“Nobody knows anything. I deal with people in all walks of life, some of whom should have some idea of what they're doing. And they're all clueless. It's astonishing that any bridges stay up, or that planes don't constantly plummet from the sky. It's heartening, in a strange way.” PeopleKnowsWayShouldIdeasWalksDealsSkyStrangeShould HaveBridgesPlanesAstonishingNobody KnowsWalks Of LifeClueless Author:Peter York
“People who wish to go into the future should have two skills to succeed - the ability to deal with people and the ability to sell.” PeopleShouldTwoWishAbilityDealsSucceedSkillsShould HaveSells Author:Shiv Khera
“When the back-to-the-cities trend started taking root, albeit very unevenly, cities were so glad to finally land deals that they routinely overpaid, not having a solid grasp of the demographic and market forces they should have been channeling instead of subsidizing. It’s especially true for retail and entertainment projects, which generate very poor-quality jobs. I have yet to find a city that has figured out how to ‘take the foot off the pedal’ and stop over-subsidizing, even when gentrification becomes a problem.” ShouldHas BeensProblemJobsForcePoorDealsCitiesQualityFeetLandProjectsRootsShould HaveEntertainmentGladTrendsShould Have BeenDemographicsChannelingRetailPedalsGentrificationPoor Quality Author:Sandy Smith
“Conversations about films are always funny. I would say a majority of people want to talk about what were the more obvious successes; the big box office films. Other people wanting to be more sensitive to you want to talk about the ones that maybe didn't make a lot of money, but they think you might have a special feeling about. And then other people sometimes want to help you by suggesting that you should have done this or that in the movie, that that would have helped you a great deal in whatever capacity.” PeopleThinkingWantShouldSometimesDoneHelpingFeelingsBigsMightFilmDealsSpecialConversationOfficeCapacityShould HaveMajorityObviousBoxesSensitiveLots Of MoneySuggestingBox Office Author:Walter Hill
“Abortion is abortion. Maybe you should have more protected sex? But if you get raped and get pregnant why would you keep that kid? I believe you should make your own choice - you're human. That's for you and God to deal with afterwards.” IfsShouldBelieveHumansKidsChoicesI BelieveSexDealsShould HaveAbortionProtectedPregnantMake Your Own Choices Author:Sean Price
“The person they're working with, is going to be the person they'll know more. So if that person leaves, they're going to go - well, should have I left too? What did they get and how does that compare to my deal.” IfsKnowsShouldWellsPersonsDoeLeftDealsShould HaveManagementCompare Author:Ben Horowitz