Sanford I. Weill Quotes

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Sanford I. Weill

Profession : Businessman

Birth : March 16, 1933

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 learn that when you do make a mistake, you'll surface that mistake so you can get it corrected, rather than trying to hide it and bury it, and it becomes a much bigger mistake, and maybe a fatal mistake.

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

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'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

Our company is working with Disney to create a game for children between the ages of maybe four and 12, so we can teach them what the capitalist system is all about.

Sanford I. Weill

The more we can do to create a better society, that benefits more people, the better chance we have that our society will continue to grow and prosper.

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

The whole financial industry is consolidating in the United States.

Sanford I. Weill

I'm not as involved in every little thing as I used to be.

Sanford I. Weill

If we build something great, like we have at Travelers Group so far, a whole host of people benefit.

Sanford I. Weill