A novel I read when I was about 17 or 18 – ‘The World According to Garp,’ by John Irving – really made me want to become a writer. The character of Garp is a novelist, and at the time, the whole lifestyle of being a writer was hugely appealing to me. John Niven Read Quote
Vinod Khosla is best known for shunning convention and taking massive risks on companies he calls ‘black swans’ -companies with a near-complete chance of failure. But, if they succeed, the world will be forever changed. Emily Chang Read Quote
I get to work out for my job and punch people and wrassle, that’s a pretty cool job. Forrest Griffin Read Quote
There’s almost a total correlation between the amount of risk you’re willing to take and then the amount of stuff you then potentially can get done. Lars Rasmussen Read Quote
Like it or not, at HP we are technologists, not executive compensation consultants. Mark V. Hurd Read Quote
It’s always, ‘Are you the runner girl?’ I say, ‘My name is Sally actually.’ I used to always get that at school as well, ‘Are you the runner girl?’ I’m not even the runner girl, I’m a hurdler. Sally Pearson Read Quote
I think the fact that I grew up in show business had a real effect on my personality. If you were born in New York during the golden age of television, and you grew up on Broadway, that marks you. Christopher Walken Read Quote
