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" Anyone who faults Romney or Obama or any public figure for demanding quote approval is missing the point. The journalists were no abused weaklings here. They made a bargain for access to these newsworthy figures that they thought was in their favor - they're only complaining because they got caught. "

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" Growth-hacking is about scalability - ideally, you want your marketing efforts to bring in users, which then bring in more users. "

Ryan Holiday

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Marketing

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" If you ask most smart or successful people where they learned their craft, they will not talk to you about their time in school. It's always a mentor, a particularly transformative job, or a period of experimentation or trial and error. "

" Because we make ourselves deaf to feedback, because we overestimate our abilities, because we become consumed with ourselves, we end up subjecting ourselves not just to the inevitable stumbles or difficulties of life but catastrophic, painful failures. "

" Every job carries occupational hazards. "

" Bloggers are lazy and greedy. "

" As authors, we're all trying to fight against obscurity and outside distractions, but it's a tough battle. "

" When I lived in Louisiana, 'Django Unchained' was shot at my neighbor's house. They shot a Sly Stallone movie in my gym. "

" I don't play videogames and generally think that online activism is a giant waste of time. "

" When I dropped out of school at 19 to start my first job in Hollywood, I didn't know anything, and I had no idea where I'd end up. Thankfully, I was attached to some smart and forgiving people who let me learn under them. "

" Do I regret how my life turned out? Of course not - not for a single second. "

" You can't believe your own marketing. "

" Virality, at its core, is asking someone to spend their social capital recommending or linking or posting about you for free. "

" My parents disagreed sharply with me over the decision to leave school. "

Ryan Holiday

Decision

Leave

" Everyone faces adversity. "

" What I've found in my research is that realism and self-honesty are the antidote to ego, hubris, and delusion. "

" Perfectionism rarely begets perfection, or satisfaction - only disappointment. "

" In Los Angeles and other cities, being around immigrants is inspiring. They are touching the American Dream and reminding you how much you take it for granted. "

" I know how hard authors work on their books and how far out of their element many are when it comes to doing the sales and marketing. So when I see someone doing it wrong and giving bad advice, I do my best to help - even when they're not my clients. "

" If the media is a farce, why should you be the only one stuck with rules and restrictions? "

" There has to be something about your business that gets you excited. Otherwise, you probably wouldn't have spent your precious - irreplaceable - time on it. "

" The news as entertainment is the real danger, because the truth or accuracy of what it is reporting becomes irrelevant. "

" If it comes as a constant surprise each and every time something unexpected occurs, you're not only going to be miserable whenever you attempt something big, you're going to have a much harder time accepting it and moving on to attempts two, three, and four. "

" Watching well-meaning authors follow in the footsteps of someone going in the wrong direction breaks my heart. "

Ryan Holiday

Someone

Direction

" I love books. Probably too much for my own good. "

" One of the ironies of being with someone you really love for a long time is becoming completely incapable of handling stressful or difficult things by yourself. "

" Growth hackers don't tolerate waste. "

" Online journalism has always had a sourcing problem. From using unverified 'anonymous tips' to repeating whatever rumor or speculation people are chattering about, the general ethic is, 'We'll publish just about anything.' "

" Growth hacking is the future of marketing. It has to be. "

" It's your job to find a release and an outlet for the stress and the feelings. Never forget: the crazy stays at home. "

" Don't move to New York. Find your own city and your way. "