Michael Grade Professions : Executive Born : March 8, 1943 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Michael Grade I sometimes say that success just happens. That's not true. You have to make it happen. When I make up my mind to do something, I make sure it happens. You can't wait for the phone to ring. You have to ring them. Michael Grade phones waiting success Innovation implies high risk, and with high risk comes failure, so you've got to be prepared for that, but if you don't risk, then your business goes stale very quickly. Michael Grade be-prepared innovation risk All my shows are great. Some of them are bad. But they are all great. Michael Grade show-business shows Similar Authors Bing Gordon executive Brian Krzanich executive Brenda Barnes executive Brad Katsuyama executive Ashish Chauhan executive Aubrey McClendon executive All Authors