Wexner Quotes & Sayings

You're not going to be a 1.000 hitter all the time. You're going to be more wrong than right. You just have to correct your errors as quickly, as economically, as possible. — Les Wexner

True love will not brook reserve; it feels undervalued and outraged, when even the sorrows of those it loves are concealed from it. — Washington Irving

If you keep your nose to the grindstone, you don't have any nose, — Les Wexner

In the '70s and '80s, the mentality of America was that everything was disposable. The notion of quality wasn't important. — Les Wexner

I have to say that anger is the blanket that comes around me, and that blunts and blurs my sense of proportion. — Pete Townshend

Civil disobedience presupposes willing obedience of our self-imposed rules, and without it civil disobedience would be a cruel joke. — Mahatma Gandhi

Those who know, not only that the Everlasting lives in them, but that what they, and all things, really are is the Everlasting, dwell in the groves of the wish-fulfilling trees, drink the brew of immortality, and listen everywhere to the unheard music of eternal concord. These are the immortals. — Joseph Campbell

Are you trying to be who Jesus wants you to be? Or do you trust him to bring out who he has already created you to be? It is vital to recognize the difference between these two questions because one leads to death, the other leads to life. — Emily P. Freeman

If you start painting yourself into a corner, life starts shutting down. There is always hopefully a next. — Les Wexner

I am really proud of the development of the people on my team as they grow in purpose; they like what they see in the mirror. — Les Wexner

Sometimes I wish I lived more in the day, but I'm happier thinking about tomorrow or the day after. The way I see it, there's always a new or next thing. — Les Wexner

Nobody remembers who was the richest toga salesman in Rome. — Les Wexner

There is always hopefully a next. — Les Wexner

Entrepreneurs, guys that start businesses, grow with them. It's more painful than it would appear. — Les Wexner

I don't think most analysts understand that whether I work a 70-hour week or an 80-hour week, I take my head with me when I go home. — Les Wexner

What makes you tick? Why do you care about the things you care about? — Les Wexner

The grand jury, composed of 12 eminent New Orleans citizens, heard our evidence and indicted the defendant for participation in a conspiracy to assassinate John Kennedy. — Jim Garrison

You get to keep making art as long as you are willing to make the choices that let you make your art. — Seth Godin

Growing up, I knew you were supposed to have a profession - and something better than being a shopkeeper, which is what my parents were. — Les Wexner

Nice dress," Victoria said.
"Thank you," Perpetua said. "Do you mind if I ask you a personal question?"
Victoria blinked. "Uh, what? — Benjamin R. Smith

Everything has a lifecycle. You have to believe it's going to change. — Les Wexner

Ask yourself: What forms the decisions you make? What is it that gnaws at you? What are your crucible moments? — Les Wexner

A woman at the Limited once asked me, 'Why do you work?' She said, 'You made a lot of money as a young man, so why are you still working?' I had never thought about it before. Forced to consider it, I told her, 'You know why? Because I think that if you stop to smell the roses, you'll get hit by a truck.' — Les Wexner

Home was not a perfect place. But it was the only home they had and they could hope to make it better. — Dean Koontz

As an entrepreneur, you work out solutions. — Les Wexner

Society can't wait. It's sad there are so many entrepreneurs, business successes and venture capitalists who give no thought to society. — Les Wexner