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11 months, 2 weeks ago

the days of secretaries retiring at age thirty-five

Lloyd and the two guys in New York began discussing how much of the Everyware shares should be reserved for employees. Lloyd seemed to think it was customary to set a big percentage aside, but the two guys in New York seemed amused by that idea.

'This isn't 1986 anymore,' one said.

The other …

—p.259 The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest by Po Bronson
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11 months, 2 weeks ago

all the pleasure's already been squeezed out

'Hey, what gives? You should be excited. This is your moment to be on top of the heap.'

'It's just been a long haul It's taken a lot out of me. I thought I would be excited, but feel my pulse - it's like I just woke up. You know what I really want to do right now? I want to order a burger from r…

—p.254 by Po Bronson
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11 months, 2 weeks ago

getting screwed is part of the ritual

'What is it like to look at yourself in the mirror every day, Francis?'

'Oh, don't give me that again. It doesn't work on me. I'm not thirty years old anymore. Every successful person in this town is just as ruthless as I am. And in five more years you probably will be too. You've done a good jo…

—p.251 by Po Bronson
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he got himself two more Laotians

After Andy gave his pitch, there was an awkward moment for both of them. Jimmy Porter kind of sighed, and then he just started chatting to fill up the vacuum. He said something about how half his line workers had called in sick that morning, but he knew better. It was the first day of king salmon s…

—p.209 by Po Bronson
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what am I going to do with my money?

Conrad Goss chuckled and leaned back. 'Don't look at I don't know tech from tock.' He chuckled at that a little. 'Tech from tock not bad. But I take Travis's advice on the technology, and what he says is you guys got something on fire here. Red hot. Sure I read magazines, tool around online, try to…

—p.192 by Po Bronson