David Packard
was the co-founder of the tech company Hewlett-Packard which he co-founded with
William Hewlett in 1939. David Packard was also the deputy secretary of Defense
of the United States under the administration of Richard Nixon.
Here are some
of his quotes:
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“Marketing
is too important to be left to the marketing department.”
“To remain
static is to lose ground.”
“Take
risks. Ask big questions. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes; if you don’t make
mistakes, you’re not reaching far enough.”
“I have
observed that money left without special guidance is sometimes used well and
sometimes not.”
“I think
that we must find some way to get more common sense, more rationality, in our
decisions and less emotion.”
“A company
has a greater responsibility than making money for its stockholders. We have a
responsibility to our employees to recognize their dignity as human beings.”
“The most
important question we have to deal with is a combination of population control
and the control of our environment – how to utilize the world in as effective a
way as we can for the future of mankind.”
“Why are
we here? I think many people assume, wrongly, that a company exists solely to
make money. Money is an important part of a company’s existence, if the company
is any good. But a result is not a cause. We have to go deeper and find the
real reason for our being.”
“A group
of people get together and exist as an institution we call a company so they
are able to accomplish something collectively that they could not accomplish
separately – they make a contribution to society, a phrase which sounds trite
but is fundamental.”
Have a great week everyone and remember that time
wasted is irreplaceable.
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Quotes for the Week: David Packard (1912 - 1996)