Executives Quotes

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It is a commonplace executive observation that businesses exist to make money, and the observation is usually allowed to go unchallenged. It is, however, a… — Daniel Katz
Such an executive officer the sun never shone on. I have but to show him my design, and I know that it can be done,… — Robert E. Lee
At the heart of any good business is a chief executive officer with one. — Malcolm Forbes
It is well to remember that the office of Chief Executive is in part a symbol of the nation and that leaders in a nation… — Herbert Hoover
Augustus gradually increased his powers, taking over those of the senate, the executives and the laws. The aristocracy received wealth and position in proportion to… — Tacitus
We mistakenly assume that bodily survival has a higher precedence than ego survival. This is simply not generally true. Ego will happily destroy the body… — Karl Marlantes
Propaganda is the executive arm of the invisible government. — Edward Bernays
This is also why it is wrong to treat God as a grand employment agency, a celestial executive searcher to find perfect fits for our… — Os Guinness
I am an animator. I feel like I'm the manager of a animation cinema factory. I am not an executive. I'm rather like a foreman,… — Hayao Miyazaki
A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. — James Madison
Corporate executives and business owners need to realize that there can be no compromise when it comes to ethics, and there are no easy shortcuts… — Vivek Wadhwa
The fine art of executive decision consists in not deciding questions that are not now pertinent, in not deciding prematurely, in not making decisions that… — Chester Barnard
Mainstream politicians will continue to protect existing systems of power, corporate executives will continue to maximize profit without concern, and the majority of people will… — Robert Jensen
Unless government appropriately regulates oil developments and holds oil executives accountable, the public will not trust them to drill, baby, drill. And we must! — Sarah
My name is Wendell Potter and for 20 years I worked as a senior executive at health insurance companies, and I saw how they confuse… — Wendell Potter
From a business perspective, the question related to cities and sustainability is clear and compelling: can you have a healthy company in an unhealthy city?… — Joel Makower
The very notion that millions of workers displaced by the re-engineering and automation of the agricultural, manufacturing, and service sectors can be retrained to be… — Jeremy Rifkin
It is unfortunate we can't buy many business executives for what they are worth and sell them for what they think they are worth. — Malcolm Forbes
To be effective, every knowledge worker, and especially every executive, therefore needs to dispose of time in fairly large chunks. To have small dribs and… — Peter Drucker
Too often, executive compensation in the U.S. is ridiculously out of line with performance. That won't change, moreover, because the deck is stacked against investors… — Warren Buffett

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