Sanford I. Weill

All Sanford I. Weill Quotes

• I think we are a product of all our experiences. All
• A lot of people at Shearson ended up making a lot of money because they had stock or stock options. Their kids were able to… Able
• Ive been involved with Carnegie Hall for the last 13 years, and Chairman for the last six. I feel really good about what weve done… Been
• And I thought I'd always like some form of business, I didn't know what kind of business I'd go in. Always Like
• And it was where I learned how to play tennis and eventually became captain of the tennis team at the school and was on the… Became
• And learn that when you do make a mistake, you'll surface that mistake so you can get it corrected, rather than trying to hide it… Becomes
• I believe in giving back very strongly. Believe
• I read a lot, but I read about the areas that I'm interested in. Areas
• I think Latin has some logic to it and there was a discipline. Discipline
• I remember the mentoring experiences of some teachers that I had, like a second term home room teacher in public school that really was very… Experiences
• I think life is sort of like a competition, whether it's in sports, or it's achieving in school, or it's achieving good relationships with people.… Achieve
• I believe in treating other people with respect. My style is to speak to people, be available to them and willing to answer their questions.… Answer
• From the business point of view, always encouraging the people in our company to own stock in the company, and if we're going to build… Always Encouraging
• What turned me on then, and turns me on even today - and when the time comes from me to retire from management I think… Affects
• You can't control income. It varies based on conditions outside of [your] control. But you can control expenses. Banking
• The more we can do to create a better society, that benefits more people, the better chance we have that our society will continue to… Benefits
• You never want to think the best things are in the past. You want to get yourself to believe that the best things are going… Believe
• If we build something great, like we have at Travelers Group so far, a whole host of people benefit. Benefit
• Learn how to be a loser, because it's important to be a loser to be a winner. Important
• My parents moved back to New York from Florida when I was in the ninth grade. Florida
• So it's the kind of business where you can't wait to get up in the morning and read the papers, or listen to what's on… Business
• My mother really didn't know a heck of a lot about business. She was a very good mother, that made sure we ate right and… Ate
• One of the people that I respect the most now, a person I think has done a heck of a lot for this world as… Century
• I'm not as involved in every little thing as I used to be. Every Little
• I was sort of a sissy as a little kid. Kid

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