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" When I was 25, I had risked everything to launch Justin Bieber and was a couple months away from losing everything. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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" I want to show that you can be a successful entertainment executive, be a good husband, be a good father, be a good friend, be down to earth, be a good person, and give back. If I can push that message out there into the world and pass it on to my son, then I'm OK. "

" I think people will always like intelligent TV. "

" A lot of times in this business, we forget that we're surrounded by a lot of really good people. "

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" 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. "

" My job is making irrational people do rational things. "

" I've had an amazing run in my career. It could end tomorrow. I have artists who love me, and I love them, but they could call me tomorrow and say, 'I don't wanna work with you.' "

" 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. "

" I'm a camp counselor for pop stars. "

" There are a lot of great albums that take a year to connect. "

" 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. "

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