The typical entrepreneur is no longer the bold and tireless man of Marshall, or the sly and rapacious Moneybags of Marx, but… — Edwin Arlington Robinson Copy Share Image
Stock ownership in the US is very highly concentrated. [Shareholder actions are] something, but it's like the old Communist Party in the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The name 'The Beach Boys' is controlled by Brother Records Inc., which was founded by the original members of the Beach Boys… — Mike Love Copy Share Image
If you have a privately owned system, there's going to be monies leaving the community that will go towards shareholder dividends and… — Bill Simmons Copy Share Image
Why not stakeholder action? There's no economic principal that says that management should be responsive to shareholders, in fact you can read… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I'm a spreadsheet guy. But you get to that moment of truth, and it has nothing to do with a spreadsheet. You've… — Brian Roberts 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
Who are businesses really responsible to? Their customers? Shareholders? Employees? We would argue that it’s none of the above. Fundamentally, businesses are… — Yvon Chouinard Copy Share Image
Companies do not commit crimes; only their agents do. And while a company might get the benefit of some such crimes, prosecuting… — Jed S. Rakoff Copy Share Image
Corporations are driving down wages and working conditions across the globe to maximize returns for their shareholders. They use their power and… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
If CEO compensation was performance-driven, which I believe it was in IBM's case, nobody would ever argue. If the shareholders didn't make… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We met financial expectations for the quarter in a difficult economic environment. We also signed a two-year programming agreement with Home &… — Martha Stewart Copy Share Image
I believe corporations that benefit from everything America has to offer should feel (ph) some sense of responsibility, not just to their… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Some foreign investors accuse us of being unfair to shareholders by using our resources for community development. Yes, this is money that… — Ratan Tata Copy Share Image
I think one of the things people don't understand is we can build more shareholder value by lowering product prices than we… — Jeff Bezos Copy Share Image
There are questions as to whether it should even exist. Who should corporations be responsive to, the management of a corporation? Theoretically… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I mean the good thing about Marvel is that they're really good about reading what they call the shareholders - the fans.… — Justin Theroux Copy Share Image
I don't believe that someone who sets up an institution should be able to take out the money from the institution or… — Pallam Raju Copy Share Image
We believe strongly that in the long term, we will be better served - as shareholders and in all other ways -… — Larry Page Copy Share Image
... Our first priority should be the people who work for the companies, then the customers, then the shareholders. Because if the… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
The worst example of rural poverty is that of migrant farm workers. They have no permanent jobs, so they have no equity… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
They used to ask: "How will this decision that we make today affect our people in the future?" Now we make decisions… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
I have to look out for the shareholder’s interests, and I’m the largest shareholder. — Carl Icahn Copy Share Image
In our industry today only a strong company with a global reach can ensure long-term employment and provide acceptable returns for shareholders. — Lakshmi Copy Share Image
They [in the New York Times] are really, really bad people. The largest shareholder in the Times is Carlos Slim. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
For many of our shareholders, our stock is all they own, and we're acutely aware of that. Our culture [of conservatism] runs… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
Most shareholders have little if any control over the companies in which they own stock, even if they own a million shares. — Robert Kiyosaki Copy Share Image
With management and employees on the same side of the table, your interests are aligned, and shareholders look at you as one. — Howard Lutnick Copy Share Image
As a shareholder I have expressed my frustration with not getting more information about revenue and margins from the cloud. — Steve Ballmer Copy Share Image
If you have a business that isn't growing the top line, it's very hard to deliver attractive returns to shareholders. — Soren Skou Copy Share Image
The typical American corporation is a shareholders' republic the same way that China is a peoples' republic. — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
Management has failed miserably at creating increased value for shareholders. Indeed, despite some recent short-term gains, which actually only put us back… — Roy O. Disney Copy Share Image
What the American people don't understand is how Merrill Lynch or AIG or Lehman Brothers can reward people, and the entity fails.… — Richard Grasso Copy Share Image
Companies are returning a lot of money to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. And a lot of people say that's not a… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
Nationalization would likely mean wiping out the big banks' managements and shareholders. It's because that reckoning has mostly been avoided so far… — Frank Rich Copy Share Image
We can collaborate with a Netscape employee or partner who's halfway around the world. We can distribute information and software to customers… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In the age of activism that is clearly not going away, it would seem that some form of engagement from directors with… — Andrew Ross Sorkin Copy Share Image
A corporation's responsibility is to the shareholders, not its retirees and employees. Companies are doing everything they can to get rid of… — Ben Stein Copy Share Image
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![“They [in the New York Times] are really, really bad people. The largest shareholder in the Times is Carlos Slim.” quote by Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/da5/donald-trump-18_bad-people_they-in-the-new-york-times-are-really-re_2518706.jpg)
![“For many of our shareholders, our stock is all they own, and we're acutely aware of that. Our culture [of conservatism] runs pretty deep.” quote by Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f5f/charlie-munger-458_conservatism_for-many-of-our-shareholders-our-stock-i_2097753.jpg)
