The Art & Science of Respect: A Memoir by James Prince

by James Prince

I believe it is always better to have and not need rather than to need and not have.

I know what you’re thinking. How could I threaten a man and his family? Simple. Bryan Turner was threatening me and mine. By taking such an extremely high distribution fee, he was damaging our ability to make money, which affected my ability to put food on my family’s table. His family was eating just fine.

No one should be able to sleep comfortably at night when they’re not doing good business. If your own conscience isn’t enough to wake you up, I have no problem doing it for you.

Growing up in the hood can be such an isolating experience. You’re more concerned with who’s running the block than who’s running the country.

The first priority of impoverished people is survival, and everything else falls in line after that.

In business, you set your own value by delivering. How much you’re paid is determined by the choices you made.