Michael Prince Quotes

There are people that things happen to and people who make things happen. And you need to land on which one you want to be. And when you do that, when you decide what you want to feel, that is the true source of power. And when you get there, people will see what you want them to see on your face. Most people never figure this out. The ones that do, they get to run the world.[to Rian]

Perfect people don’t exist. But flawed people, who have taken a walk through their own wounded psyche, reforged themselves and come out stronger? We’re the great hope for the species.

There’s a price to every battle. A gladiator’s willingness to pay is what defines him.

That’s the thing about dead men. They never actually know it. But everyone else does.

People are so consumed with the idea that money buys freedom that they can’t demand better of the powerful or themselves. As soon as they gain some power of their own, they forget about better and just want to be rich.

When you own dogs, you feed them all, but you save the freshest meat for those that don’t hesitate.

When I fight authority, authority does not always win.

Truman had a sign on his desk that said, “The buck stops here.” Mine’s gonna say, “I am the buck.”

The one thing billionaires hate is being left out. Excluded.

One thing that I’ve learned about how to make my people more effective is to let them stretch. I won’t lose you if I encourage you to take leaps.[to Wendy]

It’s better to have a smart adversary than a dumb one. Dumb adversary lets things like revenge run them. Smart one waits for an opening.[to Axe]

Having blind faith in anyone can be dangerous, even yourself.