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Tom Murphy Quotes
20 quotes from Tom Murphy — Former CEO of Capital Cities/ABC..
“There's no substitute for being a good business, and there are not many of them.”
“I'm seventy-five years old now—you recognize that the only thing that's important is your family and your friends. Business is just a way to live your life so that you can have a nice life for your family and make good friends.”
“The goal is not to have the longest train, but to arrive at the station first using the least fuel.”
“Most of what I learned about management, I learned from Murph. I kick myself, because I should have applied it much earlier.”
“Tom Murphy and Dan Burke were probably the greatest two-person combination in management that the world has ever seen, or maybe ever will see.”
“To be blessed with good health is a great luxury. Fortunately, I've had that for many, many years.”
“I think (Murphy) is the top manager in the U.S.”
“The greatest blessing in the world, outside of being an American, is to have good health.”
“There's no substitute for being a good business, and there are not many of them.”
“The goal is not to have the longest train, but to arrive at the station first using the least fuel.”
“I'm seventy-five years old now—you recognize that the only thing that's important is your family and your friends. Business is just a way to live your life so that you can have a nice life for your family and make good friends.”
“The greatest blessing in the world, outside of being an American, is to have good health.”
“To be a workaholic never appealed to me.”
“Tom Murphy and Dan Burke were probably the greatest two-person combination in management that the world has ever seen, or maybe ever will see.”
“Most of what I learned about management, I learned from Murph.”
“I think (Murphy) is the top manager in the U.S.”
“If you learned the lessons of Tom Murphy, you don't need to learn any other lessons.”
“Tom Murphy has taught me more about running a business than any other person.”
“My only regret is that I didn't meet him earlier.”
“Business is just a way to live your life so that you can have a nice life for your family and make good friends.”