“The only statistic I care about is return on equity. After many sessions with some of our business school graduates (yes, we do have some), I think they have helped me understand the secret to improving our R.O.E. It seems… — Alan C. Greenberg Copy Share Image
“When you are a private enterprise, savings on expenses go to the bottom line. When you are owned by the public, savings still go to the bottom line, but they are in turn magnified by the multiple the stock carries.” — Alan C. Greenberg Copy Share Image
“This may come as a surprise to some of you, but Federal Express is not a wholly owned subsidiary of Bear, Stearns & Co.… — Alan C. Greenberg Copy Share Image
“We are not panicking; we are not laying off people, but we are making a real effort to cut expenses. The other side of… — Alan C. Greenberg Copy Share Image
“It is up to all of us to fight our unrelenting enemies—complacency, overconfidence and conceit.” — Alan C. Greenberg Copy Share Image
My father was the youngest of six brothers, and he was the brains. I never thought he was making what he should have. He… — Alan C. Greenberg Copy Share Image
“The only statistic I care about is return on equity. After many sessions with some of our business school graduates (yes, we do have… — Alan C. Greenberg Copy Share Image
“Remember that the Green Bay Packers won because they executed the fundamentals better than their competition. Trick plays make headlines, but winners execute the… — Alan C. Greenberg Copy Share Image
“No.” It should no longer appear at the beginning of a sentence. That makes people think about what they’re saying before they start talking.” — Alan C. Greenberg Copy Share Image
“The developments at Bear Stearns certainly seem to be positive and as a result we will, of course, intensify our surveillance of all positions… — Alan C. Greenberg Copy Share Image
“When you are a private enterprise, savings on expenses go to the bottom line. When you are owned by the public, savings still go… — Alan C. Greenberg Copy Share Image
“Haimchinkel Malintz Anaynikal recently brought to my attention certain intercompany feuds that have led to the downfall of firms smarter, richer and larger than… — Alan C. Greenberg Copy Share Image
I'm very good in math, and I'm a logical thinker. I don't get wrapped up in things or even wrapped up in myself. — Alan C. Greenberg Copy Share Image
“The year was over last Friday and it was a good one, but last year is gone. The score right now is nothing to… — Alan C. Greenberg Copy Share Image
