Shaun White Quotes

We make all the decisions on our records... We have complete veto power.

It was Grant's company and he made all the decisions. And that was just fine.

You should get as close to the power when you're pitching something. I got my two biggest breaks with the man who owned CBS and the guy that owned Paramount, because I was dealing with the guy who would say yes or no.

Your report! 'Tis my report. It is no report at all until I have accepted it.

That's what happens in the world. You get offered superior contracts.

It ain't nothin' till I call it.

I rely on myself very much. I just think that you have an instinct and you go with it. Especially when it comes to deal-making and buying things.

Power has to be insecure to be responsive.

If you've experienced having control, you don't want to be moved to a subordinate position, if you have your druthers.

The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best.

I am not invested with dictatorial powers. If I were, I should be quite ready to dictate.

Politics is who gets what, when, how.

With five votes and you can get anything around here.

The NBA is going to do what they want to do. They're going to do what's best for them; not what's best for us.

The only way I was going to come back to the Disney Channel was if I was in a position of more power.

I do not decide who plays.

I'm the decider, and I decide what is best.

It is easier to give directions than advice, and more agreeable to have the right to act, even in a limited sphere, than the privilege to talk at large.

I never wanted to give up my power. I wanted to be able to make my own decisions, so that's why I became involved in management, bottom line.

Why is everything always my decision?" I asked. Because you will not tolerate anything else." Oh, I remembered now. "Great", I whispered. - Anita to Jean-Claude

The thing is, when you put a button in someone's hand and give them the power of yes or no, no is a shorter word. People just say no. The power lies in who can say no the most. But, real power, though, lies in the opportunity to say yes. I think people ultimately realize that, but not when they're in the spotlight.

Consensus is the negation of leadership.

Lawyers may reason powerfully, but power settles most issues.

Power is not a material possession that can be given, it is the ability to act. Power must be taken, it is never given.

The average woman is at the head of something with which she can do as she likes; the average man has to obey orders and do nothing else.