Thomas G. Stemberg

Some of the best opportunities in the world are the most obvious ones.

— Thomas G. Stemberg

If a customer walks out without shoes, you really want to find out why. 'It didn't fit' is not good enough.

— Thomas G. Stemberg

At the Harvard Business School, I really felt I had gained the ability to resolve difficult issues. But I also felt that…

— Thomas G. Stemberg

They've got a Jobs Council that never meets. A Democratic Senate that doesn't act. A President who doesn't believe and a Vice…

— Thomas G. Stemberg

Forget 'branding' and 'positioning.' Once you understand customer behavior, everything else falls into place.

— Thomas G. Stemberg

The role of private equity as fiduciaries is certainly to make money.

— Thomas G. Stemberg

The way to really create justice for workers in America is to create job growth.

— Thomas G. Stemberg

After 25 years in business, Mitt Romney understands how jobs come and go, and what we need to do to get our…

— Thomas G. Stemberg

When a company goes bankrupt, you as a company have absolutely no say whatsoever as to what happens.

— Thomas G. Stemberg

I'm sure that being an applicant from the American School in Vienna helped get me into all seven colleges I applied to.

— Thomas G. Stemberg

One of the people who most influenced me was Ben Shapiro, a marketing professor at the business school. He used to rant…

— Thomas G. Stemberg

Of course, losing my father was traumatic. I was an only child. But from the time my father died, my general theme…

— Thomas G. Stemberg

Typically you see the home office think up some great program but doesn't think through implementation at the store level.

— Thomas G. Stemberg