They are very clear in their own minds about what life has to offer at it’s best – in terms of exciting challenges, camaraderie,
Quotes
Death of a Salesman – Appearance
Willy Loman (to his son Biff): Bernard can get the best marks in school, y’understand, but when you get out in the business world,
Coke, On marketing
A billion years ago, human life appeared on earth. A billion minutes ago, Christianity emerged. A billion seconds ago, the Beatles performed on the
Konosuke Matsushita, On profit
Failure to make a profit was regarded by Matsushita as ‘a sort of crime against society. We take society’s capital, we take their people,
Retail consultant, On how retailers make money
‘Retailers make a statement by building on 5th Avenue – there are other motivations besides profit,’ says Davidowitz. He estimates that half of the
Huge impact of Henry Ford
Led to the first mass production line, created a mass market in automobiles, launched a corp giant, changed perceptions of travel, led to the
Gates, On getting IBM to let him license MS-DOS
Under the initial contract between Microsoft and IBM, Big Blue agreed to fund most of the development costs of MS-DOS, but only Microsoft was
Jack Bogle
Jack reminded the audience that over the past 30 years, the inflation-adjusted wage for the average American has not risen. But the rich are
Tina Brown, On Anna Nichole Smith
Anna Nichole Smith was massively interesting. That story represented everything about America: sex, money, and litigation. The news magazines were too lofty to put
Philippe Starck, Designer, On what is Luxury
Philippe Starck, designer: ‘For me, luxury is intelligence and quality. I don’t see a lot of intelligence and quality in luxury when it’s used