“When I was 13 years old, a professional theater company in my town needed a kid actor. I auditioned, and I got the part, so for just a few weeks I became a member of the company and I met some professional actors.” YearsKidsActorsCompanyWeekNeededMetsMembersTheaterTowns Author:Trevor Nunn
“There is a set of harmless liars, frequently to be met with in company, who deal much in the marvellous. Their usual intention is to please and entertain; but as men are most delighted with what they conceive to be the truth, these people mistake the means of pleasing, and incur universal blame.” PeopleMenMeanDealsMistakeCompanyPleaseMetsUniversalBlameIntentionLiarsUsualFalsehoodDelightedMarvellous Book:An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals Source: An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
“Did I ever tell my constituents that if they liked their plan they could keep it? I would have if I'd ever met anybody who liked his or her plan. But that was not my experience.” IfsWayChildrenRealityMotherPoliticsStrongJusticePoorCompanyFamilyFivePlansRiskGenerationsPolicyHealthMetsEqualEthicsResourcesHuman RightsIdeologyDisabilityEqual RightsConstituentsInsurance Companies Author:Nancy Pelosi
“Your employees are your company’s real competitive advantage. They’re the ones making the magic happen-so long as their needs are being met.” NeedsLongRealHappensCompanyMagicMetsAdvantageEmployeeBeing MeCompetitive Advantage Author:Richard Branson
“It was reported in the paper that President Bush received a 'warm reception' from the Daytona 500 drivers. Well sure, the drivers had never met anyone who was sponsored by more oil companies than they were.” WellsPresidentCompanyMetsPaperWarmOilDriversPresident BushReceptionOil CompaniesDaytonaDaytona 500 Author:Jay Leno
“The world is a big place. There are lots of smart people in it. Entrepreneurs are kidding themselves if they think they have any kind of monopoly on knowledge. And, sure as I'm a Macintosh user, on the same day that an entrepreneur tells this lie, the venture capitalist will have met with another company that's doing the same thing.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldKindBigsLyingCompanyMetsSmartEntrepreneurArroganceCapitalistUsersVentureMonopolySmart PeopleMacintoshVenture Capitalists Author:Guy Kawasaki
“With my two brothers, Jean-Marie and Joel, I wrote a two-page story and wanted to make some kind of movie. We met a French production company, called Why Not?, and the first name we put on the list was Ken Loach. It was a dream for all of us. So, we tried and we met Ken and Paul Laverty, his writer, and they read the two pages and were inspired by that to do something. Paul had the freedom to do his own story - and he wrote his own story, which is better than the one we'd written.” FirstsKindTwoStoriesDreamWantedNamesCompanyWrittenBrotherMetsPagesInspiredProductionsListsWhy NotMarieTwo Brothers Author:Eric Cantona
“I really am happy that I met my agency and my management company, because they see me as a person and not just a Latin woman.” PersonsCompanyMetsManagementAgencyLatinLatin Women Author:Daniella Alonso
“There are three things you need to do as a CEO-founder. Think strategically, drive design, and drive technology. Some people who are really good at one can build a pretty foundational company. Most people who are very successful are good at two. But Jack is the only person in the Valley I've met who's all three. He's a first-rate strategist, a first-rate designer, and a first-rate technologist.” PeopleThinkingNeedsFirstsPersonsTwoThreeCompanyTechnologySuccessfulDesignMetsRateDesignerValleysFoundersCeoThree ThingsStrategist Author:Keith Rabois
“I ended up meeting this guy Stefan Simchowitz, who produced Requiem for a Dream and also went to AFI. I randomly met him in Cannes. By September of 2000, we had made a deal with this company that he was working with. They merged with us and in January of 2001, we opened WireImage. It was pretty crazy because I only started shooting celebrity stuff in 1998 - literally two and a half years later, I'm opening this company.” YearsMadeTwoDreamGuyStuffDealsHalfCompanyCrazyMetsMeetingsOpeningShootingSeptemberThis GuyJanuaryHalf A YearCannesRequiemRequiem For A Dream Author:Jeff Vespa