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" What excites me the most is working on new projects. "
Steve Wynn
Most
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" Most people I know that are successful have a few things in common that are undeniable: driving ambition, and they have applied that to something they're good at, that they love doing... and they are fun to be around, especially when they're talking about their passion. "
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People
Ambition
Good
" The pent-up demand for the good life in China is extraordinary. "
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Good
Extraordinary
Good Life
" If you don't have a voice that forces you back to basics, you're a dangerous person. Or to put it another way: You're at risk, and the people with you are at risk. I'm not a daredevil. I don't fly without a safety net. "
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Fly
Risk
Safety
" I had a disc giving me a lot of trouble, and I had four surgeries. Then I had a staph infection, so they had to open me up five times in four months... It was in the bottom of my back, the same incision. They should have put a zipper on it. "
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Giving
Same
Back
" This is what you need to do in a luxury business: look for people who will like being there every day. "
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Luxury
Day
Business
" I've changed my will to show my concern for animal rights. "
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Rights
Concern
Show
" Remember that the Communist Party is a meritocracy in China. "
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China
Communist
Party
" Keep a strong balance sheet, don't get over-leveraged, and try to protect the security of your employees. "
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Strong
Employees
Balance
" I'm killing two birds at once, so to speak. Animal-based food kills people. This way, by going vegan... we get healthy and save animals. I'm being selfish, too, because if I can get my employees healthier, we cut down on sick days and gain more productivity. "
Steve Wynn
Speak
Selfish
Employees
" We recruit our people for personality. We look for the people person, with innate warmth, sweetness, and intelligence. These are the people who are sending your message out to the customers and potential customers, so we recruit for personality first and foremost. "
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People
Personality
Intelligence
" You need to build a place that is a touristic destination that brings in people from outside the region. "
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Place
Need
Destination
" The greatest thing that ever happened to me in my life was being allowed to do business in Macau and in China. I love it here. It has been the greatest single event in my commercial career. Period. "
Steve Wynn
Business
China
Life
" I thrive in competitive environments. I've never been in a monopoly. "
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Thrive
Never
Monopoly
" Keep it simple. Tell the truth. People can smell the truth. "
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Simple
Truth
Keep
" Rich people only like being around rich people. "
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People
Like
Only
" And those of us who have business opportunities and the capital to do it are going to sit in fear of the President. And a lot of people don't want to say that. They'll say, God, don't be attacking Obama. Well, this is Obama's deal and it's Obama that's responsible for this fear in America. "
Steve Wynn
God
America
Business
" Posturing is counterproductive. Posturing only works if things are screwed up. "
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Works
Only
Up
" Casino gambling is colorful and dramatic and theatrical. "
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Dramatic
Gambling
Colorful
" The minute you do any layoffs, you might as well lay off the whole joint because everybody forgets about the customer and worries about their job security. "
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Customer
Job
Off
" It's very difficult to explain to a normal working citizen the implications of what $18 trillion in debt means and what it means when the Federal Reserve buys the U.S. Treasury bonds to finance our loss every month. "
Steve Wynn
Debt
Month
Loss
" What's the most fetching thing that provokes people? A volcano? Fountains that dance? A pirate ship that sinks? Some other animated device or presentation? Is that as strong as mystery? Allure, intrigue, is much more powerful... It taunts you. "
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Powerful
Strong
Ship
" I say don't overreact; cool your jets. Focus on things that you can control: your business, your employees' welfare, your guests, and the quality of the product that you dish up. Do that, keep your chin down, pay attention to business, and the sun will come up tomorrow. That's the way I figure it. "
Steve Wynn
Focus
Business
Cool
" Keeping customers is about the experience, and the employees control the culture and temperature of the business. Never forget that. "
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Culture
Experience
Business
" Managing China is a daunting task, and they've got smart people doing it. "
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Doing
People
Task
" I've never had difficulty dominating any market I've been in. "
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Difficulty
Market
Had
" Nobody likes being around poor people, especially poor people. "
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Poor People
Nobody
People
" I am so focused on the fact that the conversation doesn't address any of the things I think are important. I think our political dialogue in America is distorted and completely off track. "
Steve Wynn
Think
America
Focused
" Artists, actors, people like that, they live in a very strange bubble of their own. They're mollycoddled; they're highly privileged. "
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People
Like
Live
" Change is not threatening. "
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Threatening
Change
" Money is a way of expressing no compromise. "
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Expressing
Money
Compromise