Al Neuharth

Al Neuharth (1999)

Allen Harold "Al" Neuharth (March 22, 1924 – April 19, 2013) was an American businessman, author, and columnist born in Eureka, South Dakota. He was the founder of USA Today, The Freedom Forum, and its Newseum.

Quotes

  • Only cream and S.O.B.s rise to the top.
    • Confessions of an S.O.B. (New York: Doubleday, 1989), p. 6
  • Everyone should fail in a big way at least once before they’re forty. I don’t mean little disappointments, like screwing up an important assignment or quitting a good job or even getting fired from a normal job. It needs to be a big failure. You can only fail big if you take a big risk. The bigger you fail, the bigger you’re likely to succeed later.
    • Confessions of an S.O.B. (New York: Doubleday, 1989), p. 24
  • The difference between a mountain and a molehill is your perspective.
    • Confessions of an S.O.B. (New York: Doubleday, 1989), p. 67
  • Eat only when you are hungry. Drink only when you’re thirsty. Sleep only when you’re tired. Screw only when you’re horny.
    • Confessions of an S.O.B. (New York: Doubleday, 1989), p. 288
  • Be as nice as possible and as nasty as necessary.
    • Confessions of an S.O.B. (New York: Doubleday, 1989), p. 358
  • We in the media could help [the insurance situation] if we put in proper perspective long range hurricane forecasts that often are exaggerated and play into insurers’ hands.
    • "Getting blown away," Florida Today, November 30, 2007
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