Pete Hornberger

"I respect people who challenge me. Then I eliminate them."

"The best time to act is when nobody expects it."

"I don't make enemies. I make people who regret opposing me."

"Success is the best revenge. But revenge is good too."

"I've never believed in balance. I believe in dominance."

"The most valuable thing in business is information. The second is ruthlessness."

"I learned early that sentiment is a luxury poor people can afford."

"Every setback is setup for a comeback. If you're willing to fight."

"I measure loyalty by results, not intentions."

"The world is divided into two types of people: those who lead and those who follow. I'm neither. I'm above both."

"I'm not a numbers guy, I'm a people guy. Well, actually I'm neither. I'm a guy guy."

"Success isn't about climbing the ladder, it's about making sure the ladder is leaning against the right wall."

"You can't manage what you don't understand, and you can't understand what you don't listen to."

"Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you complain about it."

"I've learned that the best way to deal with a problem is to avoid it entirely."

"Trust is like a mirror. Once it's broken, you can see the cracks in everything."

"Work hard, stay late, and pretend to care about things you don't."

"The secret to happiness is low expectations and decent bourbon."

"Change is inevitable. Resistance is futile. And also annoying."

"I've made mistakes, but they were profitable mistakes."

"Friendship is just another word for people you tolerate regularly."

"Family: the people you're stuck with whether you like it or not."

"Hope is the thing that keeps you going even when logic says stop."

"Courage isn't the absence of fear. It's fear with a good PR team."

"Every ending is just a beginning in different clothes."

"Education is the most powerful weapon. I prefer actual weapons."

"Knowledge is power, but power is also power. So knowledge is just okay."

"Time is money. Money is power. Therefore, time is power. Math works."

"The truth is overrated. A good story beats the truth every time."

"Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose. And unemployment."