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Do I think people who need a good opportunity become harder workers sometimes? Yes.

- Adam Neumann

Think, Need, I Think, Good Opportunity

After I arrived in the United States, I realized that in the army, Israelis learn how to be part of something bigger than themselves.

- Adam Neumann

Learn, United, United States, Israelis

When I moved to New York City from Israel, I came here with the idea to get a great job, have tons of fun, and make a lot of money. Growing up in Israel, I watched a lot of American TV, and I thought it's what the 'cool' people did, and I wanted the same thing.

- Adam Neumann

Here, Cool People, TV, Tons

I learned a lot in the naval officers' course. It gave me a lot.

- Adam Neumann

Me, Lot, Learned, Naval

Let's not look at working hard as a negative; let's look at it as an uplifting opportunity for us to be better.

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Negative, Working, Better, Uplifting

As far as WeWork is concerned, we're not competing with co-working spaces; we're not competing with office suites. We're competing with work. We think there's a new way of working in the world, and it's just better. For the millenials and everybody that understands collaboration and the sharing economy, that's just the right way for them.

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Office, Everybody, Concerned, Right Way

When I started at Baruch in January 2002, I was almost 23 years old. I'd previously spent five years as an officer the Israeli Navy. I did what I thought you were supposed to do at that age - a little studying and a lot of trying to have fun.

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Thought, Navy, Almost, January

I'm dyslexic.

- Adam Neumann

Dyslexic

When I came to the U.S., I tried to take shortcuts to make money - but everything crashed.

- Adam Neumann

Shortcuts, Tried, Take, Crashed

Globalisation for a startup is exciting; you have to learn so fast about the different cultures of the world.

- Adam Neumann

World, Learn, Fast, Startup

It takes courage to be an entrepreneur.

- Adam Neumann

Courage, Takes, Entrepreneur

One of the difficult things in a high-growth company is that, even with the best intentions, the company moves so fast, and growth happens so regularly. When you move at that rate, you have to be willing to change, and you have to be willing to take advice.

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Advice, Move, Willing, Best Intentions

Life is about being present. Sometimes your home will demand more attention, and you should be there. Sometimes your work is more demanding. But the beautiful thing when you create your life's work is that it always feels like you're on a mission.

- Adam Neumann

Will, Always, Feels, Beautiful Thing

I believe that doing the right thing will not only create the best culture and the best product, but you'll also make the most money - even if you're making decisions that lose you money in the short term.

- Adam Neumann

Best, Believe, Doing, Short Term

A capitalistic kibbutz is not a bad idea. You need both.

- Adam Neumann

Bad, Need, Idea, Bad Idea

I believe that when you do what you love, you find higher levels of satisfaction that can compensate for lower income.

- Adam Neumann

Love, Income, Lower, Higher Levels

It's one thing to change regulations on the city level, another on the state, and still another on the federal. The higher the levels are, the more difficult change gets.

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City, Level, Still, Levels

I try to surround myself with people smarter than me - if I'm the smartest guy in the room, I change rooms.

- Adam Neumann

Change, Myself, Rooms, Surround

Once you choose to enter a WeWork, you choose to be part of something more 'we' than 'me.' People start coming together. They'll see each other in the elevator; they talk in the stairways. There's a thousand other things they do.

- Adam Neumann

More, Other, Part, Elevator

Technology has made it possible to order food, buy clothes, get a ride - anything you can think of, really - at the touch of a button. But what about having the right people near you when you need them?

- Adam Neumann

Think, Need, Having, Button

Before WeWork, I had a baby clothing company. When I started out, I had no real contacts in the garment business and no mentor to guide me on how things worked. I just had an idea to put pads on the baby clothes on to protect the baby's knees.

- Adam Neumann

Mentor, Idea, Before, Pads

You never know who you're talking to. Don't limit a young student's dream, because that's how we change the world.

- Adam Neumann

Change, Young, Student, Change The World

If you really want to change the world, change kids when they're two.

- Adam Neumann

Change, World, Want, Change The World

How do you change the world? Bring people together. Where is the easiest big place to bring people together? In the work environment.

- Adam Neumann

Work, Big, Work Environment, Change The World

My wife is absolutely one of my key advisors. She comes from a background that's very different than mine.

- Adam Neumann

Wife, Very, Mine, Advisor

Others think their American ways will work in other countries. That's not always accurate and can be disrespectful to the local culture.

- Adam Neumann

Think, Always, Other, Disrespectful

WeWork is my fifth venture. I failed in my first, second and third, had mediocre success in the fourth.

- Adam Neumann

Venture, Failed, Had, Fifth

If it's servicing a real need, that doesn't go away in a recession. If you're serving a true need, and if you have a loyal group of customers that are falling... As the world goes through a tough time, these customers will stay with you.

- Adam Neumann

Through, Away, Recession, Customers

Anybody that wants to be something greater than themselves, that understands that bringing meaning and intention into work and bringing those two things together, is a member of the 'we generation,' and the money tends to follow.

- Adam Neumann

Work, Generation, Anybody, Tends

The right people don't care about a corner office - they care about the culture, if you're mission-driven, what you're going to do to make the world a better place.

- Adam Neumann

Better Place, Going, About, Right People

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