A woman at the Limited once asked me, 'Why do you work?' She said, 'You made a lot of money as a young man, so why are you still working?' I had never thought about it before. Forced to consider… — Les Wexner Copy Share Image
I am really proud of the development of the people on my team as they grow in purpose; they like what they see in… — Les Wexner Copy Share Image
I think different societies, cultures, individuals, teams of people, make the world a better place. The founding fathers, they made New England, they made those 13 colonies. I don't know if they thought they were changing the world or just changing their world, but they did make the world a better place. Doctors that cure patients or cure diseases or… — Les Wexner Copy Share
If you start painting yourself into a corner, life starts shutting down. There is always hopefully a next. — Les Wexner Copy Share Image
I'm unhappy with the President Trump. I don't like his behavior, and I'm a Republican, and I don't like his policies because they're almost the antithesis of the American character of generosity, of charity, of welcoming, of helping, of taking risks. You think of the lives that were expended in World War I and World War II to help others,… — Les Wexner Copy Share
I think success is about purpose. People ask about success at different points in your life. As I look back, I think people that… — Les Wexner Copy Share Image
Sometimes I wish I lived more in the day, but I'm happier thinking about tomorrow or the day after. The way I see it,… — Les Wexner Copy Share Image
When you coach and teach leadership, most people think about them. It's like you're the leader and how do you influence them. Clearly, leaders do take their followers, their flock, their enterprise, their business - whatever - hopefully to a better place. But I think the foundation of what makes really great leaders is they lead themselves, and they're conscious… — Les Wexner Copy Share
Ask yourself: What forms the decisions you make? What is it that gnaws at you? What are your crucible moments? — Les Wexner Copy Share Image
I was single for most of my life. The best thing that happened to me is my wife. I've got four kids. All of… — Les Wexner Copy Share Image
My faith is very important me. I think the notion that there's this greater force outside of ourselves that's created the universe, created challenges,… — Les Wexner Copy Share Image
