enthusiasm.”
Winston Churchill, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Tony Hsieh - Chase the Vision
“Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you.”
Tony Hsieh - Zappos CEO
Jeffrey Zeldman - Stolen Design
“Don’t worry about people stealing your design work.
Worry about the day they stop.”
Jeffrey Zeldman, A List Apart Publisher
Ari Gold (Entourage) - Silence is F***king Golden
"Silence is fucking golden."
Entourage, Ari Gold played by Jeremy Piven
Frank Underwood (House of Cards) - Hunt or Be Hunted
"For those of us climbing to the top of the food chain, there can be no mercy.
There is but one rule: hunt or be hunted."
House of Cards, Frank Underwood played by Kevin Spacey
Monday, August 4, 2014
Arnold Rothstein (Boardwalk Empire) - Reputation
"Reputation takes a lifetime to build, but only seconds to destroy."
Boardwalk Empire - Arnold Rothstein played by Michael Stuhlbarg
Jordan Belfort - Backed Up in a Corner
“I want you to back yourself into a corner.
Give yourself no choice but to succeed.
Let the consequences of failure become so dire and so unthinkable
that you’ll have no choice but to do whatever it takes to succeed.”
The Wolf of Wall Street (Book) - Jordan Belfort
Moe Greene (Godfather) - Business to Run
"I got a business to run.
I gotta kick asses sometimes to make it run right."
The Godfather - Moe Greene played at Alex Rocco
Nucky Thompson (Boardwalk Empire) - The Rage
"The rage you feel...listen to me carefully.
It's a gift. Use it, but don't let anyone see it."
Boardwalk Empire, Nucky Thompson played by Steve Buscemi
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Frank Underwood (House of Cards) - Money Vs. Power
“Money is the Mc-mansion in Sarasota that starts falling apart after 10 years. Power is the old stone building that stands for centuries. I cannot respect someone who doesn't see the difference.”
House of Cards, Frank Underwood played by Kevin Spacey
Friday, August 1, 2014
Ari Gold (Entourage) - Ruling the World
"I always dreamed about ruling the world,
but now that I'm getting older I'll settle for Hollywood"
Entourage, Ari Gold played by Jeremy Piven
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