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Prosperity isn't something that squirts out of rich people.

I come from generations of progressive, atheist Jews.

I'm not the world's best philosopher. But I am one of the world's best strategists. I will put my strategic abilities against anybody on Earth.

From Nick Hanauer

Amazon didn't create any jobs. Amazon probably destroyed a million jobs in our economy.

From Nick Hanauer

I have absolutely no rituals or routines other than I work obsessively and think constantly about my work, to the dismay and discomfort of everyone I employ. And my family.

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One of the things that I think makes me successful is the way in which I collaborate with others. In my opinion, nothing great is ever the product of one mind. It's always a consequence of some sort of self-critical collaboration.

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I have, oddly, two ski houses - trying to sell one.

From Nick Hanauer

Greed is a sin because humans are social creatures. And they simply cannot survive without the opposite of greed, which is cooperation.

From Nick Hanauer

I think the people who end up being extraordinarily successful - it's been my observation - tend to care enormously about status, particularly business people, right? Because the only point of money, you know, the only reason to have a 300-foot-long boat is because they're bigger than 200-foot-long boats.

From Nick Hanauer

Government does create prosperity and growth by creating the conditions that allow both entrepreneurs and their customers to thrive; balancing the power of capitalists like me and workers isn't bad for capitalism - it's essential to it.

From Nick Hanauer

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