Michael Porter Quotes
If a strategy meets a goal: It's working. If a strategy meets a target: It's a success.
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Now, do I think the baby boomers tend to be self-absorbed? I do.
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Entrepreneurship is the very back bone of our country and what makes us great - we are a nation of founders.
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Saying no frees you up to say yes when it matters most.
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I think what you call 'metropolitan America' - as in San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles - I think there's more awareness of the atypical, while in more traditional Britain, there's the kitchen-sink dramas and thrillers. It's more formulaic.
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On the taxing of banks, we have to find the level at which they squeal but still pay and open up the next day.
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When I look at my streams on Spotify, and I just see it's hundreds of millions of streams, I think, 'Wow, that's amazing.' But you don't really get it. Once you see people in front of you singing along to your songs, it's real.
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I'm still hungry. I've still got a million ideas. I'm still strong and ready to create.
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I guess HBO did a giant 'War in the Pacific' mini-series that cost, like, a fortune, and there was a little moment where they literally had no money. And even though the show had become kind of a cult hit, there was an issue of whether they could actually afford to do it.
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Fits did not go over well in my house. There was a lot of discipline and obedience and you had to be very ladylike. Ladies didn't curse and I still don't curse in front of my parents.
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Together, the Jenner sisters have left their mark on the jewelry and fashion accessories industry, first with The Kendall & Kylie Collection at PacSun in 2012, the Metal Haven jewelry collection in 2013, and a line of shoes and handbags for Steve Madden in 2014.
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When you're picking a basketball team, you'll take the brother over the guy with the yarmulke. Why? Because you're playing the odds.
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I don't like anybody to be angry with me. I'd rather have friends.
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I feel confident that the work I've put in will make people see me as a music artist before anything else.
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The view from space is like having a globe on your desk -- it's a broadening experience.
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I don't want to lie. I can't tell the truth. So it's over.
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It's tough to get any film made, even if you're Martin Scorsese. It's just hard to get films made.
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The world is changing. Networks without a specific branding strategy will be killed. I envision a world of highly niched services and tightly run companies without room for all the overhead the established networks carry.
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It's not that other countries steal jobs from you guys. It's your strategy. Distribute the money and things in a proper way.
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Most of the experts agree that strategy will have to become more "adaptive", meaning that strategies will change faster based on information from people on the corporation's front lines - dealing with customers, fending off competitors. This won't represent a new revolution, but rather the continued speeding up of the one that's been going on. Everything will move faster, and competitive advantage disappear more quickly than ever.
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It was my wish since I was a child to become something, to be able to stand on my own two feet, to do something for myself.
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If a strategy meets a goal: It's working. If a strategy meets a target: It's a success.
