David Packard Quotes

"To remain static is to lose ground."
-David Packard

"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."
-David Packard

"You appear to have a good project... we wish you well in this endeavor."
-David Packard

"Lew was such a straightforward and honest guy. The employees loved him."
-David Packard

"I could disagree with Lew but I never started a public campaign against him, ... He was such a decent person."
-David Packard

"I am perfectly aware that HP has never guaranteed absolute tenure status to its employees; but I also know that Bill and Dave never developed a premeditated business strategy that treated HP employees as expendable."
-David Packard