The rage for railroads is so great that many will be laid in parts where they will not pay.
The number of businesses that fold due to bad partnerships is staggering. In some cases, they are charlatans, in others inept business people, and others find themselves unable to scale with any growth.
I don't think JetBlue has a better chance of being profitable than 100 other predecessors with new airplanes, new employees, low fares, all touchy-feely ... all of them are losers. Most of these guys are smoking ragweed.
I don't think I'm a very good businessman. I act too much with my heart.
There are a lot of silly projects out there.
A lot of times, you do independent films for passion because you may even lose money doing one, but it doesn't matter.
Look at all the Misfits products that came out. We never made a dime off it.
Their argument is that most shows are losers, which is true, but it's also disingenuous to say, 'We are not going to take the risk unless it is totally covered by the few successful shows that are out there.'
Things that I do tend not to work out commercially.
I have probably purchased fifty 'hot tips' in my career, maybe even more. When I put them all together, I know I am a net loser.
