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Al Neuharth Quotes

1924–2013 United States

Allen Harold "Al" Neuharth (March 22, 1924 – April 19, 2013) was an American businessman, author, and columnist born in Eureka, South Dakota. He was the founder of USA Today, The Freedom Forum, and its Newseum.

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Everyone should fail in a big way at least once before they’re forty.

The saddest people I know are those who have spent thirty or forty years working for the same employer doing something they almost like.

The difference between a mountain and a molehill is your perspective.

Ideas are harder to promote than products or personalities.

Be as nice as possible and as nasty as necessary.

In my book, an S.O.B. is someone who uses whatever tactics it takes to get the job done—to rise to the top.

Only cream and S.O.B.s rise to the top.

We in the media could help [the insurance situation] if we put in proper perspective long range hurricane forecasts that often are exaggerated and play into insurers’ hands.

Eat only when you are hungry. Drink only when you’re thirsty. Sleep only when you’re tired. Screw only when you’re horny.

Life is a game and a gamble.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Al Neuharth (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.