Brenneman Quotes

#1. When I shot 'Private Practice,' Amy Brenneman made a point of really befriending me before we started shooting.

Stephen Amell

#2. Anytime you lose one fight in the UFC, you kind of have to feel like you are on the chopping block. There is so much competition in this sport.

Charlie Brenneman

#3. It's all about having a product that you're proud of and coming to work every day. Those basic building blocks are the same in any business.

Greg Brenneman

#4. I love making a difference, and doing it quickly.

Greg Brenneman

#5. I was done with wrestling and I was teaching with competition behind me. It was that experience that gave me confidence and propelled me to fight.

Charlie Brenneman

#6. Burger King's business model was broken. But it was like sex in the '50s. Everyone knew it, but no one would talk about it.

Greg Brenneman

#7. Every kid dreams of playing in the NFL or MLB and I was that 27-year-old that dreamed of fighting in the UFC. It was kind of surreal to see that I have actually accomplished what I set out to do. It's better than I could have ever imagined.

Charlie Brenneman

#8. If you have a chance of working for a healthy company or a sick one, choose the sick one. The sickest ones need the best doctors and it's a lot easier to stand out in a company that needs help.

Greg Brenneman

#9. I remember when we had to pick our major freshman year, I chose comparative religion. It came to me out of the blue. I am amazed at how interested I still am in those ideas, especially the way spirituality is expressed in the world and in art.

Amy Brenneman

#10. Being a consultant is like flying first-class. The food is terrific, the drinks are cold. But all you can do is walk up to the pilot and say, 'bank left.' If you're in management, you have the controls.

Greg Brenneman

#11. What I love to do is take on business challenges in a way that really can have an impact on peoples' lives.

Greg Brenneman

#12. I myself have been in therapy. Repeatedly.

Amy Brenneman

#13. It's all about the money. Write a check, and you can build anything you want.

Greg Brenneman

#14. I got more out of the farm than Harvard Business School.

Greg Brenneman

#15. The first step to problem solving is figuring out who's got the problem.

Gregory D. Brenneman

#16. Business is a team sport.

Greg Brenneman

#17. I do not run late. Growing up on a farm, you're just not late when it's time to do chores or go to work. I grew up Mennonite, and so that work ethic and timeliness was just ingrained in me from a very young age.

Greg Brenneman

#18. I should have more vanity.

Amy Brenneman

#19. The whole concept of treating people with dignity and respect is a concept that isn't a business concept, it's a life concept. It's who you are at the end of the day.

Greg Brenneman

#20. There's nothing magic about working with franchisees. What you have to do is help them improve their business.

Greg Brenneman

#21. I usually tell people upfront what to expect, and that I really want their feedback and their ideas, and if they think I've got a hair out of place or food stuck in my teeth, gosh, I want to know that.

Greg Brenneman

#22. As business people, we have to remind ourselves that it's up to us to create jobs. It's up to us as business people to drive the economy, and no one else.

Greg Brenneman

#23. I'm not bothered by the food Nazis. Customers ought to be able to pick what they want to eat.

Greg Brenneman

#24. What you can do is ask: 'What is the value to the customer? What are they willing to pay for?' Then, deliver great products and services.

Greg Brenneman

#25. I can really waste a lot of time on the Internet.

Amy Brenneman

#26. I'm not the neatest person in the kitchen by any means.

Amy Brenneman

#27. It's hard for the same people who put you in the ditch to pull you out of it.

Greg Brenneman

#28. Fundamentally I am a wrestler and like being on top and I like my grounding and pounding.

Charlie Brenneman

#29. the Holy Spirit does in their lives. He likes to minister in the role of teaching, laying hands on

Jonathan Brenneman

#30. I pass on any opportunity I see that I can't add value on.

Greg Brenneman

#31. I don't like Las Vegas. I'd rather be mountain biking or climbing.

Greg Brenneman

#32. I'm just really a lazy homebody.

Amy Brenneman

#33. When you run a company, you need to be pretty open-minded. There are a lot of different views on faith, on religion, on many different issues, and you can't let your own faith be the barometer.

Greg Brenneman

#34. One day you are the hero and the next day you are the zero. I got to take advantage of every opportunity that I have.

Charlie Brenneman

#35. Financing is tough, and you really have to work hard in the businesses you invest in.

Greg Brenneman