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Rich Cohen Quotes

Total quotes: 11
“When Zemurray didn't get permission to build a bridge... he built long piers on both sides and ran a flotation device between them.”
— Rich Cohen, The Fish That Ate the Whale
Tagged: Pragmatism
“Guys like Zemurray see the problem and the solution at the same time. What are we trying to do here?”
— Rich Cohen, The Fish That Ate the Whale
Tagged: Pragmatism
“A preferred Zemurray tactic: if you meet a truly formidable foe, flip him.”
— Rich Cohen, The Fish That Ate the Whale
Tagged: Pragmatism
“If asked my philosophy, it would simply be this: savor life, don't press too hard, don't worry too much. Or as the old timers say 'Enjoy.' But as I said, I could never live by this philosophy.”
— Jerry Weintraub, Rich Cohen, When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead: Useful Stories from a Persuasive Man
Tagged: Life
“Leading from the front...but empowering your subordinates... Trust your men on the ground.”
— Rich Cohen, The Fish That Ate the Whale
Tagged: strategy
“For my father, every run-in with authority is a test, an indication, of how he will stand against genuine evil.”
— Rich Cohen, Tough Jews : Fathers, Sons, and Gangster Dreams
Tagged: Obstacles
“Jerry Weintraub went to take a ballet class with Martin Graham. James Caan was with him. When it came time to put on the tights he couldn't. That's why James Caan was in The Godfather and Jerry was only a producer.”
— Jerry Weintraub, Rich Cohen, When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead: Useful Stories from a Persuasive Man
Tagged: Life
“For Jews, since the temple was destroyed–they'd need to rebuild it in their mind.

For Jews, the world has already been destroyed. The center was destroyed. 

This is their history–everything has been destroyed.

What remains? Just them.”
— Rich Cohen, Tough Jews : Fathers, Sons, and Gangster Dreams
Tagged: Prepare
“An idea is only crazy after all, until someone pulls it off.”
— Jerry Weintraub, Rich Cohen, When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead: Useful Stories from a Persuasive Man
Tagged: Life
“In the Banana War with United Fruit, there was a dispute over who owned 5k acres of crucial land. UF spent months with lawyers investigating who owned it. Zemurray simply bought it from both claimants: He paid more yes, and got his hands a little dirty, but he won. And he saved time and trouble. And humiliated his opponent.”
— Rich Cohen, The Fish That Ate the Whale
Tagged: Pragmatism
“The greatness of Zemurray lies in the fact that he never lost faith in his ability to salvage a situation. Bad things happen to him as bad things happen to everyone, but unlike so many, he was never tempted by failure. He never felt powerless or trapped. He was, as I said, an optimist. He stood in constant defiance. For every move there is a countermove. For every disaster there is a recovery. He never lost faith in his own agency.”
— Rich Cohen, The Fish That Ate the Whale
Tagged: Pragmatism
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