Daniel Lyons Quotes

I didn't have a contract for the first year of my time in NXT, and that was very stressful.

In September, I left the show. We were going through discussions and negotiations, and I had been on the show for about 11 years, and there were some things that I was asking for that I didn't feel were the moon or the stars.

You can get fired from any job at any time.

Working for a big company is, I believe, much risker than it looks.

When the positions of so many managers is precarious, and there isn't long-term stability, I can understand why they are loath to risk.

This is the business of football and nothing is guaranteed to you as a player, coach or anybody else. They don't have to give you the money. They don't have to give you a longterm contract.

The Ebert thing just didn't work out. We just couldn't, like, come to an agreement. And 'Movieline', they obviously didn't want me, because they fired me.

We will never have real safety and security for wage earners unless we provide for safety and security for the wage payers and wage savers.

One of my first investments was $100,000 in a Web-based calendar startup - and I lost every dollar.

Well, I called him and I said, Mr. Wright, what can I do? Universal offered me a contract $300 a week. He says take it. You'll never get that money from me.

They're either going to fire you or they're not. They can only fire you. That's all they can do. They can't take your thumbs.

I'm very nervous about taking jobs. I always make sure that, if I'm going to work with somebody, that they really understand what it is that I want to do. I'd rather not take the job than be vague about how I'm going to do something and run into trouble later on. It's a hard thing to negotiate.

Having a studio tell you when to jump and how high eight months of the year for six years is not a relationship I want to get into again.

I want a new contract. I'm happy at United and I see my future here.

Never fear a job, always respect it, and always leave yourself a hind door to escape. May your hind door always be open.

Start a part-time business and make as many mistakes as you possibly can while you still have your daytime job.

I say let's not gamble with American jobs and America's future.

This is the weirdest industry. When you have a job, you can't fall into the pitfalls of thinking you're secure. If it's not a firing, it's a strike.

There should be an immediate moratorium on federal regulations that endanger jobs.

When I first started as an angel investor, I was excited to start investing in startups - but I didn't know much. I couldn't tell the good ones from the bad; I didn't understand all these venture capital terms, so I would invest somewhat blindly.

On a career level, I always advise people to look ahead and be open to changes in direction. That job that seems so good now can easily turn into a nightmare if you do not see the possible corners it can land you in.

When it became clear that I wasn't going to have the opportunity to do any work on VR while at id software, I decided to not renew my contract.

Most startups flame out or just muddle along. Your chances of spotting a unicorn, pre-horn, are incalculably small. But if, knowing that, you still want to toss aside your cushy job, at least listen to corporate vets who have made the transition.

I don't really care about job security.

Nobody will write in your contract that you have the assurance to play.