Success really is a team sport. There are very few successful people who competed the journey solo, and figured out how to do everything themselves.
— Stephen A. SchwarzmanCo-Founder and CEO of Blackstone, Major Philanthropist
“The high debt ratios also masked the zombie households, zombie corporates, zombie businesses, zombie banks, zombie shadow banks, zombie governments and zombie countries. They never went bankrupt.”— Nouriel Roubini
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Success really is a team sport. There are very few successful people who competed the journey solo, and figured out how to do everything themselves.
— Stephen A. SchwarzmanCo-Founder and CEO of Blackstone, Major Philanthropist
Speed and pace are important – the circumstances that brought people to the table can change over time, nothing is forever, nothing is static.
— Stephen A. SchwarzmanCo-Founder and CEO of Blackstone, Major Philanthropist
I've always felt negotiation is pretty-easy. You have to look at any situation from the perspective of all sides, and find a zone of fairness in between.
— Stephen A. SchwarzmanCo-Founder and CEO of Blackstone, Major Philanthropist
Excellence is almost a tactile feeling – and it starts with a vision… sometimes a vision that shows you a path that's so good that it cannot not succeed.
— Stephen A. SchwarzmanCo-Founder and CEO of Blackstone, Major Philanthropist
Excellence means you do the absolute best you can in every situation that you face. It's an aesthetic concept, a performance concept, and helps you create the most perfect balance for success.
— Stephen A. SchwarzmanCo-Founder and CEO of Blackstone, Major Philanthropist
You start by asking yourself certain questions: who am I? what is it that wants to know who I am? What do I want for myself and the world? What is my purpose? What gives me meaning and purpose in life?
— Deepak ChopraWellness Entrepreneur & Author Promoting Mind-Body Medicine and Spirituality
The reason for having leadership is to be found in the social nature of man. As an individual being man has the ability to act and to direct his own behaviour. But man lives in a society with a complex structure in which the actions of many individuals within groups in a variety of situations have to be directed.
— JJ DegeneaarI wasn't just fighting for myself. I was fighting for an entire country and millions of fans around the world who believe in me. That is why I will always give 100% in and out of the ring.
— Manny PacquiaoWorld Champion Boxer & Philippine Senator
There are really no defeats in life, just opportunities to become better, stronger.
— Manny PacquiaoWorld Champion Boxer & Philippine Senator
Excellence is not about perfection, it's about consistency and the relentless pursuit of something better. Every dish is an opportunity to elevate the craft.
— Alain DucasseRenowned French Chef with Multiple Michelin-Starred Restaurants Worldwide
The role of a chef today is not just to feed people, but to be a storyteller, an educator, a guardian of traditions while pushing boundaries.
— Vikas KhannaAcclaimed Indian Chef, Author & Michelin-Starred Restaurant Owner
I never, ever, thought – even remotely – that I would make this festival my life. It was never seen as something that would run forever – and was something which was very much done 'by the seat of our pants'.
— Emily EavisCo-organizer of Glastonbury Festival with her father Michael Eavis
It feels to us that the festival is owned by the people, and me and my Dad are kind-of custodians of it. In that sense, it's a bit like a sailing ship… me and my Dad drive it, but the ship is made of a few hundred people.
— Emily EavisCo-organizer of Glastonbury Festival with her father Michael Eavis
Success in entertainment isn't just about making hits—it's about taking risks, pushing boundaries, and never losing sight of the human element that makes stories matter.
— Brian GrazerProducer of Academy Award-winning films and television shows
The greatest leaders have humility. A good leader is a humble leader. A good leader listens to people, gets other inputs, admits when they're wrong… and that boils down to humility; it's the single most important characteristic that I see in leaders.
— Jocko WillinkFormer Navy SEAL Commander & Leadership Author
War teaches you that there are many different types of people, good and bad, and you have to understand that good and evil co-exist, and it's up to you to calculate your way through the world, understanding where people are rooted.
— Jocko WillinkFormer Navy SEAL Commander & Leadership Author