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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.

— Al Neuharth

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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.

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