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J. Irwin Miller Biography

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J. Irwin Miller was a significant figure in the [Occupation/Category] field. Born on May 26, 1909, and passing away on August 19, 2004, Miller's life and contributions had a profound impact on the [Occupation/Category] field.

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Author:J. Irwin Miller

“Business chief executive officers and their boards succumb to the pressures of the financial markets and their fears of takeovers and pour out their energies to produce quarterly earnings - at the expense of building their companies for the long term.”

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Author:J. Irwin Miller

“In our home we have a rule: You can disagree with a man's position as much as you want - after you have been able to state it to his satisfaction.”

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Author:J. Irwin Miller

“We are afraid to face the hard questions. We are willing to tackle drugs, crime, and public education only if it doesn't cost us any new taxes.”

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Author:J. Irwin Miller

“The decline of manners, the cynical pursuit without shame or restraint of personal advantage and of money characterizes our times, not without exceptions, of course, but more than we ought to be comfortable with.”

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Author:J. Irwin Miller

“I think most of us sense that it is a responsibility of the humanities to try to help better the conduct of human beings in their lives and manifold professional activities.”

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Author:J. Irwin Miller

“The most important service to others is service to those who are not like yourself.”

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Author:J. Irwin Miller

“I would be a poorer person if the only things I knew were what I had found out for myself.”

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Author:J. Irwin Miller

“The calling of the humanities is to make us truly human in the best sense of the word.”

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“Nothing is more expensive than mediocrity.”

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“In the search for character and commitment, we must rid ourselves of our inherited, even cherished biases and prejudices. Character, ability and intelligence are not concentrated in one sex over the other, nor in persons with certain accents or in certain races or in persons holding degrees from some universities over others. When we indulge ourselves in such irrational prejudices, we damage ourselves most of all and ultimately assure ourselves of failure in competition with those more open and less biased.”

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Author:J. Irwin Miller

“It is ridiculous ever to forget that you and your business are each implanted in the society of the moment. We cannot ignore the world of our time. We had better understand it.”

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Author:J. Irwin Miller

About the Author

Born: May 26, 1909
Died: August 19, 2004
Known for: Author
Quotes: 12

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