I wanted a CFO with public company experience; I needed an HR department, new office space, and a board which could help me grow the business. Insight, the private equity firm I chose, helped me with all that.
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BROOKE ZIMMERMAN I just decided that I had to stick with it, do what I needed to do in my classes, and all the coache... BRANDON BARRETT I wouldn't have become an engineer, I wouldn't have done what I did, had a hand not been hel... MICHAEL LEE-CHIN They were happy to take me and I was pleased that I was no longer employed on reservations, I was wo... ANURANJAN KUJUR With Sumthin Else Music Works, I wanted to spread the love and give newcomers a chance to make it be... NILE RODGERS Today, I think a CFO needs to be more of an operating CFO: someone who's using the financial dat... ANTHONY NOTO We are very pleased to have Roger join our board of directors. With his international and management... JOHN HALEY My wife is a writer. She grew up in Alaska. She told me she was moving to Boulder and that I could c... BRAD FELD I remember when I took Quentin Tarantino with me to a very private screening of the documentary '... HARVEY WEINSTEIN It helped me a lot. 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GREG DULLI All I wanted was to live a life where I could be me, and be okay with that. I had no need for materi... CHARLOTTE ERIKSSON As a person, I believe that I am sensitive, which helped me be the artist I am. NADIA ALI I floated around in the department of biochemistry and learned some interesting things, and then I b... IRWIN ROSE When I first joined the Irvine Company, I realized that less than 11,000 acres were designated as op... DONALD BREN I came in my freshman year and got a little playing time and every year that has increased. That gav... ANTHONY EDWARDS My dad wanted me to be a professional person, which I was - I was a civil engineer. I graduated from... JAMES HONG I wanted to be competitive, and running the 400 is a new experience for me. It's really a good chang... SARAH ARMSTRONG As a kid, I was obsessed with space. Well, I was obsessed with nuclear science too, to a point, but ... TAYLOR WILSON How could she just leave me here to live without her? I miss her so much. I love her. I want her to ... AVA DELLAIRA It's so stupid because all I wanted was space and now that I have it, there's this part of me that's... HANNAH HARRINGTON The services business is a relatively new segment for the company, and I think it can help sales. JAMES RAGAN The venture business is a bit of an apprenticeship business, so the firm I worked for didn't let... FRED WILSON PSP will enter an already crowded space, but one with much growth opportunities, ... PSP is a new fo... KAZ HIRAI I'm a thinker. That is what I do, in great depth and detail, every waking moment of the day. I like ... BRIAN HERBERT Unification of differences is power. SHESH NATH VERNWAL I have never run a public company. I spent my entire life working for a private company. MICHAEL OVITZ The private equity option is certainly the best of all available options. It gives the company time ... BURT FLICKINGER III I really wanted to work for myself, and this business opportunity allows me to work with kids -- whi... GAIL CENTNER It's clear to me when you do private equity well, you're making companies more efficient and... DAVID RUBENSTEIN When I first ran for public office, it was with the passion and idealism of a young man who believed... JAMES MCGREEVEY My game is predicated on being physical, so I think some teams will be looking for me in the box and... JAHMILE ADDAE He told me that half the lodge had been sold and the new owner [Bussey] wanted this space to sell re... LAUREL SCHERER I didn't have a business degree. I didn't have experience to work in somebody else's off... HAMDI ULUKAYA It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained. QUEEN ELIZABETH II Like all best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and... QUEEN ELIZABETH II My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have to be seen to be believed. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughou... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana's loss, ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The British constitution has always been puzzling and always will be. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but t... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in th... QUEEN ELIZABETH II What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass; it is almost exactly 13 years since ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something e... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts an... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Grief is the price we pay for love. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a nobl... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Chr... QUEEN ELIZABETH II For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses w... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your s... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are g... QUEEN ELIZABETH II We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the man... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as... QUEEN ELIZABETH II These wretched babies don't come until they are ready. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has t... QUEEN ELIZABETH II In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters... QUEEN ELIZABETH II No one who knew Diana will ever forget her. Millions of others who never met her, but felt they knew... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and o... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Anyone who serves in public office, when you have a private matter before the board, it's hands off.... JACK SPERANZA I was friends with President Ronald Reagan and he once said to me, 'I don't know how anybody can ser... WARREN BEATTY I chose New Orleans because New Orleans chose me. This city gave me my dad and my love of life. IRVIN MAYFIELD Thank you! ....for sharing your childhood with me so I could experience the all joys that were missi... GINNY TOOLE What is Oracle? It's people. We rely on our HR department to build this organization, to help fi... LARRY ELLISON I co-wrote and produced 'Sticky Fingers' with Catlin Adams, who directed it. I learned a lot... MELANIE MAYRON Both private equity firms and strategic chemical buyers should have an interest. There could be even... JEFFREY CIANCI I'm a Vietnam veteran, and I thought I was doing the right thing, and the attitude of the public tow... JIM JOHNSON I wanted to deliver babies and become a midwife. I think childbirth is one of the most amazing thing... NATALIE MARTINEZ When I came into the CEO office, I basically changed the entire management team. We knew that we had... HANS VESTBERG I've had an ambition to be somebody since I was 13 years old because I wanted to help my family.... TRINI LOPEZ
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JON MEACHAM Under current law volunteers who are not working with an official nonprofit organization are not cov... JON PORTER The real truth is that the Obama administration is professional at bullying, as we have witnessed wi... JON VOIGHT Between the theme parks and the movies, the Disney iconography was probably the first set of archety... JON FAVREAU If the events of September 11, 2001, have proven anything, it's that the terrorists can attack u... JON STEWART History tells us that America does best when the private sector is energetic and entrepreneurial and... JON MEACHAM We must do all we can to empower parents and communities to protect our youth and to encourage healt... JON CORZINE Extremists often derive their inspiration from literal interpretations of texts that should rightly ... JON MEACHAM Elton John can be a master of the sleight of hand. The arrangements make it seem like there are subs... JON LANDAU I taught elementary school and painted apartments for ten years. Now I write full-time and never hav... JON SCIESZKA There is no such thing as an impartial jury because there are no impartial people. There are people ... JON STEWART I don't 'handle' people. It's so much easier to manipulate actors than to really hav... JON FAVREAU Barry White seemed so filled with self-parody at first that it was easy to dismiss him. But it is be... JON LANDAU The Patriot Act removed major legal barriers that prevented the law enforcement, intelligence, and n... JON PORTER I am a southerner who grew up with and around guns. I own some still. My father gave me a .22 rifle ... JON MEACHAM Our culture is just a series of checks and balances. The whole idea that we're in a battle betwe... JON STEWART I play trumpet. And I took all the music courses in college, so I can also play the string instrumen... JON TESTER I don't know that a movie like 'Daredevil' did better for having Ben Affleck then 'S... JON FAVREAU One of the earliest resurrection scenes in the Bible is that of Thomas demanding evidence - he wante... JON MEACHAM What's fun about chefs is that they're big guys, often, and they might not look like the mos... JON FAVREAU War is big business. It's a lot of money going to and fro, and unfortunately a lot of angst, and... JON ANDERSON Earliest musical memory is probably being scared stiff with my family's band as a youngster on s... JON BATISTE You show people playing poker or hacking into a computer; it feels so significant in the script, and... JON FAVREAU People can relate more to being honest about your problems, your insecurities, and the things that y... JON BELLION I've got a great life. I'm in love, I have a happy, wonderful, beautiful time with my marria... JON ANDERSON