“And I'm convinced, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that you can work with the unions because the unions want to survive. If they are confronted simply with the question: "Do you want this company to survive or do you want it to be broken up?" they will listen. It's their livelihood.” IfsWantCompanyDoubtBrokenShadowUnionsConvincedLivelihoodBroken Up Author:Carl Icahn
“You learn in this business.. If you want a friend, get a dog.” IfsWantFriendshipBusinessDogInvesting Author:Carl Icahn
“We're not about liquidating companies, but if you do that, why is that terrible? We're not blowing up the factories. The person who buys it should be able to make the asset more productive.” IfsShouldPersonsAbleCompanyTerribleManagementProductiveAssetsFactoriesBlowing Up Author:Carl Icahn
“CEOs are paid for doing a terrible job. If the system wasn't so messed up, guys like me wouldn't make this kind of money.” IfsKindJobsGuyTerriblePaidLike MeCeoMessed Up Author:Carl Icahn