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" Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price of its stock. "
J. Paul Getty
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" Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you're just sitting still? "
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" In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the Japanese people. "
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" The man who comes up with a means for doing or producing almost anything better, faster or more economically has his future and his fortune at his fingertips. "
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