Charles Koch Quotes

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• Successful companies create value by providing products or services their customers value more highly than available alternatives. They do this while consuming fewer resources, leaving…
• Many businesses with unpopular products or inefficient production find it much easier to curry the favor of a few influential politicians or a government agency…
• In general, an asset should be sold when it has greater value to a buyer. This happens when a buyer has a complimentary business or…
• We strive to hire and retain only those who embrace our MBM® Guiding Principles, which encompass integrity, compliance, value creation, Principled Entrepreneurship, customer focus, knowledge,…
• Most power is power to coerce somebody. We don't have the power to coerce anybody.
• No centralized government, no matter how big, how smart or how powerful, can effectively and efficiently control much of society in a beneficial way. On…
• When everyone gets something for nothing, soon no one will have anything, because no one will be producing anything.
• Citizens who over-rely on their government to do everything not only become dependent on their government, they end up having to do whatever the government…
• Repeatedly asking for government help undermines the foundations of society by destroying initiative and responsibility. It is also a fatal blow to efficiency and corrupts…
• I want my legacy to be greater freedom, greater prosperity and a better way of life for my family, our employees and all Americans. And…
• As an engineer, I understood that the natural world operated according to fixed laws. Through my studies, I came to realize that there were, likewise,…
• Being captive to quarterly earnings isn't consistent with long-term value creation. This pressure and the short term focus of equity markets make it difficult for…
• We have the best leaders and the most depth of leadership we've ever had. If I get hit by a truck, maybe it would get…
• We try to evaluate how much value an employee is creating here and reward them accordingly.
• A truly free society is based on a vision of respect for people and what they value,
• Our vision controls the way we think and, therefore, the way we act the vision we have of our jobs determines what we do and…
• But it [crony capitalism] erodes our overall standard of living and stifles entrepreneurs by rewarding the politically favored rather than those who provide what consumers…
• To do meaningful work is to contribute - to create value in society.
• If there is wrong, you don't say we have to get rid of it gradually. If injustice exists, you need to eliminate it immediately.
• Embrace change. Envision what could be, challenge the status quo, and drive creative destruction.

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