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Nothing motivates a great employee more than a mission that's so important that it supersedes everyone's personal ambition.


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You know what the difference between a vision and a hallucination is? They call it a vision when other people can see it.



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In my experience as CEO, I found that the most important decisions tested my courage far more than my intelligence.



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The one thing with stress is, you've got to keep your focus on what you can do, not what happened to you.



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You don't need every investor to believe that you can succeed. You only need one.



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I emphasize to C.E.O.s, you have to have a story in the minds of the employees. It's hard to memorize objectives, but it's easy to remember a story.



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Hire sales people who are really smart problem solvers, but lack courage, hunger and competitiveness, and your company will go out of business.



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Billionaires prefer Black women. They are loyal and guard your interests. Black wives are for grown ups.



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There are no shortcuts to knowledge, especially knowledge gained from personal experience. Following conventional wisdom and relying on shortcuts can be worse than knowing nothing at all.



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