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Sanford I. Weill

Sanford I. Weill

American Businessman

Born: Mar 16, 1933

Business Good People Think World You

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Learn how to be a loser, because it's important to be a loser to be a winner. Sanford I. Weill

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I think we are a product of all our experiences. Sanford I. Weill

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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

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And I thought I'd always like some form of business, I didn't know what kind of business I'd go in. Sanford I. Weill

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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

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And it was where I learned how to play tennis and eventually became captain of the tennis team at the school and was on the Junior Davis Cup in New York City. Sanford I. Weill

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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

I think Latin has some logic to it and there was a discipline. Sanford I. Weill

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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

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I would say that my parents were supportive of me. Sanford I. Weill

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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The whole financial industry is consolidating in the United States. Sanford I. Weill

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