Favorite Quotes
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Dare to Dream Coaching
. . . Succeed on Your Own Terms!
. . . Succeed on Your Own Terms!
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"First, always ask for the order, and second, when the customer says yes, stop talking." Michael Bloomberg Mayor of New York City |
"You can always do a slightly better deal, but that incremental dollar or windfall is not worth creating an imbalance that affects the relationship. . . . I'm going to make sure that we walk away feeling like we've both done well." Joanna Shields President, Bebo.com |
"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." Leo Tolstoy Philosopher |
"Charlie and I look for companies that have a) a business we understand; b) favorable long-term economics; c) able and trustworthy management; and d) a sensible price tag. We like to buy the whole business or, if management is our partner, at least 80%. When control-type purchases of quality aren't available though, we are also happy to simply buy small portions of great businesses by way of stock market purchases. It's better to have a part interest in the Hope Diamond than to own all of a rhinestone." Warren Buffet Berkshire Hathaway 2007 Annual Report |
"Life changes fast. Life changes in the instant. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends." Joan Didion The Year of Magical Thinking |
| "Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life." John F. Kennedy |
"So many things are possible just as long as you don't know they're impossible." Norton Juster The Phantom Tollbooth |
"He who knows he has enough is rich." Lao Tzu Philosopher |
"Things don't change. You change your way of looking, that's all." Carlos Castaneda |