Pete Hornberger

"The best decision I ever made was deciding not to care what people think of me."

"Patience is a virtue I don't have time for."

"I've fired better people than I've hired. That's called progress."

"Dream big. Then dream bigger. Then realize your dreams are nothing compared to your ambitions."

"Knowledge is power, but only if you use it correctly."

"I believe in the power of television to move people. Usually toward their televisions."

"Time is money, and I'm very expensive."

"The truth is, I love what I do. Even if what I do is occasionally morally questionable."

"Fear is just another word for challenge."

"I've learned that the best ideas often come from the people you'd least expect."

"History will judge us. I hope it judges us kindly. But I'd settle for famous."

"Peace is nice, but power is better."

"I don't believe in luck. I believe in preparation meeting opportunity and crushing it."

"The creative process is beautiful. The business end is brutal."

"I've never been afraid to make an unpopular decision if I believed it was right."

"People are motivated by three things: money, sex, and television."

"I respect competence above all else. Looks matter less than ability."

"The key to happiness is managing expectations. Set them low, exceed them constantly."

"I don't have time for regrets. I'm too busy creating new problems."

"Love is a luxury I can't afford. Power is free if you're willing to take it."

"In relationships, honesty is overrated. Strategy is underrated."

"The strongest people are those who admit their weaknesses and use them anyway."

"I've learned more from my failures than my successes. That's why I have so few failures."

"Technology is just a tool. The tool being your mind."

"I believe in working smarter, not harder. I also believe in both."

"Justice is too often a matter of perspective. I prefer power."

"Music is fine, but have you ever heard the sound of a successful deal closing?"

"Faith is believing in something you can't prove. I prefer things I can quantify."

"The beauty of this job is knowing that everything I do matters."

"I'm not interested in philosophy. I'm interested in results."