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When I was three years old, my dad bought me my first drum set.


Travis Scott

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TRAVIS BRADBERRY Yeah, I'm kind of stunned.
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TRAVIS KALANICK When influential people speak, conversations spread like ripples in a pond. And those ripples are mu...
TRAVIS BRADBERRY Baseball's weird sometimes. You can't really explain things. Guess we need to throw another quarter ...
TRAVIS HAFNER The early bird who catches the worm works for someone who comes in late and owns the worm farm.
TRAVIS MCGEE 'Tell me about yourself.' When interviewers ask this, they don't want to hear about ever...
TRAVIS BRADBERRY Offbeat questions are nearly impossible to prepare for, and they don't achieve the interviewer&#...
TRAVIS BRADBERRY 'What is your desired salary?' The unwritten rule when it comes to salary is this: whoever p...
TRAVIS BRADBERRY It's pure shock. I think everyone is still shocked. I can't even remember what happened. I can't tel...
TRAVIS LEE Senator Bayh is to be commended for addressing many of the issues that were raised about earlier dra...
TRAVIS LARSON My father and brothers were coal miners.
MERLE TRAVIS I think Uber is just very different; there's no model to copy. It may be the reason why we'v...
TRAVIS KALANICK What we like to say is that the vision for Uber is the cross between lifestyle and logistics.
TRAVIS KALANICK I've been writing on my own. It's like Roger Miller used to say, every now and then, like a ...
TRAVIS TRITT We have this culture valued at Uber, which we call the champions' mind-set. And champions' m...
TRAVIS KALANICK True confidence is firmly planted in reality. To grow your confidence, it's important to do an h...
TRAVIS BRADBERRY If you want to be a leader whom people follow with absolute conviction, you have to be a likable lea...
TRAVIS BRADBERRY Likable leaders truly believe that everyone, regardless of rank or ability, is worth their time and ...
TRAVIS BRADBERRY There's probably some misunderstanding of who I am and how I roll.
TRAVIS KALANICK I gained a guardian angel.
TRAVIS KNUTSON As an entrepreneur, I try to push the limits. Pedal to the metal.
TRAVIS KALANICK Without question I think he is, no knock against Julian Vaughn, but I think Warren Edney is the dist...
TRAVIS HESS Teaching emotional intelligence skills to people with life-threatening illnesses has been shown to r...
TRAVIS BRADBERRY The veneer of civilization fell away to reveal desperate animals, humanity at their worst.
TRAVIS LUEDKE If Uber is lower-priced, then more people will want it. And if more people want it and can afford it...
TRAVIS KALANICK There's a harsh reality to situations where demand outstrips supply.
TRAVIS KALANICK The best way to find a balance between doing your best and showing that you're ready for more is...
TRAVIS BRADBERRY Guys can't tell girls what to do. That's an unspoken rule. Learn that now and you'll be way ahead of...
TRAVIS THRASHER