Executives Quotes

• The executive has no right, in any case, to decide the question, whether there is or is not cause for declaring war.

  James Madison

  War, Liberty, Tyranny Founding Fathers

  Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (1852). “The Federalist, on the new constitution, written in 1788, with an appendix, containing the letters of Pacificus and Helvidius on the proclamation of neutrality of 1793, also the original articles of confederation and the constitution of the United States”, p.451

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• If those in charge of our society - politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television - can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will control ourselves.

  Howard Zinn

  Tyrants, Ideas, Soldier

  Howard Zinn, Dean Birkenkamp, Wanda Rhudy (2016). “Uncommon Sense: From the Writings of Howard Zinn”, p.17, Routledge

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• Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be healed by the action of the cells of the economic body - the producers and consumers themselves.

  Herbert Hoover

  Depression, Business, Cells

  Herbert Hoover, Arnold S. Rice, United States. President (1929-1933 : Hoover) (1971). “Herbert Hoover, 1874-1964; chronology-documents-bibliographical aids”, Oceana Pubns

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• I saw a subliminal advertising executive, but only for a second.

  Steven Wright

  Funny, Business, Humor

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• Don't blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.

  John D. Rockefeller

  Responsibility, Marketing, Bucks

  John D. Rockefeller (2015). “John D. Rockefeller on Making Money: Advice and Words of Wisdom on Building and Sharing Wealth”, p.7, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government that the entire executive power is vested in the President of the United States.

  Andrew Jackson

  Government, Law, Practice

  Andrew Jackson (1835). “Annual messages, veto messages, protest, &c. of Andrew Jackson, President of the United States”, p.263

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• I hold it the duty of the executive to insist upon frugality in the expenditure, and a sparing economy is itself a great national source.

  Andrew Johnson

  Economy, Source, Duty

  First State of the Union Address, www.presidency.ucsb.edu. December 04, 1865.

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• Chief executives, who themselves own few shares of their companies, have no more feeling for the average stockholder than they do for baboons in Africa.

  T. Boone Pickens

  Average, Feelings, Share

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• I was the executive editor on a little magazine called Greek Accent, whose only claim to fame is that its art director went on to be the art director of Discover for many years.

  Jane Haddam

  Art, Years, Editors

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• Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises his assigned executive powers is not subject to questioning by another branch of government.

  Richard M. Nixon

  Exercise, Government, President

  Nixon, Richard M. (1975). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Richard M. Nixon, 1973”, p.185, Best Books on

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• A molehill man is a pseudo-busy executive who comes to work at 9 AM and finds a molehill on his desk. He has until 5 PM to make this molehill into a mountain. An accomplished molehill man will often have his mountain finished before lunch.

  Fred Allen

  Funny, Work, Humor

  Treadmill to Oblivion pt. 2 (1954)

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• I've already felt that I want to direct. Being an executive producer is like the best job in the world because you make all these executive decisions and then you leave the money to other people. You don't have to be on set and counting beans.

  Robbie Coltraine

  Jobs, Best Job, People

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Increasing inequality in income distribution in this country has broader policy implications, and there is also the growing problem of perverse incentives that result from executives receiving grossly disproportionate compensation based on decisions they themselves take.

  Barney Frank

  Country, Decision, Receiving

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• Make sure you are the boss. I don't think I would encourage executives that work for me to blog. There can be only 1 public vision for an organization.

  Mark Cuban

  Encouragement, Business, Thinking

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• All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.

  Ralph Bakshi

  Running, Ghouls, Guy

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• I have spoken to a whole group of millionaires, head executives at Microsoft. Boy did I chew those guys out.

  Jack LaLanne

  Sports, Boys, Guy

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• When business executives are making the artistic decisions and don't understand animation, things can go awry.

  Don Bluth

  Decision, Artistic, Animation

  Interview with Kenneth Plume, www.ign.com. June 14, 2000.

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• Dealing with network executives is like being nibbled to death by ducks.

  Eric Sevareid

  Life, Ducks, Television

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Businessmen... were not born chief executives. They were often people first.

  Richard Jefferson

  People, Firsts, Chief Executives

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• Unfortunately, a lot of executives aren't like producers, and can't hear the diamond in the rough.

  Babyface

  Diamond In The Rough, Producers, Diamond

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• We didn't pass any constitutional amendments that affected the executive branch while I was governor.

  John Engler

  Branches, Executive Branch, Amendments

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• My primary lesson, however, was that I'm a solo writer, happiest when I'm making all the executive decisions. I've always been willing to rise or fall on my own merits.

  Sue Grafton

  Fall, Decision, Merit

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• There are moments when television systems are young and haven't formed properly, and there's room for lots of original stuff. Then things become more and more top-heavy with executives who are trying to guarantee the success of things.

  Terry Gilliam

  Trying, Guarantees, Television

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• Chemistry is not anything an executive producer or writer can orchestrate or plan; you just hope for it.

  David E. Kelley

  Chemistry, Producers, Plans

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• Hollywood executives believe that money is both the be-all and end-all to the moviemaking process.

  Leonard Maltin

  Believe, Hollywood, Process

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