Author Profile
Sanford I. Weill
1933 • American • Businessman
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Collected Meditations
Showing 32 quotesIf we build something great, like we have at Travelers Group so far, a whole host of people benefit.— Sanford I. Weill
The more we can do to create a better society, that benefits more people, the better chance we have that our society will continue to grow and prosper.— Sanford I. Weill
I've been involved with Carnegie Hall for the last 13 years, and Chairman for the last six. I feel really good about what we've done growing our educational programs there, building a board that has made Carnegie Hall really a world-class institution.— Sanford I. Weill
From the business point of view, always encouraging the people in our company to own stock in the company, and if we're going to build something great, to have a lot of people share in the benefits of that greatness.— Sanford I. Weill
And learn that when you do make a mistake, you'll surface that mistake so you can get it corrected, rather than trying to hide it and bury it, and it becomes a much bigger mistake, and maybe a fatal mistake.— Sanford I. Weill
So it's the kind of business where you can't wait to get up in the morning and read the papers, or listen to what's on the news, and you know, how the world's going to change.— Sanford I. Weill
What turned me on then, and turns me on even today - and when the time comes from me to retire from management I think I'd still be interested in it - is that everything that happens in the world affects the price of securities.— Sanford I. Weill
I remember the mentoring experiences of some teachers that I had, like a second term home room teacher in public school that really was very helpful to me.— Sanford I. Weill
I think life is sort of like a competition, whether it's in sports, or it's achieving in school, or it's achieving good relationships with people. And competition is a little bit of what it's all about.— Sanford I. Weill
And I thought I'd always like some form of business, I didn't know what kind of business I'd go in.— Sanford I. Weill
I wonder how many people would have thought at the end of World War II that the capitalist system would be one that was meeting the challenges and making things better for people as we approach the 21st century.— Sanford I. Weill
A lot of people at Shearson ended up making a lot of money because they had stock or stock options. Their kids were able to go to college, and it changed a lot of people's lives.— Sanford I. Weill