Jeffrey Tambor Quotes

One of the things that I'm really proud of is that I have really good timing. It's very easy for me to see what's coming up and it's no coincidence that I went headfirst into wine and then headfirst into new media - none at all.

Some people revel in getting their hands dirty. These are the people that make startups grow wildly. People with hustle also tend to be much more agile - they're the water that goes around the rock. These are the people you want around when everything goes wrong. They're also the people you want beside you when everything goes right.

The Future Belongs to Those Who are Fast

An open-minded person running a business might catch a problem faster than a closed-minded person. And when they identify a problem, they can fix it much faster.

Give me an entrepreneur with a lot of courage, gusto and who iterates rapidly, and I will back that person day in and day out.

Entrepreneurs don't write a 100-page business plan and execute it one time; they're always experimenting and adapting based on what they learn.

I have seen American determination in people like Debbi Sommers. She runs a furniture rental business for conventions in Las Vegas. When 9/11 hit, and again, when the recession tanked the conventions business, she didn't give up, close down, or lay off her people. She taught them not just to rent furniture, but also to manufacture it.

Entrepreneurship requires an unvanquished spirit of curiosity, an openness to learning, a letting go of OldCo so you're free to create NewCo.

The best in business have boundless curiosity and open minds.

The countries that succeed will be those that are nimble and able to use their human capital to take advantage of opportunities as they arise.

That's been the secret to 'Gas Monkey': Move fast. I opened the first restaurant within a year and a half. Most people wait five years. I always move quickly, and in today's market, no matter what you're in, you can recover from a mistake faster than you can recover from not doing.

Entrepreneurship is not only about starting businesses but is an attitude to life.

I think one of the reasons why our brand has grown is because we never close any opportunity. We are open to anything and then we sort of move forward from there.

What's crucial is to never get stuck. Making hard decisions is such an important part of being a startup in order to keep moving forward.

Forget about the business outlook... be on the outlook for business.

Speed, agility and responsiveness are the keys to future success.

The lean startup method is not about cost, it is about speed.

Being an entrepreneur isn't really about starting a business. It's a way of looking at the world: seeing opportunity where others see obstacles, taking risks when others take refuge.

Fast learners win.

I've always been an entrepreneur, but it's never been about the money. I like a challenge, the harder the better.

As an entrepreneur, if you're the originator, you need to be faster than ever.

Creativity and business acumen don't always go hand in hand.

The lessons I learned from the dark days at Alibaba are that you've got to make your team have value, innovation, and vision. Also, if you don't give up, you still have a chance. And, when you are small, you have to be very focused and rely on your brain, not your strength.

I think one of the reasons I've been successful is that I can see things before other people do. I've always been able to do it.

Every small business will give you an entrepreneurial way of looking at things. I guarantee you that for every plant that closes, if you gave it to one small-business person in that community, he or she would find a way to make it work. The small-business attitude is you always find a way to make it work.