Private communication systems have been around since the beginning of human culture. John McAfee begincommunicationculture Change image and share on social
Private companies should be building businesses. Peter Diamandis buildbusinesscompany Change image and share on social
Private confession... was not ordered by Christ and was not used by the apostles. John Wycliffe apostlechristconfession Change image and share on social
Private dreams are the most powerful. You have to dream of success to make it happen, and if you don't believe in yourself, nobody else will. But that doesn't mean you have to go around telling everyone about it. Tony McCoy dreamhappenmake share on social
Private emails between friends and colleagues written in haste and without much thought or sensitivity, even when the content of them is meant to be in jest, can result in offense where none was intended. Scott Rudin colleaguecontentemail share on social
Private enterprise can never lead a space frontier. It's not possible because a space frontier is expensive, it has unknown risks and it has unquantified risks. Neil deGrasse Tyson enterpriseexpensivefrontier Change image and share on social
Private enterprise in the history of civilization has never led large, expensive, dangerous projects with unknown risks. That has never happened because when you combine all these factors, you cannot create a capital market valuation of that activity. Neil deGrasse Tyson activitycapitalcivilization share on social
Private-equity and hedge-fund guys typically come into a situation of mediocrity, where rapid change may result in a profit. Austin Ligon changeequityfund Change image and share on social
Private equity does pay very well, and my counterparts, guys that I grew up with who are still working at a number of firms, all make a lot of money. Gerry Schwartz counterpartequityfirm Change image and share on social
Private equity firms aren't necessarily evil by definition. There are many stories of successful turnarounds fueled by private equity, often involving multiple floundering businesses that are rolled into a single entity, eliminating duplicative overhead. Matt Taibbi businessdefinitionduplicative share on social
