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" Asher Roth lived on my couch for six months to build up a following. With Justin Bieber, I moved him and his mother to a town house a block away from me. "

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" I believe we have a higher responsibility to each other. "

" I don't know if I'm going to be a manager forever. I don't know if I'm going to be producing films or television shows. "

" None of us are made to be worshipped, and when we take that in, we get sick. "

" I love collaborating with other really smart, incredible people. "

" I said 'no' nine times when Kanye asked me to work with him because I liked being friends with him. Then he put me in a position where I couldn't say no: He just told everyone I was his manager. "

" My circle includes some of the most influential people in the world. They all occasionally suffer from depression. Our DNA is built to serve and interact, not be worshipped. "

" At 22 years old, I tattooed 'family' on my wrist to not lose sight of my true goal. "

" I think 'manager' is a stupid word. "

" There were 10 to 12 years where I averaged two to three hours of sleep a night. There were times when I didn't go to sleep for two days, but I'd usually crash one Sunday a month for 16 to 18 straight hours, and then I'd be rejuvenated. "

" My job is to make sure a client doesn't have any 'what if's - to make sure, when you look back, you don't say, 'What if I had done this? What if I had done that?' "

" If you watch Justin's early videos, I never let him say, 'My name is Justin Bieber,' and then start singing - he always just sang. And the reason I did that was I wanted you to feel like you were in the room. Or maybe you were seeing something you weren't supposed to see. "

" I believe in karma. "

" I think caring as much as we do has been our greatest asset and really allowed us to build such a great company. It might not be conventional, but that's the way I'd rather live my life. "

" The really great brands live on this idea of bringing something that's truly authentic - and then building around that. It's not about trying to be something as much as it being who you are in the best light possible. "

" What is now commonplace was once not, and I think that's a testament to what it means to really break the mold and push the limits. "

" What has now become conventional in terms of digital marketing and the discovery of new talent was once very unconventional - and people forget that. "

" I surround myself with incredible, capable people, and the beautiful part about the artists I've chosen to work with, and the artists that have chosen to work with me, is that we share the same family values. "

" We aren't made to be worshipped as humans. I think that is why we see so many great artists crumble, because as humans, we are made to serve each other. "

" I think only Kanye can truly understand Kanye. "

" If you really love someone, you push them. "

" For me, the most fun times in this office are when we're listening to music. That's what you signed up for, not to just make deals. "

" I got offered a bunch of reality show stuff, but I didn't want to be known for that, so I turned it all down. "

" I never like to talk about things until we're already successful. The moment you announce what you're thinking about doing, you've already created a ticking time bomb. "

" If my ambition was to stay a manager the rest of my life, then I'd probably follow what people think managers are supposed to be like, but my ambition was never to be a manager. "

" If that day come, and artists I've had incredible runs with just break my heart one day, you know what? I still got to do stuff that was actually really incredible. When that day comes, I'll deal with it. Until then, I'll be grateful for today. "

" I think people got this idea that I wanted to be a star. Managers of the past don't have any kind of public persona - it's all about the fame of the artist. I really don't want to be a star. I just want to have a platform. "

" I had very big lips growing up, so my brother started to call me Scooter Fish because he decided a scooter fish has big lips. "

" When I look at acts, I look at the worldwide potential. And what travels wide is melody. "

" The only way you'll find out something is to fail because you only need one success to be successful. "

" Sometimes the only way to realize what a foolish purchase is is to make one. "