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Michael Eisner Quotes

Failure is good as long as it does not become a habit Picture Quote #1

If you’re really good, you should express yourself...a lot Picture Quote #1

My strength is coming up with two outs in the last of the ninth Picture Quote #1

Diversity is a great force towards creativity Picture Quote #1

In every business, in every industry, management does matter Picture Quote #1

Failure is good as long as it doesn’t become a habit Picture Quote #1

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There’s no good idea that can’t be improved on Picture Quote #1

A company that pays attention to the family unit is a successful company. We don’t isolate the family. We don’t make rides that say, ‘Hey mom, dad, you go sit on the bench. ‘ Picture Quote #1

We cannot escape that Hollywood is in the middle of a wave of technological change. The current angst over all the implications of new entertainment technology is nothing new Picture Quote #1

User-generated content is not done by professionals. The best user-generated content eventually becomes those people gravitated in the professional world Picture Quote #1

Content has always driven the business. Now it’s no longer the queen to a king of distribution; it is the king, king, king, because the consumer has complete choice Picture Quote #1

I think when you get inured with the past, you get committed to the past, you stop growing Picture Quote #1

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Succeeding is not really a life experience that does that much good. Failing is a much more sobering and enlightening experience Picture Quote #1

I always went into an area that was in last place, with a philosophy, ‘You can’t fall off the floor.’ And I was lucky, was at the right time and the right place, with the right ideas, and each one of these areas became number one Picture Quote #1

The movie business has always been like the wild-catting oil business. Everyone wants a gusher Picture Quote #1

I gravitate toward the team thing. I’m not a golfer - I much prefer basketball Picture Quote #1

There’s a fine line between what would characterize you as a troglodyte and what would characterize you as a brilliant, avant-garde, forward-thinking genius. There’s some middle ground Picture Quote #1

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I grew up Jewish. I am Jewish. I went to an Episcopal high school. I went to a Baptist college. I’ve taken every comparative-religion course that was available. God? I have no idea Picture Quote #1

21 years as CEO is a long time. I was and probably still am the longest serving CEO in America. Certainly I am in the media industry, bar none Picture Quote #1

The odds of being successful are the same for every group that is educated in America. It’s just that the group that is not wealthy is 95 percent of the population. So if there are 100 successful people in a room, probably 95 out of 100 came from more modest means Picture Quote #1

I’m not sure I was a typical head of a company. Most people that run big companies come out of sales and they come out of marketing and they’re quite serious and they have MBA’s from very good schools and things like that. I’m an accidental CEO, thank the Disney Company Picture Quote #1

Well, when you’re trying to create things that are new, you have to be prepared to be on the edge of risk Picture Quote #1

If you’re soft and fuzzy, like our little characters, you become the skinny kid on the beach, and people in this business don’t mind kicking sand in your face Picture Quote #1

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Many people you think are individual achievers in fact have either a strong spousal partner over many years or a business partner who’s either in the background, not given enough publicity or less egocentric Picture Quote #1

Content has always driven the business. Now it’s no longer the queen to a king of distribution; it is the king, king, king, because the consumer has complete choice Picture Quote #1

A company that pays attention to the family unit is a successful company. We don’t isolate the family. We don’t make rides that say, ‘Hey mom, dad, you go sit on the bench.’ Picture Quote #1

If it’s not growing, it’s going to die Picture Quote #1

To punish failure is yet another way to encourage mediocrity Picture Quote #1

Balanced emotions are crucial to intuitive decision making Picture Quote #1

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Failure is good as long as it does not become a habit (Michael Eisner Quotes) If you’re really good, you should express yourself...a lot. (Michael Eisner Quotes) My strength is coming up with two outs in the last of the ninth (Michael Eisner Quotes) Diversity is a great force towards creativity (Michael Eisner Quotes) In every business, in every industry, management does matter (Michael Eisner Quotes) Failure is good as long as it doesn’t become a habit (Michael Eisner Quotes) There’s no good idea that can’t be improved on (Michael Eisner Quotes) A company that pays attention to the family unit is a successful company. We don’t isolate the family. We don’t make rides that say, ‘Hey mom, dad, you go sit on the bench. ‘ (Michael Eisner Quotes) We cannot escape that Hollywood is in the middle of a wave of technological change. The current angst over all the implications of new entertainment technology is nothing new (Michael Eisner Quotes) User-generated content is not done by professionals. The best user-generated content eventually becomes those people gravitated in the professional world (Michael Eisner Quotes) Content has always driven the business. Now it’s no longer the queen to a king of distribution; it is the king, king, king, because the consumer has complete choice (Michael Eisner Quotes) I think when you get inured with the past, you get committed to the past, you stop growing (Michael Eisner Quotes) Succeeding is not really a life experience that does that much good. Failing is a much more sobering and enlightening experience (Michael Eisner Quotes) I always went into an area that was in last place, with a philosophy, ‘You can’t fall off the floor.’ And I was lucky, was at the right time and the right place, with the right ideas, and each one of these areas became number one (Michael Eisner Quotes) The movie business has always been like the wild-catting oil business. Everyone wants a gusher (Michael Eisner Quotes) I gravitate toward the team thing. I’m not a golfer - I much prefer basketball (Michael Eisner Quotes) Eventually the consumer will come to appreciate the editorial point of view of every different brand. User-generated content without editorial oversight will simply be background noise (Michael Eisner Quotes) There’s a fine line between what would characterize you as a troglodyte and what would characterize you as a brilliant, avant-garde, forward-thinking genius. There’s some middle ground (Michael Eisner Quotes) I grew up Jewish. I am Jewish. I went to an Episcopal high school. I went to a Baptist college. I’ve taken every comparative-religion course that was available. God? I have no idea (Michael Eisner Quotes) 21 years as CEO is a long time. I was and probably still am the longest serving CEO in America. Certainly I am in the media industry, bar none (Michael Eisner Quotes) The odds of being successful are the same for every group that is educated in America. It’s just that the group that is not wealthy is 95 percent of the population. So if there are 100 successful people in a room, probably 95 out of 100 came from more modest means (Michael Eisner Quotes) I’m not sure I was a typical head of a company. Most people that run big companies come out of sales and they come out of marketing and they’re quite serious and they have MBA’s from very good schools and things like that. I’m an accidental CEO, thank the Disney Company (Michael Eisner Quotes) Well, when you’re trying to create things that are new, you have to be prepared to be on the edge of risk. (Michael Eisner Quotes) If you’re soft and fuzzy, like our little characters, you become the skinny kid on the beach, and people in this business don’t mind kicking sand in your face. (Michael Eisner Quotes) Many people you think are individual achievers in fact have either a strong spousal partner over many years or a business partner who’s either in the background, not given enough publicity or less egocentric. (Michael Eisner Quotes) Content has always driven the business. Now it’s no longer the queen to a king of distribution; it is the king, king, king, because the consumer has complete choice. (Michael Eisner Quotes) A company that pays attention to the family unit is a successful company. We don’t isolate the family. We don’t make rides that say, ‘Hey mom, dad, you go sit on the bench.’ (Michael Eisner Quotes) If it’s not growing, it’s going to die (Michael Eisner Quotes) To punish failure is yet another way to encourage mediocrity (Michael Eisner Quotes) Balanced emotions are crucial to intuitive decision making (Michael Eisner Quotes)

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