I’m one of 10 children, and all my brothers call me Jim. And all my sisters… well, they call me something even more affectionate. My mother calls me James, and I do what my mother tells me. James P. Gorman Read Quote
I love consumerism, TV culture, shopping malls. There’s nothing I’d ever buy, but I like being there. It’s wacky. John Lydon Read Quote
The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of the people, depends on the choices it makes between these opposite principles, absolute power on the one hand, and on the other the restraints of legality and the authority of tradition. John Dalberg-Acton Read Quote
I look at my annual budgets for everything and anything, and I look to see where I can save the most money on those items. Saving 30% to 50% buying in bulk – replenishable items from toothpaste to soup, or whatever I use a lot of – is the best guaranteed return on investment you can get anywhere. Mark Cuban Read Quote
I do not think that war is always wrong: sometimes it is necessary to stop a dictator, prevent massive human-rights abuses, or expel an invader. But I have also seen that in the modern world, civil wars are the greatest threat to humanitarian security. Jonathan Powell Read Quote
When I was invited to sing with Pavarotti, I had about two weeks to learn Italian. Michael Bolton Read Quote
I don’t know whether the universe contains any evidence of intelligent design, but I can assure you that thousands of everyday products do not. Gary Hamel Read Quote
I really focus on process as much as anything else: process for how we evaluate players, process for how we make decisions, process even for how we hire people internally, process for how we go about integrating our scouting reports with guys watching tape in the office. Paul DePodesta Read Quote
