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“luxury is irrational, which makes it the best business in the world. In 2016 Estée Lauder was worth more than the world’s largest communications firm, WPP.9 Richemont, owner of Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, was worth more than T-Mobile.10 LVMH commands more value than Goldman Sachs.”
― Scott Galloway, The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google

“If you want to work for Vogue, produce films, or open a restaurant, you had better get immense psychological reward from your gig, as the comp, and returns on your efforts, will likely suck. Competition will be fierce, and even if you manage to get in, you'll be easily replaceable, as there are always younger, hipper candidates nipping at your heels. Very few high-school graduates dream of working for Exxon, but a big firm in a large sector would give you a career trajectory with regular promotions a sexy industry won't.”
― Scott Galloway, The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google

“Getting a good job, working long hours, keeping your skills relevant, navigating the politics of an organization, finding a live/work balance...these are all really hard. In contrast, respecting institutions, having manners, demonstrating a level of humility...these are all (relatively) easy. Get the easy stuff right. In and of themselves they will not make you successful. However, not possessing them will hold you back and you will not achieve your potential.”
― Scott Galloway

“Entrepreneurship is a sales job with negative commissions until you raise capital, are profitable, or go out of business—whichever comes first.”
― Scott Galloway, The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning

“There’s no such thing as balance, only trade-offs. You can have it all, just not at the same time.”
― Scott Galloway, Notes on Being a Man

“Take a ton of pictures, text your friends stupid things, check in with old friends as often as possible, express admiration to coworkers, and every day, tell as many people as you can that you love them. A couple of minutes every day—the payoff is small at first, and then it’s immense.”
― Scott Galloway, The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning

“The definition of rich is when your passive income exceeds your nut (what you need to live).”
― Scott Galloway, The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google

“Drive a Hyundai, and take your wife to St. Barts.”
― Scott Galloway, The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning

“America is about watering as many plants as possible, not attempting to determine which seeds will become redwoods.”
― Scott Galloway, Notes on Being a Man

“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

“Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic”
― Stephen Covey