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Wayne Huizenga

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Wayne Huizenga is a distinguished businessman, born on December 29, 1937. He is renowned for his success in the retail and entertainment industries, particularly for his contributions to the founding and operation of Blockbuster Video and Waste Management.

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“I really would not change anything. Have a passion for what you do, work hard, have great people with good personalities, enjoy the ride.”

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Author:Wayne Huizenga

“The good things take care of themselves. We want to find all the negatives.”

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Author:Wayne Huizenga

“I don't want to be just a voice on the phone. I have to get to know these guys face-to-face and develop a sincere relationship. That way, if we run into problems in a deal, it doesn't get adversarial. We trust each other and have the confidence we can work things out.”

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Author:Wayne Huizenga

“Some family trees bear an enormous crop of nuts.”

Family Tree Bears My Family Enormous Nuts Crops Family Reunion Funny Family Funny Family Reunion

Author:Wayne Huizenga

“Despite winning the world championship, it has not altered the reality of the situation.”

World Reality Winning Situation Despite Championship Altered

Author:Wayne Huizenga

“I'm not leaving until you say yes.”

Leaving Insightful

Author:Wayne Huizenga

“The faster we grew, the more stores we had open, the more money we made. Employees move quickly up the ranks of a company that's growing fast. Shareholders made a lot of money. If you invested $25,000 from January 1987 to January 1994, you'd have more than a million dollars. I get a lot of personal satisfaction from that.”

Ifs Made Moving Money Company Millions Growing Grew Dollars Satisfaction Stores Faster Employee More Money Lots Of Money Million Dollars January Shareholders Personal Satisfaction

Author:Wayne Huizenga

“We're looking for something where we can make something happen: an industry where the competition is asleep, hasn't taken advantage. It's going to be hard to find another Blockbuster, but that doesn't mean you can't have three good companies growing. The point is, we're going to be busy.”

Mean Hard Happens Three Company Taken Growing Industry Advantage Competition Busy Things Happen Good Company Blockbuster Taken Advantage

Author:Wayne Huizenga

“Our philosophy has been to be fiscally conservative, so we can be operationally aggressive. We're not using borrowed money to grow. So we'll put up a store just to get there before the competition. If it doesn't work, we'll close it and lose a little equity. It won't kill us.”

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Author:Wayne Huizenga

“I'm going to miss Blockbuster. I'm gonna miss being CEO and all that stuff. We had an atmosphere where everybody was happy. When people make money, they're happy.”

People Stuff Missing Management Making Money Atmosphere Employee Ceo Blockbuster

Author:Wayne Huizenga

“My father always said working for somebody else never amounted to anything. You have to be an entrepreneur”

Said Father Entrepreneur

Author:Wayne Huizenga

“If you're going to be an entrepreneur... it's not all textbook. It's gut feeling, it's intuition, it's a feeling you have that you can do this and make it happen. I think you have to have a personality.”

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Author:Wayne Huizenga

“Overcoming hardships and working around and through their obstacles to achieve an education is what I call a true success.”

Achieve Overcoming Obstacles Hardship True Success Overcoming Hardship

Author:Wayne Huizenga

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Born: December 29, 1937
Known for: Businessman
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