William Ackman

Unless they’re grinding HARDER than you are….What comes out of their mouth is irrelevant…. It’s all meaningless.

Stop taking the opinions of people that are doing worse than you personally…Superiority does NOT need to be verbally defended.

Being able to control your imagination at intense moments is a crucial skill.

Get your mind into the habit of making lightning-quick decisions, trusting your fingertip feel.

UberPOOL as an activity: you're guaranteed one shared interest with fellow riders. You have the length of the ride to determine what it is.

The smartest people I know think in very simple constructs. Heartening to know that long words and abstract concepts aren't required.

What is this deeply unfamiliar feeling of being relatively caught up on things for the first time in years?

Your plan doesn’t need to be 100% developed in order to take action…That is another excuse people give in order to avoid stepping up.

First you hate yourself for not being able to do anything… Then you become frustrated with yourself for not doing enough. That’s the path.

We have to do better than barber shops and salons. We need to TAKEOVER our communities and create cashflow that goes back into them.

Dragging the guy off the flight could have been one stupid gate agent. United's response shows it's actually the whole company.

I make sure my mother feels respected when she speaks….I always listen.But I make my OWN decisions. I’m a son….But I’m still a man.

Life must be a progression towards ownership—1st mentally of your independence, and then physically of your work, owning what you produce.

Develop the habit of not depending on other people to protect or shelter you.

The height of strategic wisdom: prey upon people's latent guilt & liberal ambivalence by making yourself look benign, gentle, even passive.

The key to success is the ability to hide aggression to the point where it is invisible.

It is hard to make your way in the world alone.

Deeds and results do not lie.

You must be harsher on yourself and on others.

The powerless want power but are afraid of what they might have to do to get it.