Sheldon Adelson famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

An entrepreneur is born with the mentality to take risks, though there are several important characteristics: courage, faith in yourself, and above all, even when you fail, to learn from failure and get up and try again.
-- Sheldon Adelson

#Entrepreneur #Risk #Important
For me, businesses are like buses. You stand on a corner and you don't like where the first bus is going? Wait ten minutes and take another. Don't like that one? They'll just keep coming. There's no end to buses or businesses.
-- Sheldon Adelson

#Inspiration #Waiting #Firsts
The key factor in my strategy is longevity.
-- Sheldon Adelson

#Keys #Strategy #Longevity
I never thought about becoming wealthy. It never crossed my mind. What really motivated me was to try to accomplish something.
-- Sheldon Adelson

#Mind #Trying #Becoming
So Israel won't be a democratic state, so what.
-- Sheldon Adelson

#Israel #States #Democratic
He's not a bold decision maker like Newt Gingrich is. Every time I talk to him, he says 'well let me think about it.'
-- Sheldon Adelson

#Thinking #Decision #Republican
I donâ€™t cry when I lose. Thereâ€™s always a new hand coming up.
-- Sheldon Adelson

#Hands #Cry
I look at every business and ask, How long can this last? How can I identify the status quo and change it?
-- Sheldon Adelson

#Long #Lasts #Looks
I'm not in business to make money for the other guy. I'm in business to make money for myself.
-- Sheldon Adelson

#Guy #Other Guys #Making Money
I am willing to spend whatever it takes â€¦ My moral standard compels me to speak out on this issue because I am the largest company by far in the industry and I am willing to speak out. I donâ€™t see any compelling reason for the government to allow people to gamble on the Internet and nobody has ever explained except for the two companies whose special interest is going to be served if there is gaming on the Internet, Caesars and MGM.
-- Sheldon Adelson

#Government #Two #Issues
Why do I need succession planning? Im very alert, Im very vibrant. I have no intention to retire.
-- Sheldon Adelson

#Needs #Planning #Intention
For those who wish to stay and work in computer science or technology, fields badly in need of their services, letâ€™s roll out the welcome mat.
-- Sheldon Adelson

#Technology #Wish #Fields
Why is it fair that I should be paying a higher percentage of taxes than anyone else?
-- Sheldon Adelson

#Should #Percentages #Taxes
Entrepreneurship is essentially identifying the path that everyone takes; and choosing a different, better way.
-- Sheldon Adelson

#Path #Different #Way
I see this as my humanitarian legacy. We're prepared to pay billions.
-- Sheldon Adelson

#Pay #Legacy #Humanitarian
I'm against very wealthy Âpeople attempting to or influencing elections. But as long as it's doable I'm going to do it.
-- Sheldon Adelson

#Long #People #Election

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