I spot detail quickly. Mickey Drexler More Quotes by Mickey Drexler More Quotes From Mickey Drexler Every single day, I'm curious about everything. Curiosity is finding answers to things. Mickey Drexler single-day day single curiosity People like consistency. Whether it's a store or a restaurant, they want to come in and see what you are famous for. Mickey Drexler restaurant you consistency people We buy and sell goods. We buy low and sell higher - that's what we all do to make a profit. But I consider a merchant someone who has a certain intuition and instinct, and - very important - knows how to run a business, knows the numbers. Mickey Drexler someone important business numbers A merchant is someone who figures out how to select, how to smell, how to identify, how to feel, how to time, how to buy, how to sell, and how to hopefully have two plus two equal six. Mickey Drexler feel someone smell time What matters is hard work, and emotional intelligence. Mickey Drexler intelligence emotional hard-work work Growing up, I always wanted a bedroom of my own. Mickey Drexler own bedroom my-own growing-up I don't buy art. I'd rather buy a beautiful location or a beautiful site than buy art. A beautiful home is like owning a beautiful painting, except you can live in it. Mickey Drexler you home beautiful art People put 'study abroad' on their resume. I actually like when they don't study abroad because that means they aren't entitled. Mickey Drexler resume like study people Christopher Columbus discovered America in a blue-and-white sailor shirt, and since then, men have been wearing blue and white shirts. Mickey Drexler shirt white blue men I don't size up their grades or their board scores. Because in America today, that's just an advantage certain people have. I size up the give and take, the speed of thinking, what I perceive as ambition. I say, 'Tell me about your high school jobs.' And I love people who worked in coffee shops who were waiters and waitresses. Mickey Drexler me coffee today love You banter, and you talk, and you get a sense of the speed of thinking and flexibility... It's not terribly scientific, but I interview a dozen or two dozen people a week, and I get a certain vibe reasonably fast. Mickey Drexler you speed people thinking I never wanted to compete on price in my history because on price, you don't always win. Mickey Drexler never win you history It is our job as always to focus on what we can control in the business. Mickey Drexler control job focus business Customers don't just want to shop: they want to feel that the brand understands them. Mickey Drexler brand feel just want If you get a pant that fits the woman, as all women know, you get a loyal customer for life. Mickey Drexler woman you women life I like to prove things wrong. Mickey Drexler wrong things like prove I'm an agent of change all day long, and I want to meet other people like that. Mickey Drexler day change long people I'm looking for best practices constantly. Apple has beautiful design, beautiful product, incredibly functional. But mostly it's about picking product, getting behind it, marketing it and introducing it to a customer. What they've done just inspires me. Mickey Drexler looking best me beautiful If you don't get trained for your SATs in America today, you are at a disadvantage. Training is expensive and a lot of kids don't get trained, perhaps. So I also identify with the kid or the person who has grown up in environments like I've grown up in. Mickey Drexler person you training today I love to work. I have a passion for what I do. Mickey Drexler i-love passion work love
