Ashlee Vance did a nice piece on Dick in the Times yesterday. In it, I was quoted a ton, which is cool.
One of quotes was this: "He had nothing,” Mr. Duplessie said. “He was a Dorchester punk growing up in a poor, immigrant family. He was maniacally driven for whatever it was he saw, and carried a lot of people with him. He’s that self-made, violent, ruthless, tenacious, brilliant type.”
While I realize how hard it is to listen to a meathead like me spouting a thousand words a minute, I just wanted to clarify the "violent" element of my comment. What I intended to portray was that Dick was the guy who taught me that a "mediocre plan executed violently was much better than the perfect plan screwed up". In no way did I mean to imply that he, the person, was violent. He was ruthless, tenacious, driven, and brilliant. He expected the same from others. He wasn't easy to work for, he probably wasn't easy to be pals with either - he was what he was. He practiced the art of business violently. That would have been a better way to say it I guess. He kicked ass in the market, and in the office. I don't want anyone to interpret my commentary as anything but respectful and in total admiration. The guy was a god to me.
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