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Sanford I. Weill Quotes

Sanford I. Weill quotes

American Businessman March 16, 1933

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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. And competition is a little bit of what it's all about. Sanford I. Weill
I've had a terrific life, from building one company to be the second largest company in the securities industry and merging that into American Express, and becoming president of that company. Sanford I. Weill
I think the American Dream says that anything can happen if you work hard enough at it and are persistent, and have some ability. The sky is the limit to what you can build, and what can happen to you and your family. Sanford I. Weill
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 the news, and you know, how the world's going to change. Sanford I. Weill
And when we used to play and fight in the streets in Brooklyn and I would get hurt or something, my mother would always come out and save me. So that sort of postponed the inevitable about getting a good beating, without having somebody to come and save you. Sanford I. Weill
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 to be in the future. Sanford I. Weill
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 we had our cod liver oil, but didn't know a heck of a lot about what I did. Sanford I. Weill
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 something great, to have a lot of people share in the benefits of that greatness. Sanford I. Weill
Sanford I. Weill quote: "If we build something great, like we have at Travelers Group..."
If we build something great, like we have at Travelers Group so far, a whole host of people benefit. Sanford I. Weill
I've been involved with Carnegie Hall for the last 13 years, and Chairman for the last six. I feel really good about what we've done growing our educational programs there, building a board that has made Carnegie Hall really a world-class institution. Sanford I. Weill
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 go to college, and it changed a lot of people's lives. Sanford I. Weill
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 helpful to me. Sanford I. Weill
What turned me on then, and turns me on even today - and when the time comes from me to retire from management I think I'd still be interested in it - is that everything that happens in the world affects the price of securities. Sanford I. Weill
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 a leader, is Margaret Thatcher. She helped create a world that offers us a lot of excitement as we look to the next century. Sanford I. Weill
Sanford I. Weill quote: "My parents moved back to New York from Florida when I was in..."
My parents moved back to New York from Florida when I was in the ninth grade. Sanford I. Weill

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