My Years With General Motors
A source page for quotes linked to Alfred P. Sloan.
“Take my assets - but leave me my organization and in five years I'll have it all back.”
“I have never issued an order since I have been the operating head of the corporation.”
“It is astonishing what you can do when you have a lot of energy, ambition and plenty of ignorance.”
“Never make a personnel judgment the first time it comes up.”
“If you do it right 51 percent of the time you will end up a hero.”
“The final act of business judgment is intuitive.”
“A car for every purse and purpose.”
“I see no reason why 1931 should not be an extremely good year.”
“Bedside manners are no substitute for the right diagnosis.”
“There is no resting place for an enterprise in a competitive economy.”