Andy Dunn Quotes
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Graduating business school, I had $150,000 of debt. An investment firm offered me a steady job, but it didn't feel right. It was 2007 in Silicon Valley, and I dreamed of starting an Internet company.
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If you are not something, how do you become it? It is not obvious to me that you can be something you are not.
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Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) cannot be medicated. It is treatable only through therapy. The problem is therapy is rarely sought by the afflicted. It cannot be cured.
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Who would you rather be with: someone with more alternatives or someone with fewer?
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We all have an entrepreneur in us; it's just whether we choose the tradeoffs to become one.
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The act of founding a company is its own act of narcissism: 'I alone can do this.'
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It's easy to be cynical about American politics. It's more important not to be.
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There are five kinds of great apes: bonobos, chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas, and the one which people always think of last: Humans!
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My own hope is that, as a human species, we are on a long journey of evolution toward increasingly more tolerant and nonviolent behavior.
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The only reason courage exists is because sometimes it is required.
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Why should men be constrained by antiquated stereotypes of masculinity? What does it even mean to 'Be a Real Man' anymore? Shouldn't we all be celebrating a wide range of definitions of manhood?
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Good parents are always on time. So are good CEOs.
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The life of an entrepreneur is the life of a human. Some days are amazing. Some days are a struggle. A lot are in between. It's the same for all of us.
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I have always loved the Day of the Dead - a chance to celebrate death rather than to treat it like that awful scene in the cemetery.
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Lincoln was an American messiah, seemingly sent by God to save our country, our union, and our soul. He prioritized unity above all. Perhaps we should do the same.
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A great merchant delivers both joy and profit. Then profit gets reinvested in more joy.
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I am particularly wary of authors who put themselves on the cover of their own book.
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Plenty of entrepreneurs can start a company. What is more rare is to evolve it and to scale with it over time.
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'I'm sorry, honey. I was wrong.' Are there six more magical words you can say to your wife?
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I've been in thousands of conversations dripping with misogyny. I've initiated many of those conversations myself. From my fraternity roots to my bachelor days in New York, I know I have not always shown up in ways that I am proud of.
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Bonobos are not monkeys! Bonobos are apes.
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I want to be Batman.
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No one gave me a recipe for how to create company culture. I wish I had had one.
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Growing up, my religious identity was primarily one of confusion. Nothing was pushed on me; nothing was overtly offered.