I'm going to miss Blockbuster. I'm gonna miss being CEO and all that stuff. We had an atmosphere where everybody was happy. When people make money, they're happy.
Wayne Huizenga - Employee - Money - Management - Happy - CEO
Too often it's not the most creative guys or the smartest. Instead, it's the ones who are best at playing politics and soft-soaping their bosses. Boards don't like tough, abrasive guys.
Carl Icahn - Politics - Intelligent - Management
You can't build a strong corporation with a lot of committees and a board that has to be consulted every turn. You have to be able to make decisions on your own.
Rupert Murdoch - Strength - Decisions - Management
We don't have as many managers as we should, but we would rather have too few than too many.
Larry Page - Management
I swore I was going to exclusively collect assets and not liabilities for the rest of my life. I swore never to take gambles I couldn’t back up, or that I couldn’t afford to lose. And, I’ve stuck with that ever since.
Tim Blixseth - Assets - Loss - Investing - Determination - Life
Wide diversification is only required when investors do not understand what they are doing.
Warren Buffett - Stock Market - Investing - Knowledge
It has been my experience that competency in mathematics, both in numerical manipulations and in understanding its conceptual foundations, enhances a person's ability to handle the more ambiguous and qualitative relationships that dominate our day-to-day financial decision-making
Alan Greenspan - Money - Investing - Knowledge - Finance -
I have a problem with too much money. I can't reinvest it fast enough, and because I reinvest it, more money comes in. Yes, the rich do get richer.
Robert Kiyosaki - Money - Investing - Rich -
