6 Quotes & Sayings By Peter Guber

Peter Guber has been at the center of Hollywood's most-talked about movies, projects, and stars for more than 35 years. As the CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, he is responsible for bringing hits like Mortal Kombat, The Color Purple, Batman & Robin, Rain Man, Field of Dreams and many others to the big screen. He has also helped shape the entertainment industry by serving as chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, vice chairman of Sony Music Entertainment, vice chairman of Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions, vice chairman of Sony Corporation of America and vice chairman of Polygram Entertainment USA.  Since 1983 Peter has served on numerous corporate boards including: UBS Warburg (now Credit Suisse First Boston) (1988-1994), Sony Music Entertainment (1995-2002), Sony Pictures Entertainment (2002–present), Mandalay Entertainment (2006–present), Warner Music Group (1997–present), Creative Artists Agency (2005–present).  As a director Peter Guber has received two Golden Globe nominations for his work on Dick Tracy and Rain Man. He is a partner at Mandalay Entertainment along with Tom Cruise, Halle Berry and Ron Meyer.

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Well, the idea is that failure is an inevitable partner on the road to success and, if you're not willing to confront failure, you can never find out how good you are. Peter Guber
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Beside every great success are the seeds of enormous failure. In every failure, there's the opportunity seeds of great success. They're not miles apart. So if they're that close together, and if you're really working, you're always gonna have that likelihood that something's not going to work. Peter Guber
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The magic happens when you take facts and figures, features and benefits, decks and PowerPoints - relatively soulless information - and embed them in the telling of a purposeful story. Your 'tell' renders an experience to your audience, making the information inside the story memorable, resonant and actionable. Peter Guber
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Language is a more recent technology. Your body language, your eyes, your energy will come through to your audience before you even start speaking. Peter Guber
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Every journey that is successful has culs-de-sac and speed bumps. I carry a wisdom gene through my life through the good, the bad, and the ugly. Peter Guber