Les Wexner quotes
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“If you keep your nose to the grindstone, you don’t have any nose,”
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“Everything has a lifecycle. You have to believe it’s going to change.”
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“In the '70s and '80s, the mentality of America was that everything was disposable. The notion of quality wasn't important.”
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“I don't think most analysts understand that whether I work a 70-hour week or an 80-hour week, I take my head with me when I go home.”
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“Growing up, I knew you were supposed to have a profession - and something better than being a shopkeeper, which is what my parents were.”
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“Entrepreneurs, guys that start businesses, grow with them. It's more painful than it would appear.”
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“Sometimes I wish I lived more in the day, but I'm happier thinking about tomorrow or the day after. The way I see it, there's always a new or next thing.”
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“If you start painting yourself into a corner, life starts shutting down. There is always hopefully a next.”
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“What makes you tick? Why do you care about the things you care about?”
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“Ask yourself: What forms the decisions you make? What is it that gnaws at you? What are your crucible moments?”
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“I am really proud of the development of the people on my team as they grow in purpose; they like what they see in the mirror.”
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“You’re not going to be a 1.000 hitter all the time. You’re going to be more wrong than right. You just have to correct your errors as quickly, as economically, as possible.”
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“Nobody remembers who was the richest toga salesman in Rome.”
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“A woman at the Limited once asked me, 'Why do you work?' She said, 'You made a lot of money as a young man, so why are you still working?' I had never thought about it before. Forced to consider it, I told her, 'You know why? Because I think that if you stop to smell the roses, you'll get hit by a truck.”
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