Alfred P. Sloan Quotes

"There has to be this pioneer, the individual who has the courage, the ambition to overcome the obstacles that always develop when one tries to do something worthwhile, especially when it is new and different."
-Alfred P. Sloan

"A car for every purse and purpose."
-Alfred P. Sloan

"In any organization men would move up from the bottom to the top. That develops loyalty, ambition and talent, because there is a chance for promotion."
-Alfred P. Sloan

"The greatest real thrill that life offers is to create, to construct, to develop something useful. Too often we fail to recognize and pay tribute to the creative spirit. It is that spirit that creates our jobs."
-Alfred P. Sloan

"If you do it right 51 percent of the time you will end up a hero."
-Alfred P. Sloan

"Some have an idea that the reason we in this country discard things so readily is because we have so much. The facts are exactly opposite - the reason we have so much is simply because we discard things so readily. We replace the old in return for something that will serve us better."
-Alfred P. Sloan

"Bedside manners are no substitute for the right diagnosis."
-Alfred P. Sloan