I'm not the hands-on guy. I like writing the check, and I turn it over to the guys that make it happen, much like the way I ran my business.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I don't sign every check anymore, but I have my checks, my balances. I like the people I work with very much, but I check on them.
I'd rather write a check than make myself look ridiculous.
When I pick my subcommittee chairmen, I look for people that understand what it's like to run successful businesses, who know what it's like to sign the front of the check instead of the back of the check: somebody that gets it.
It's really cool when a guy tips 20 per cent quickly and effortlessly so that when the check comes, he opens it and signs his name and done.
You know, my problem is I can't say no to people, especially people who want to write me checks to do things.
I told them I wouldn't sign a blank cheque.
When you're rich you don't write checks.
I'm just shocked and thankful that I've gotten away with everything - experimenting here, trying at this, failing at that, being good in some things, not so good in others. It's kind of amazing that people are still sticking by me. When they come up to me in the street, I just want to write them all cheques.
I am not going to take a role because there's money. It might extend my checkbook, but not my integrity.
I didn't want to take anybody else's money. I wanted to do something small that could be profitable from the beginning, and grow that way - and never need someone to write me a check to keep the business going.