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Anthony M. Grimaldi

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Anthony M.’s Quotes

“That’s the problem with any ‘simple truth’—it always takes a gaggle of complete idiots or a team of all-knowing geniuses to miss it.”
― Ali Sheikh, Closure of the Helpdesk — A Geek Tragedy

tags: business, genius, idiots, truth

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“There comes a time in everyone’s life—and I do mean in everyone’s life—when you ask yourself what it is that you’ve been doing with your life. Sometimes you even realize that whatever you’ve been doing all your life, you’ve been doing it wrong. Dead wrong… Son, you want that realization to hit you when you’re 70? Or 50? Or when you’re still young, with your whole life still ahead of you?”
― Ali Sheikh, Closure of the Helpdesk — A Geek Tragedy

tags: ambition, coming-of-age, life, work

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“You know what happens at any magic show? When the magician says ‘look here, look here,’ the audience looks only there and nowhere else. And that’s exactly what happened at the earnings conference today.”
― Ali Sheikh, Closure of the Helpdesk — A Geek Tragedy

tags: financial-results, lies, magic, numbers, wall-street

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“Nothing is illegal so long as you correct it before the SEC catches it.”
― Ali Sheikh, Closure of the Helpdesk — A Geek Tragedy

tags: business, economy, law, sec

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“You know what—gyms make the largest chunk of their profit from clients who pay their monthly dues on auto-pay but never bother to show up and use the gym. The DVD-rental companies make a good chunk of their profits from late fees; the credit-card companies make a fortune on sundry fines and penalties; the airlines’ margins are highest on ticket changes and cancellations… So, the key to running a successful business in America is to sign up a customer and pray he’ll somehow screw up…”
― Ali Sheikh, Closure of the Helpdesk — A Geek Tragedy

tags: business, economy, jobs, success

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Economics — 34 members — last activity Feb 20, 2015 06:13AM
Economics group are intended for books that are written by economic scholars, professors, historians, business professionals, biographers, and of cour ...more

Children's Illustrated picture books — 8 members — last activity Mar 10, 2014 07:21PM
This group was set up by children's author Amelia Picklwiggle to help promote children's literacy. This group was formed for parents, teachers and gra ...more

Promoting Picture Books — 670 members — last activity Oct 09, 2025 10:55PM
Are you an author, illustrator, publisher, promoter, reviewer of Picture Books? If so, come join the group and tell us about your books!

99 cent Bestsellers — 3153 members — last activity Aug 25, 2025 05:11AM
Welcome to 99 cent Bestseller. We give you the best books pricing 99 cents from amazon. If you love books then this group is for you. Authors can also ...more