Thomas G. Stemberg quotes
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“If a customer walks out without shoes, you really want to find out why. 'It didn't fit' is not good enough.”
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“The way to really create justice for workers in America is to create job growth.”
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“One of the people who most influenced me was Ben Shapiro, a marketing professor at the business school. He used to rant and rave and pound his fist: 'It's all about the customers!' And he was right. He was also right that, at that time, retailing was devoid of really talented people; he urged me to go in that direction.”
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“Of course, losing my father was traumatic. I was an only child. But from the time my father died, my general theme in life has been to turn adversity into opportunity.”
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“When a company goes bankrupt, you as a company have absolutely no say whatsoever as to what happens.”
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“The role of private equity as fiduciaries is certainly to make money.”
-- Thomas G. StembergSource : "Two campaigns, two definitions of Romney's role at Bain" by Leigh Ann Caldwell, www.cbsnews.com. June 2, 2012.
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“Some of the best opportunities in the world are the most obvious ones.”
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“I'm sure that being an applicant from the American School in Vienna helped get me into all seven colleges I applied to.”
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“Forget 'branding' and 'positioning.' Once you understand customer behavior, everything else falls into place.”
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“At the Harvard Business School, I really felt I had gained the ability to resolve difficult issues. But I also felt that I wasn't in the mainstream with my fellow students. During job-hunting season, for example, everybody shaved their beards for interviews. I thought, 'This is crazy.' So I grew a beard.”
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“They've got a Jobs Council that never meets. A Democratic Senate that doesn't act. A President who doesn't believe and a Vice President who won't stop talking. They just don't get it.”
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“After 25 years in business, Mitt Romney understands how jobs come and go, and what we need to do to get our economy back on track.”
-- Thomas G. StembergSource : "US politics live blog: Obama meets Iraqi PM; GOP rivals trade blows" by Richards Adams, www.theguardian.com. December 12, 2011.
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“Typically you see the home office think up some great program but doesn't think through implementation at the store level.”
-- Thomas G. Stemberg
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