Nick Hanauer Quotes

I'm very knowledgeable of the challenges before me.

I've always made my decisions based on two factors: intellectual analysis and my gut. And when they meet, that's a go from me. That's when I see the goal.

I want to make smart choices.

Thinking well to be wise: planning well, wiser: doing well wisest and best of all.

Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment.

We dominated Survivor - there is no way we would not dominate that, too. I can see it already, us making deals with people. That's the best part, and with the Race, it would be even more fun because I've got a lot of tricks up my sleeve.

The way to develop decisiveness is to start right where you are, with the very next question you face.

An executive is a person who always decides sometimes he decides correctly, but he always decides.

Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead.

Analysis of opponents is something I like doing.

In games, you have plans, you have strategies, and you follow them.

I learned to play chess at a young age, and I think that's where learning to plan things out and put things in position, that was the best thing for me.

You've got to be smart about tackling.

I have to make sure I'm making the right play at the right time.

I always know how to play this game. It's about being smart.

The more games you play, the more game management you learn.

You can't just shoot your way out of every scenario in 'Resident Evil' games. You have to use your intelligence.

You are always evaluating. That philosophy is very important for me. Because of that, I am - or maybe I should say was - a very successful manager.

The game of chess is a metaphor for life... it teaches you strategy and it teaches you the value of knowing where you are, where you want to get to and what obstacles are in the way that you need to navigate in order to get there.

I learned how to order my thoughts, and most important, learned how to develop a plan. I discovered the power of a plan. If you can plan it out, and it seems logical to you, you can do it. And that was the secret to success.

When we deliberate it is about means and not ends.

When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation, about playing smart and making good decisions.

The way you play, you need to talk about winning. Don't talk about keeping your card - talk about winning.

I just go into a game and try to look at the situation and what needs to be done. I try to execute.

You sit at the board and suddenly your heart leaps. Your hand trembles to pick up the piece and move it. But what chess teaches you is that you must sit there calmly and think about whether it's really a good idea and whether there are other, better ideas.