Simon Sinek Quotes
I was a nobody when I met with the publisher. Nobody knew who I was. I was doing some speaking for entrepreneurs. I did little groups. I had no following.
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I find it difficult to turn down an entrepreneur who's both passionate and knowledgeable about their space.
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How I see my career is very much as an entrepreneur in the field of philanthropy.
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Hip-hop was started on groups.
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No entrepreneur ever publicly admits to bribing, but few dare to openly claim they don't, either.
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For an entrepreneur with 'improbable' and 'impossible' dreams, the alleged stability that comes from getting 'a real job' is nothing but a sign of slavery.
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I've always enjoyed shopping and loved fashion, but my interest as an entrepreneur was definitely more about the opportunities I saw to change the future of retail. My sister was a buyer in New York, and she knew my body and my style, and she could find me things I loved. I thought, 'What if everybody had access to this kind of experience?'
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What I've learned in my career is that it takes the same amount of effort to build a $10bn company as it does a $1bn company; you as the entrepreneur are going to put your entire life, your entire effort into it.
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The basketball great Kobe Bryant started his own venture-capital firm. LeBron James has rebranded himself as not just an athlete but also an investor and entrepreneur.
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I think of Chicago as a great entrepreneur city, a city that supports its own, that isn't as jaded as New York and L.A.
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I'm an entrepreneur. 'Ambitious' is my middle name.
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A lesson learned, both in the SEAL teams and as an entrepreneur, is that failure is sometimes a critical component of success.
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We listen to the entrepreneur. We try to have a fine tuning fork to understand what they are saying and whether that makes sense and know it when we see it. We don't try to do too much predicting.
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An entrepreneur needs to know what they need, period. Then they need to find an investor who can build off whatever their weaknesses are - whether that's through money, strategic partnerships or knowledge.
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An entrepreneur must pitch a potential investor for what the company is worth as well as sell the dream on how much of a profit can be made.
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When it comes to brands and having the opportunity to be an entrepreneur, social media has really become a great outlet for people to become their own boss.
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Every venture capitalist says at some point, 'I wish I could run this company myself' - to be the entrepreneur instead of the investor.
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I was an entrepreneur myself and often say that I'm on loan to public service.
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When I see bacon, I see a pig, I see a little friend, and that's why I can't eat it. Simple as that.
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You can always think that we're old and not innovative, but there is no company that can limp on for 139 years without being creative and having the genes to change.
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I watch what I eat, and I train properly.
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Though public pronouncements of Israeli officials emphasize peace and mutuality, unilateralism actually drives Israeli actions.
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If we shadows have offended, Think but this, and all is mended, That you have but slumbered here While these visions did appear. And this weak and idle theme, No more yielding but a dream, Gentles, do not reprehend: If you pardon, we will mend: And, as I am an honest Puck, If we have unearned luck Now to 'scape the serpent's tongue, We will make amends ere long; Else the Puck a liar call; So, good night unto you all. Give me your hands, if we be friends, And Robin shall restore amends.
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I think [ fashion philosophy] it's about your smile and your smell.
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I was a nobody when I met with the publisher. Nobody knew who I was. I was doing some speaking for entrepreneurs. I did little groups. I had no following.
