Jack Donaghy

"The greatest art is a signed contract."

"Every man has a price. I'm just willing to name mine."

"Excellence is not negotiable unless I'm tired."

"The only competition that matters is the one you win."

"I believe in evolution. Mostly my evolution to higher positions."

"Knowledge is power, but only if it makes you money."

"Time flies when you're making money. Otherwise, it drags."

"I tell the truth only when it's strategic to do so."

"Freedom is the right to make as much money as possible."

"Peace is just the absence of someone better trying to take your job."

"Nature is beautiful, but what's really beautiful is a corner office."

"A beautiful mind is worthless without a beautiful portfolio."

"Death and taxes are inevitable, so I plan accordingly."

"Patience in business is like kindness in poker. It's a liability."

"Kindness in the boardroom is just a form of weakness."

"Real strength is being able to fire a man on his daughter's birthday."

"I don't fear failure. I plan for it on spreadsheets."

"Health is important, but success is immortality."

"Adventure is best when it's tax-deductible."

"I don't need imagination when reality is profitable."

"Technology changes, but greed is eternal."

"History proves that winners rewrite the rules as needed."

"Philosophy without profit is just expensive tourism."

"I read literature only if it's about great businessmen."

"Politics and business are the same game. Winners understand both."

"War is terrible, but victory is exquisite."

"Motivation is simple: money, fear, and the desire to be better than others."

"Inspiration comes from seeing someone fail while you succeed."

"Relationships are networks. Cultivate them accordingly."

"Solitude is underrated, as long as you're rich and powerful."