Large corporations, of course, are blinded by greed. The laws under which they operate require it - their shareholders would revolt at… — Aaron Swartz Copy Share Image
We're all shareholders. These guys below me, they see the CEO taking it easy, it's their money. — Ivan Glasenberg Copy Share Image
The extravagance of any corporate office is directly proportional to management's reluctance to reward the shareholders. — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
We do not view the company itself as the ultimate owner of our business assets but instead view the company as a… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I'm the C.E.O., nominated by the shareholders. If they're not happy, I have to take the consequences. — Carlos Ghosn Copy Share Image
I may believe in something, but if it is not working and is not giving returns, we have to close it down… — Ajay Piramal Copy Share Image
I am very confident that we will be able to convince all the stakeholders - the shareholders, the governments and the employees,… — Lakshmi Mittal Copy Share Image
I am always asking myself how I can improve the lives of my customers, my colleagues, my shareholders, my family and my… — Martha Stewart Copy Share Image
Companies that grow for the sake of growth or that expand into areas outside their core business strategy often stumble. On the… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
We intend to conduct our business in a way that not only meets but exceeds the expectations of our customers, business partners,… — Akira Mori Copy Share Image
What we're trying to do is determine if our shareholders and customers have been misled. We can't think of a single shareholder… — Chad Jones Copy Share Image
With every story that TV covers, somebody - some corporation, some shareholders - are making money. That's true whether covering Libya, Iraq,… — Nancy Grace Copy Share Image
If the big banks expect to buy influence when they give money to favored think tanks, then the public has a right… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
Shareholder activism is not a privilege - it is a right and a responsibility. When we invest in a company, we own… — Mark Mobius Copy Share Image
We have new rules that give shareholders the ability to vote on executive compensation. We have new rules for asset-backed securities. We… — Mary Schapiro Copy Share Image
When it comes to major decisions in any area of the organization, I like to get the blessings of the shareholders -… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
To build and sustain brands people love and trust, one must focus-not only on today but also on tomorrow. It's not easy...but… — Irene Rosenfeld Copy Share Image
I meet with Satya [Nadella] what probably amounts to four or five times a year - either to brainstorm something or just… — Steve Ballmer Copy Share Image
We like our current shareholders and don't want to entice anyone to become one. It would help current shareholders to hear our… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
I know different ways of looking at things. I have my stockholders, and I feel a very keen responsibility to the shareholders,… — Walt Disney Copy Share Image
There are two reasons [ business people are not publicly anti-Donald Trump ], one is well-intentioned, which is the classic kind of… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
I've already written a section in the annual report for next year explaining why I think in one case that the figures… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
The problems are our lives. In the "developed" countries, at least, the large problems occur because all of us are living either… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
I don't want to give a lecture to this body that's out there. You know, I mean, having had the heart attack,… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Real teams are much more likely to flourish if leaders aim their sights on performance results that balance the needs of customers,… — Jon Katzenbach Copy Share Image
I really believe that all CEO pay should be voted on by shareholders ahead of time. Mine was. — Carly Fiorina Copy Share Image
Far too many executives have become more concerned with the four P's -- pay, perks, power and prestige -- rather than making… — T. Boone Pickens Copy Share Image
As the head of the public company, you can't say you can't sell, because then you're telling your shareholders that your own… — James L. Dolan Copy Share Image
The Congress is not willing to think about the long term. They act like activist shareholders, to use that phrase again. They're… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
“unmistakable message to boardrooms across the country: You can’t lie to shareholders. You can’t put yourself in front of your employees’ interests.… — Bethany McLean Copy Share Image
I was always acting primarily with shareholder interests in mind. It's also true I've always had a fairly moralistic attitude to business,… — Chris Corrigan Copy Share Image
With the acquisition of 50% of Todito, TV Azteca is getting on a very fast train. Todito will allow TV Azteca to… — Ricardo Salinas Pliego Copy Share Image
Back in the 1970s, Kodak tried to give $25m to a black civil rights organisation in Rochester, New York. The company's shareholders… — Noreena Hertz Copy Share Image
Our goal is to make General Motors the most valuable automotive company. Clearly, that is having sustainable profitability and driving great returns… — Mary Barra Copy Share Image
My wealth came from growing businesses. I had wealth, but not liquidity. Basically I transferred illiquid shares of AIC for liquid shares… — Michael Lee-Chin Copy Share Image
What if lawmakers never spoke to their constituents? Oddly enough, that's exactly how corporate America operates. Shareholders vote for directors, but the… — Andrew Ross Sorkin Copy Share Image
I'm committed to increasing long-term value for shareholders and am confident we will continue to do so through the successful execution of… — Bob Iger Copy Share Image
I think the biggest single issue is income inequity and what this is doing to the good old "American dream." This and… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
Ultimately, each transnational firm strives for its own advantage, and is supported in that effort by the state power wherein it resides,… — Herbert Schiller Copy Share Image
Compensation needs to be predominately performance-driven. If CEO compensation was performance-driven, which I believe it was in IBM's case, nobody would ever… — Louis V. Gerstner, Jr Copy Share Image
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![“We like our current shareholders and don't want to entice anyone to become one. It would help current shareholders to hear our CEOs [of the Berkshireoperating subsidiaries], but we promised them they could spend 100% of their time on their business. We place no impediments on them running their…” quote by Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/8a2/charlie-munger-458_activity_we-like-our-current-shareholders-and-don_1762758.jpg)
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