Takes

Things people said on the podcast that we can't stop thinking about. Click one to hear it.

There's nothing more boring than being in a room full of rich people.
Ian SchragerEp 19, 07:03
“As long as you don't die or go to jail, everything else is kind of figureoutable.”
Ryan SerhantEp 35, 17:13
Go where I'm celebrated, not where I'm tolerated.
Pierre SerraoEp 21, 41:45
When you will read something positive, read it, and never read it again. When you read something negative, read it every day until you fix the problem.
Eric RipertEp 2, 35:42
I think the minute you think you know it all and you know the answers, then it's a really dangerous place to be.
Nic JammetEp 13, 36:36
The idea that luxury should be experienced and enjoyed only by rich people is an outdated, antiquated idea.
Ian SchragerEp 19, 15:33
Most people have no idea what they're doing. Some people just do it anyway.
Ryan SerhantEp 35, 18:52
“We don't believe in luck. It's when preparation and opportunity meet, that's when you really are able to show what you're made of.”
Pierre SerraoEp 21, 35:13
You cannot be complacent because then you're satisfied, and then you don't evolve.
Eric RipertEp 2, 19:19
We can't tell people to eat their veggies. We have to create desire to be part of this brand.
Nic JammetEp 13, 09:32
If you don't have the possibility of failure, you are not, by definition, innovating.
Ian SchragerEp 19, 13:15
Whoever I think I'm gonna be a year from now, be that guy right now, and I will just figure it out.
Ryan SerhantEp 35, 15:21
That's where people have the least amount of resources, so they have to get the most creative.
Pierre SerraoEp 21, 38:33
“The day I don't care, it's time to leave or do something else. Because how can you force yourself to go and do something that you don't wanna do?”
Eric RipertEp 2, 37:35
I really believe it's important to have some discomfort in your life. Be uncomfortable at times 'cause I think it pushes you.
Nic JammetEp 13, 16:55
I don't believe in market research or surveys or focus groups.
Ian SchragerEp 19, 12:47
When everything works out, it's because of the team. When it doesn't work out, it's 'cause of you.
Ryan SerhantEp 35, 28:07
You can't help the people around you unless you can help yourself first. So everything starts here.
Pierre SerraoEp 21, 51:49
I have a restaurant, that's a great business, I can make a lot of money, I can be famous. That's the wrong mindset.
Eric RipertEp 2, 40:01
“They taught you how to drink responsibly versus telling you not to, and then you have to hide and do it.”
Nic JammetEp 13, 02:37
I am not an artist. I'm a businessman. Everything I do has to make sense. It has to make money.
Ian SchragerEp 19, 34:36
The number one thing you can control is your time. Everything else is out of your control, so why worry about it?
Ryan SerhantEp 35, 02:18
I pick up game from everybody. It could be a homeless guy on the street. It could be a dishwasher at the spot. It could be a taxi driver.
Pierre SerraoEp 21, 50:20
You have to show leadership by showing that you are human.
Eric RipertEp 2, 32:30
It's been exciting to see more competition. It means more people wanna eat like this.
Nic JammetEp 13, 29:02
“There's no plan. You just respond to an opportunity.”
Ian SchragerEp 19, 33:50
The only way out is through. That is the quote that I go back to time and time again. No one ever got anywhere by going backwards.
Ryan SerhantEp 35, 00:18
We just trust our taste and our experiences to the point where we're like, "All right. Cool. If we like it, other people will like it."
Pierre SerraoEp 21, 33:28
You may develop an ego and a certain satisfaction about what you have achieved, and in that case, suddenly you become blind and deaf.
Eric RipertEp 2, 19:27
Sleep is by far the most important part.
Nic JammetEp 13, 33:14
You'll figure out what you wanna do and who you wanna be once you get started.
Ian SchragerEp 19, 34:07
“It's not ambition, it's responsibility.”
Ryan SerhantEp 35, 25:42
Everything doesn't always have to be so tough and aggressive.
Pierre SerraoEp 21, 49:31
The more you are going to put in your plate for the sake of presentation will compete with the seafood that is in the plate.
Eric RipertEp 2, 25:48
I'm constantly in the quest of doing something that can't be copied.
Ian SchragerEp 19, 30:19
It's the worst thing you can bring into any audition is yourself, right? Your ego.
Ryan SerhantEp 35, 14:45
You gotta respect the hierarchy and work your way up.
Pierre SerraoEp 21, 16:45
“You can buy a beautiful apple tart in a pastry store or in a market and so on, and it will never taste the same because it doesn't have the love that Grandma was putting in it.”
Eric RipertEp 2, 06:37
The product itself has to do all the work and all the heavy lifting, not the personality that owns the product.
Ian SchragerEp 19, 23:45
They hit a speed bump, and they think it's a brick wall, and so they retreat.
Ryan SerhantEp 35, 44:35
You can master something with just an hour, with just an hour a day.
Pierre SerraoEp 21, 14:04
Being angry is a weakness.
Eric RipertEp 2, 15:22
If you're not weird, then you're not cutting through.
Ryan SerhantEp 35, 26:20
“I don't think that I'm above any task.”
Pierre SerraoEp 21, 17:33
You wanna find what they're afraid of, and then you play to the fears.
Ryan SerhantEp 35, 32:17