Quotes

Quotes are statements with the intention to inspire. Below are some interesting quotes through time, from American and Dutch sources.
“Change. We can..” Barack Obama, 44th president of the USA.
“The chief business of the American people is business.” Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the USA.
“Money has no color.” A. G. Gaston, wealth builder in Birmingham, Alabama.
“There are three rules for good investor relations: you constantly have to talk with your investors. You have to be consistent: do what you say you do. And you have to be predictable.” Pierre-Jean Sivignon, CFO of Philips.
“It is all about marketing.” Ferry Heineken, former CEO of Heineken.
“Give this boy a shop to manage. He is ready for it. We’ll see how he does it.” Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart.
“ Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you’re not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were.” David Rockefeller, banker 1915.
“Shell is a responsible money and investment machine, also to invest in alternative energy sources.” Jeroen van der Veer, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell.
“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.” Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the USA.
“We have to learn to play again with nature.” Wubbo Ockels, Dutch astronaut on the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1985.
“We need men who can dream of things that never were.” John. F. Kennedy, 35th president of the USA.
“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” Andy Warhol, artist.
“The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance – and then even the small steps and little victories will take on greater meaning.” Oprah Winfrey, tv host, media mogul, and philanthropist.
“It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't." Martin van Buren, 8th president of the USA. The first president with English as a second language. He preferred to speak Dutch.

Which quote inspires you the most?
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