Carl Icahn Quotes

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• Some people get rich studying artificial intelligence. Me, I make money studying natural stupidity.

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  Money, People, Entrepreneur

  "Carl Icahn buys stake in Botox-maker Allergan", www.theguardian.com. May 31, 2016.

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• In life and business, there are two cardinal sins. The first is to act precipitously without thought and the second is to not act at all.

  Carl Icahn

  Business, Mistake, Self Esteem

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• When nobody wants something, that creates an opportunity.

  Carl Icahn

  Opportunity, Want Something, Want

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• When most investors, including the pros, all agree on something, they're usually wrong.

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  Agree, Including, Investors

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• When friends and acquaintances are telling you [that] you are a genius, before you accept their opinion, take a moment to remember what you always thought of their opinions in the past.

  Carl Icahn

  Past, Genius, Opinion

  "The Best Investment Advice From Buffett and 11 Other Investors" by Lucy Mueller, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 16, 2015.

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• Don't confuse luck with skill when judging others, and especially when judging yourself.

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  Judging Yourself, Skills, Luck

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• Everything I have is for sale, except for my kids and possibly my wife.

  Carl Icahn

  Kids, Wife, My Wife

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• I enjoy the hunt much more than the “good life” after the victory.

  Carl Icahn

  Good Life, Victory, Enjoy

  "Icahn on Icahn". Reuters Interview, www.breakingviews.com. March 27, 2012.

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• Now the guy that got to the top, the CEO, would obviously be stupid to have a number two guy who was a lot smarter than he is. So by definition, since he's a survivor and he got to the top and he isn't that brilliant, his number two guy is going to always be a little worse than he is. So, as time goes on, it's anti-Darwinism, the survival of the un- fittest.

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  Stupid, Two, Numbers

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• You learn in this business.. If you want a friend, get a dog.

  Carl Icahn

  Friendship, Dog, Business

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• We want these assets to be productive. We buy them. We own them. To say we care only about the short term is wrong. What I care about is seeing these assets in the best hands

  Carl Icahn

  Hands, Care, Want

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• I like winning. There's also a certain joy in it. I feel fulfilled by it.

  Carl Icahn

  Winning, Joy, Certain

  "Icahn on Icahn". www.breakingviews.com. March 27, 2012.

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• The CEO is, by far, the most important decision for a company... The company is going to rise and fall with the CEO.

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  Fall, Decision, Important

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• Don't go in and tell somebody else how to run their business.

  Carl Icahn

  Running

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• A lot of people died fighting tyranny. The least I can do is vote against it.

  Carl Icahn

  Fighting, People, Vote

  "Hertz is on its Way to a New Driver" by Simon Lack, www.businessinsider.com. August 25, 2014.

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• 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.

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  Jobs, Guy, Kind

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• Too often it's not the most creative guys or the smartest. Instead, it's the ones who are best at playing politics and soft-soaping their bosses. Boards don't like tough, abrasive guys.

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  Intelligent, Creative, Guy

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• I have to look out for the shareholder’s interests, and I’m the largest shareholder.

  Carl Icahn

  Looks, Interest, Shareholders

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• I can tell you how bad our boards are... I don't have to watch Saturday Night Live anymore; I just go to the board meetings.

  Carl Icahn

  Night, Funny Graduation, Watches

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• We have bloated bureaucracies in Corporate America. The root of the problem is the absence of real corporate democracy.

  Carl Icahn

  Real, Roots, America

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• A great company in the media business needs visionary leaders, not a conglomerate structure headquartered in Columbus Circle that second guesses.

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  Leadership, Greatness, Media

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• With some exceptions, the wrong people are running U.S. companies. It's been that way for years, and it hasn't gotten much better.

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  Running, Years, People

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• In life and business, there are two cardinal sins, the first is to act precipitously without thought, and the second is to not act at all. Unfortunately the board of directors and top management of Times Warner already committed the first sin by merging with AOL, and we believe they are currently in the process of committing the second; now is not a time to move slowly and suffer the paralysis of inaction.

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  Believe, Moving, Two

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• Reuters was completely accurate that I am concerned about the level of the market. But I also made it clear on the conference call (and I believe as Reuters reported it), that it is almost impossible to predict what a market will do in the short term. There are too many variables.

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  Believe, Levels, Variables

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• 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.

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  Broken, Doubt, Shadow

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