My father wanted to instill the work ethic. And, because he knew if you don't learn to work to be more productive… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
My father announced early on that he didn't want his sons to be "country club bums." And for a number of reasons,… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
My father would always say "learn everything you can and whenever you can, because you never know when it'll come in handy." — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
My father told me "If you choose to let this money destroy your initiative and independence, then it will be a curse… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
Years later, when I asked my father, I said 'Pop, why were you so much harder on me than my younger brothers?'… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
The Declaration of Independence was only partially applied for women and for certain immigrants such as the Chinese. And it wasn't applied… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
Both my parents were a tremendous influence on me. My father's influence came from - he decided well, probably before we were… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
First word [of my father] when I arrived [as a CEO] is, 'Son, i hope your first deal is a loser, otherwise,… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
If you're a leader at any level and your people aren't challenging you, you've got to change that or you can't be a leader… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
Our system here of creating value for others and having people do the right thing, exchange information, and so on only works if people… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
You can't start taking away benefits if people don't have any opportunities. — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
I've been blessed by learning certain principles and values that transformed my life and enabled me to accomplish more than I really had the… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
In business, real jobs profitably produce goods and services that people value more highly than their alternatives. Subsidizing inefficient jobs is costly, wastes resources,… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
Just Donald Trump's tenor and insulting of people is just beyond the pale. — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
I studied what principles under-laid peace and prosperity and concluded the only way to achieve societal well-being was through a system of economic freedom. — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
They say your genetics are going to set your direction regardless of what happens, but I think there's more to it than that. — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
I have been a libertarian in my past but now I consider myself a classical liberal. — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
We oppose all corporate welfare, whether we benefit or not. You will find that our policy positions mainly hurt our profitability rather than help… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
The trajectory of this country [USA] is not positive and particularly for the disadvantaged, as we see what's happening. The gains in productivity have… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
The role of business is to provide products and services that make people's live better - while using fewer resources - and to act… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
![“First word [of my father] when I arrived [as a CEO] is, 'Son, i hope your first deal is a loser, otherwise, you'll think you're a lot smarter than you are.' But he had tremendous values, tremendous integrity, humility, work ethic and terrific thirst for knowledge.” quote by Charles Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0c1/charles-koch-2666_ceo_first-word-of-my-father-when-i-arrived-a_3034090.jpg)
![“The trajectory of this country [USA] is not positive and particularly for the disadvantaged, as we see what's happening. The gains in productivity have dropped, the gains in income for the middle class and the least advantaged have slowed, at best.” quote by Charles Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b59/charles-koch-2666_class_the-trajectory-of-this-country-usa-is-no_216294.jpg)
