--- title: "9 Companies Aren Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 9 Companies Aren quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Companies Aren sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c8/evan-williams-11873_big-companies_i-suspect-there-s-a-lot-of-validity-to-t_353412.jpg" --- > [I suspect there's a lot of validity to the premise that big companies aren't going to attract entrepreneurial talent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-williams/i-suspect-there-s-a-lot-of-validity-to-the-premise-that-big-companies/) [Evan Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c8/evan-williams-11873_big-companies_i-suspect-there-s-a-lot-of-validity-to-t_353412.jpg) > [Companies aren’t families. They’re battlefields in a civil war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-duhigg/companies-aren-t-families-they-re-battlefields-in-a-civil-war/) [Charles Duhigg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-duhigg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6aa/charles-duhigg-1088_civil-war_companies-aren-t-families-they-re-battle_988649.png) > [The companies aren't hiring, because consumers don't have enough money to buy the goods and services.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hudson/the-companies-aren-t-hiring-because-consumers-don-t-have-enough-money/) [Michael Hudson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hudson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f3/michael-hudson-2134_company_the-companies-aren-t-hiring-because-cons_2656534.png) > [People are starting to understand: all generic companies aren't created equally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-bresch/people-are-starting-to-understand-all-generic-companies-aren-t/) [Heather Bresch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-bresch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b29/heather-bresch-16417_business_people-are-starting-to-understand-all-ge_1039058.png) > [We've got to make sure tech companies - all of them - aren't taking steps that will place content beyond the reach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-a-wray/we-ve-got-to-make-sure-tech-companies-all-of-them-aren-t-taking-steps/) [Christopher A. Wray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-a-wray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00e/christopher-a-wray-6268_beyond_we-ve-got-to-make-sure-tech-companies-al_333871.jpg) > [Look at Google. They are re-organizing their businesses ,even renaming it with Alphabet, so they can be bolder and make strategic mistakes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kabir-sehgal/look-at-google-they-are-re-organizing-their-businesses-even-renaming/) [Kabir Sehgal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kabir-sehgal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63c/kabir-sehgal-18015_alphabet_look-at-google-they-are-re-organizing-th_1855308.jpg) > [Companies aren’t families. They’re battlefields in a civil war. Yet despite this capacity for internecine warfare, most companies roll along relatively peacefully,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-duhigg/companies-aren-t-families-they-re-battlefields-in-a-civil-war-yet/) [Charles Duhigg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-duhigg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/976/charles-duhigg-1088_capacity_companies-aren-t-families-they-re-battle_565293.png) > [I think that there are a number of older-guard technology companies who either genuinely believe or are hoping people will believe that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-jassy/i-think-that-there-are-a-number-of-older-guard-technology-companies/) [Andy Jassy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-jassy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77a/andy-jassy-5580_believe_i-think-that-there-are-a-number-of-older_586323.jpg) > [“Most economists are accustomed to treating companies as idyllic places where everyone is devoted to a common goal: making as much money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-duhigg/most-economists-are-accustomed-to-treating-companies-as-idyllic/) [Charles Duhigg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-duhigg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c3/charles-duhigg-1088_civil-war_most-economists-are-accustomed-to-treati_491866.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/companies-aren/#itemlist", "name": "Companies Aren Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I suspect there's a lot of validity to the premise that big companies aren't going to attract entrepreneurial talent.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Evan Williams" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-williams/i-suspect-there-s-a-lot-of-validity-to-the-premise-that-big-companies/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c8/evan-williams-11873_big-companies_i-suspect-there-s-a-lot-of-validity-to-t_353412.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c8/evan-williams-11873_big-companies_i-suspect-there-s-a-lot-of-validity-to-t_353412.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c8/evan-williams-11873_big-companies_i-suspect-there-s-a-lot-of-validity-to-t_353412.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I suspect there's a lot of validity to the premise that big companies aren't going to attract…” — Evan Williams", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Companies aren’t families. 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