Jon Taffer Quotes

#1. I'm very involved in all of my social media activities. I'm not an actor. I play myself, and I take that very seriously.

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#2. The best rescues of all leave a family in a better place.

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#3. I've had a best-practices reputation in this industry for a long time. I don't know anything about those other apps, because in the bar space, there really are none.

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#4. No matter how far society "progresses," our thirst for community and connection will never diminish. Bars satisfy this need.

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#5. Now don't go thinking nice things about me. You'll only be disappointed.

Ally Blake

#6. A consultant is only as good as their last project.

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#7. When I get angry, it's with purpose. My purpose is to solve a problem. And I never lose sight of that.

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#8. There is not one obstacle standing in the way of your success anymore.

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#9. When I talk to idiots, I get loud!

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#10. Fixing bars is easy. Fixing people is tough.

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#11. If you're not passionate, you achieve mediocrity

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#12. You had better not," I shouted after him."Do you hear me,O'Malley? I will tell Gavin's sister you slept with a stuffed bunny abbit until you were in middle school,so help me God!

Jennifer Echols

#13. The ultimate design of the Mysteries ... was to lead us back to the principles from which we descended, ... a perfect enjoyment of intellectual [spiritual] good.

Plato

#14. See every crack, every detail. I learned to really see and not just look at my business.

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#15. You better do your job and not lean on me to do it for you.

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#16. What is the one thing that 43% of men prefer over sex? Bacon!

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#17. Can I be cocky for a second? If I hit a home run 80 percent of the times, and you want to talk about the 20 times I miss swinging the bat, I'm okay with that.

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#18. In the process of letting go, we create abundance.

Debasish Mridha

#19. Challenges met are the scariest but are sometimes the most worthwhile.

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#20. I never thought I'd ever do a pirate bar, to be honest with you.

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#21. I don't embrace excuses. I embrace SOLUTIONS

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#22. There were guys who prayed at Tarawa,' said Ishmael. 'They still got killed, Mother. Just like the guys who didn't pray. It didn't matter either way.

David Guterson

#23. I don't accept excuses, only solutions.

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#24. If you had a dime for every excuse you made, I wouldn't have to be here right now.

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#25. Clean your freakin' fryer. Be responsible for Christ's sake!

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#26. The greatest gift of leadership is a boss who wants you to be successful.

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#27. I think I've far exceeded what I ever thought I could possibly do. I'm almost shocked that I'm still around after all of these years ... and always grateful that I get another turn to do something.

Billy Crystal

#28. The biggest lesson I learned in the bar business is to focus on revenues. Dollars, not dimes.

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