Shareholders Quotes

112 Shareholders quotes by 90 unique authors

What I am saying is, all health care has a problem with costs. Medicare is growing slower than the private insurance plans. Why? Because of… — Anthony Weiner
After a long investigation the SEC has fined Halliburton $7.5 million for issuing fraudulent statements exaggerating their profits in 1998 and 1999 during which their… — Jon Stewart
I basically believe the medical insurance industry should be nonprofit, not profit-making. There is no way a health reform plan will work when it is… — Dianne Feinstein
My wealth came from growing businesses. I had wealth, but not liquidity. Basically I transferred illiquid shares of AIC for liquid shares of Manulife. Now… — Michael Lee-Chin
Companies, to date, have often used the excuse that they are only beholden to their shareholders, but we need shareholders to think of themselves as… — Simon Mainwaring
I am the largest market shareholder of clothing in the U.K. and I am not a destination shop for food. If the clothing market is… — Stuart Rose
There is strong mentoring of women in the academy. Corporations appear more willing to resist affirmative action to advance women, and boards and shareholders are… — Ruth Simmons
In an age where everything and everyone is linked through networks of glass and air, no one - no business, organization, government agency, country -… — Don Tapscott
What we need is political leadership which can give guidance to the development of global governance. We need business leadership which goes beyond shareholder value… — Juan Somavia
Far too many executives have become more concerned with the four P's -- pay, perks, power and prestige -- rather than making profits for shareholders. — T. Boone Pickens
We can collaborate with a Netscape employee or partner who's halfway around the world. We can distribute information and software to customers and shareholders, and… — James L. Barksdale
If the government wants to do social policy, it should not be done in a quasi-public company. If you have a mortgage guarantee company which… — Jamie Dimon
I'm committed to increasing long-term value for shareholders and am confident we will continue to do so through the successful execution of our core strategic… — Bob Iger
The things that are done in the name of the shareholder are, to me, as terrifying as the things that are done - dare I… — John le Carre
What the American people don't understand is how Merrill Lynch or AIG or Lehman Brothers can reward people, and the entity fails. Not only do… — Richard Grasso
He or she must be successful in economic terms, but always within an ethical framework. Whether his or her constituency is a corporation and its… — Lee R. Raymond
The board is currently undertaking what could be its most important task, ... We are confident that we're going to make a choice that is… — George J. Mitchell
If you have a privately owned system, there's going to be monies leaving the community that will go towards shareholder dividends and high salaries. If… — Bill Simmons
I know different ways of looking at things. I have my stockholders, and I feel a very keen responsibility to the shareholders, but I feel… — Walt Disney
People invest in companies in order to get a share of the profit that company will make. If the Government increases its share of the… — Malcolm Turnbull
If CEO compensation was performance-driven, which I believe it was in IBM's case, nobody would ever argue. If the shareholders didn't make billions and billions… — Lou Gerstner
I'm the C.E.O., nominated by the shareholders. If they're not happy, I have to take the consequences. — Carlos Ghosn
Our insatiable appetite for fossil fuels and the corporate mandate to maximize shareholder value encourages drilling without taking into account the costs to the ocean,… — Sylvia Earle
Today we have a health insurance industry where the first and foremost goal is to maximize profits for shareholders and CEOs, not to cover patients… — Dianne Feinstein
I really believe that all CEO pay should be voted on by shareholders ahead of time. Mine was. — Carly Fiorina

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