Stanley R. Jaffe Quotes

I guess to be an entrepreneur you have to have a large ego, enormous pride and an ability to inspire others to follow your lead.

When I reached the top in business, I adjusted to my new position – I became bolder and crazier than before. And I listened even less to people who tried to slow me down.

Really great entrepreneurs have this very special mix of unstoppable optimism and scathing paranoia.

I have the right temperament. I have the right leadership. I've built an incredible company. I went to a great school. I came out - I built an incredible company. I wrote the number one selling business book of all time: 'Trump: The Art of the Deal.'

And I wouldn't take on such a big thing if I didn't think I could nail it.

Great people have great egos; maybe that's what makes them great.

I've studied the lives of the 20th century's great businessmen and concluded self-confidence was instrumental in all their success.

I like to think I am the best there is at what I do, and so I have conquered the world like Alexander. But I don't believe I am the reincarnation of Alexander the Great.

I think that in the earlier days, when I was a 'wantrepreneur,' I was really doing things because I thought what I wanted was to be rich.

To build an empire - or win seven Tour de Frances in a row - you must have a Lone Star-size ego and a dash of megalomania.

If I wasn't an actress I would run a fortune 500 company.

Dean is a very smart fellow with a huge ambition and ego to match.

I don’t know anyone who is successful that has a small ego.

I don't do things I can't win.

I'm a hustler. I'm the Boss.

Tell young girls they can be anything, including entrepreneurs and self-made billionaires. Encourage your friends/daughters/female students/yourself to take a shot.

I would tell Vince McMahon, 'Hey! I'm telling you, I'm going to run this place one day.' And I think Vince likes to hear that. He knew I was motivated. He knew I was hungry.

The act of founding a company is its own act of narcissism: 'I alone can do this.'

I think I'm going to lead my people one day. I'm sure of it.

I'd say I'm the best 19-year-old ever, and I still feel that way at 21.

People who are at the top have no problem being vulnerable and putting themselves in a position to fail. That's why they have the success that they have.

I will be the leader of a company that ends up being worth billions of dollars, because I got the answers.

Every great business leader I've ever met, in addition to being very smart, very driven, they have this, 'Why not me? Screw it, I deserve it, let's go.' And if you don't have that, you can't achieve greatness.

Anyone can be an entrepreneur. All it takes is a little drive and ambition.

I was 21 and had spent the last few years in Stanford University Engineering School at California. Many people advised me to take up a nice, cushy job rather than face the challenges of running a hydrogenated oil business. Looking back, I am glad I decided to take charge instead. Essentially leadership begins from within. It is a small voice that tells you where to go when you feel lost. If you believe in that voice, you believe in yourself.