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> [CEOs are paid for doing a terrible job. If the system wasn't so messed up, guys like me wouldn't make this kind of money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-icahn/ceos-are-paid-for-doing-a-terrible-job-if-the-system-wasn-t-so-messed/)

[Carl Icahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-icahn/)

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## More by Carl Icahn

> [I can tell you how bad our boards are... I don't have to watch Saturday Night Live anymore; I just go to the board…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-icahn/i-can-tell-you-how-bad-our-boards-are-i-don-t-have-to-watch-saturday/)

[Carl Icahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-icahn/)

> [CEOs are paid for doing a terrible job. If the system wasn't so messed up, guys like me wouldn't make this kind of money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-icahn/ceos-are-paid-for-doing-a-terrible-job-if-the-system-wasn-t-so-messed/)

[Carl Icahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-icahn/)

> [In life and business, there are two cardinal sins. The first is to act precipitously without thought and the second is to not act…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-icahn/in-life-and-business-there-are-two-cardinal-sins-the-first-is-to-act/)

[Carl Icahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-icahn/)

> [Had a nice conversation with Tim Cook today. Discussed my opinion that a larger buyback should be done now. We plan to speak again…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-icahn/had-a-nice-conversation-with-tim-cook-today-discussed-my-opinion-that/)

[Carl Icahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-icahn/)

> [Reuters was completely accurate that I am concerned about the level of the market. But I also made it clear on the conference call…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-icahn/reuters-was-completely-accurate-that-i-am-concerned-about-the-level/)

[Carl Icahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-icahn/)

> [You learn in this business: It you want a friend, get a dog.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-icahn/you-learn-in-this-business-it-you-want-a-friend-get-a-dog/)

[Carl Icahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-icahn/)

> [When most investors, including the pros, all agree on something, they're usually wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-icahn/when-most-investors-including-the-pros-all-agree-on-something-they-re/)

[Carl Icahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-icahn/)

> [And I'm convinced, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that you can work with the unions because the unions want to survive. If they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-icahn/and-i-m-convinced-beyond-a-shadow-of-a-doubt-that-you-can-work-with/)

[Carl Icahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-icahn/)

> [I like winning. There's also a certain joy in it. I feel fulfilled by it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-icahn/i-like-winning-there-s-also-a-certain-joy-in-it-i-feel-fulfilled-by-it/)

[Carl Icahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-icahn/)

> [In 2008, people who invested in hedge funds needed capital badly, but many of the funds would not return their money. However, I gave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-icahn/in-2008-people-who-invested-in-hedge-funds-needed-capital-badly-but/)

[Carl Icahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-icahn/)

> [You learn in this business.. If you want a friend, get a dog.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-icahn/you-learn-in-this-business-if-you-want-a-friend-get-a-dog/)

[Carl Icahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-icahn/)

> [My wife watches me like a hawk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-icahn/my-wife-watches-me-like-a-hawk/)

[Carl Icahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-icahn/)

> [When you have no one to answer to, vendetta as investment strategy is as legitimate as anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-icahn/when-you-have-no-one-to-answer-to-vendetta-as-investment-strategy-is/)

[Carl Icahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-icahn/)

> [We're not about liquidating companies, but if you do that, why is that terrible? We're not blowing up the factories. The person who buys…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-icahn/we-re-not-about-liquidating-companies-but-if-you-do-that-why-is-that/)

[Carl Icahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-icahn/)

> [With some exceptions, the wrong people are running U.S. companies. It's been that way for years, and it hasn't gotten much better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-icahn/with-some-exceptions-the-wrong-people-are-running-u-s-companies-it-s/)

[Carl Icahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-icahn/)

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