Randy Lerner Quotes
If you're going to give people authority and hold them responsible and ultimately accountable for their performance, you've got to get out of the way.
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I grew up in a very large, poor family.
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I debated free trade in college. I came out as a free trader. I'm a free markets guy. I'm an Adam Smith guy.
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I get up late, have an espresso, and immediately start work. I try to get roughly caught up on email before I leave the house, then if I need to write anything or review a complex deal, I do that, and then I head to the office and work on my top few priorities for the day. I try to schedule my meetings in the afternoon.
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I don't really see myself as a celebrity, but more as a sort of mitre.
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Education is so important.
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The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.
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What's great about HBO is they just care about quality. They care about the brand. They're not worried about ratings; obviously they want people to buy subscriptions, but they just want people to be into what's on HBO.
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God takes care of imbeciles, little children and artists.
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In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.
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Working with Disney is really and truly like working with a family. Everyone is so supportive and so wonderful. I've worked with Disney since I was twelve, and they've given me so many opportunities that I'll forever be grateful for.
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Home is where your rump rests.
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I'm an emotional person.
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Each time I make a movie, it's like a paid scholarship to a different university course.
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I believe that everything has a shelf life.
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Men fall in love with their eyes - they like what they see - and women fall in love with their ears - they like what they hear!
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I think one of the most boring things is a person's taste.
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Yeah, I like to have fun - I think that's a good way to live. I think you're better at your job if you like it.
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When I was 11, I decided to start rapping, playing guitar, and writing songs. Everything really blossomed from there.
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Basically, Aristotle believed that every time you behaved unkind and immorally - performing actions your soul was not proud of - you tarnished your soul. The worst shape your soul became in, the worst shape your mood and spirit.
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I have two rules for a great book: make me think and make me smile.
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A virulent, aggressive minority has decided that Americans don't know themselves what it is they should see, and need to be protected by people who are wiser than they are, even if they are only a tiny sliver of the population.
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I don't care what other people say. The important pressure, you put on yourself. The pressure that others put on you? I ignore it.
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If you're going to give people authority and hold them responsible and ultimately accountable for their performance, you've got to get out of the way.
