“I'd done my time in corporate America, from McDonald's making shakes t...” — Chip Conley Quote

“I'd done my time in corporate America, from McDonald's making shakes to Morgan Stanley making deals and, yet, I felt awfully constrained by the uniform - not just my clothes, but how I felt I needed to conform - that a traditional job required me to wear.”

“The companies we admire are like the people we admire: resilient, authentic, personable, collaborative, ambitious, and humble.”

“Isn't it ironic that pay, perks, and benefits all cost your company at the bottom line, but authentic recognition, especially when it's most unexpected, costs very little and gives the most impressive return on investment?”

“I'm not trying to conform. I'm gonna be a serious guy but still have fun at the same time.”

“I like being the odd one out in L.A. Because if you conform, you become something you hate. I love being the odd one out. It's not about 'Look at me! Look at me!' It's about really becoming someone else.”

“I think the thing that you've seen with Donald Trump is that he doesn't - he doesn't look to the past and say, 'I've got to conform to these precedents.'”