24 Best Carl Icahn Quotes on Business (SUCCESS)

Top 7 Most Famous Carl Icahn Quotes to Inspire Success in Your Life and Business

You learn in this business: If you want a friend, get a dog. — You learn in this **business**: If you want a friend, get a dog.

Some people get rich studying artificial intelligence. Me, I make money studying natural stupidity. — Some people get rich studying **artificial intelligence**. Me, I make money studying natural stupidity.

CEOs are paid for doing a terrible job. If the system wasn't so messed up, guys like me wouldn't make this kind of money. — CEOs are paid for doing a terrible job. If the system wasn’t so messed up, guys like me wouldn’t make this kind of money.

I'm no Robin Hood, I enjoy making the money. — I’m no Robin Hood, I enjoy making the **money**.

In life and business, there are two cardinal sins. The first is to act precipitously without thought and the second is to not act at all.

I enjoy the hunt much more than the 'good life' after the victory. — I enjoy the hunt much more than the ‘good life’ after the victory.

Don't confuse luck with skill when judging others, and especially when judging yourself. — Don’t confuse luck with skill when judging others, and especially when judging yourself.

17 Highly Inspirational Carl Icahn Quotes to Motivate and Empower You

When you have no one to answer to, vendetta as investment strategy is as legitimate as anything.

When nobody wants something, that creates an opportunity.

I can tell you how bad our boards are... I don't have to watch Saturday Night Live anymore; I just go to the board meetings. — I can tell you how bad our boards are… I don’t have to watch Saturday Night Live anymore; I just go to the board meetings.

Don't go in and tell somebody else how to run their business. — Don’t go in and tell somebody else how to run their business.

When friends and acquaintances are telling you [that] you are a genius, before you accept their opinion, take a moment to remember what you always thought of their opinions in the past.
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I like winning. There's also a certain joy in it. I feel fulfilled by it. — I like winning. There’s also a certain joy in it. I feel fulfilled by it.

A great company in the media business needs visionary leaders, not a conglomerate structure headquartered in Columbus Circle that second guesses.

A lot of people died fighting tyranny. The least I can do is vote against it.

The CEO is, by far, the most important decision for a company… The company is going to rise and fall with the CEO.

The cardinal rule is to have enough capital at the end of the day.

When most investors, including the pros, all agree on something, they're usually wrong. — When most investors, including the pros, all agree on something, they’re usually wrong.

I have to look out for the shareholder’s interests, and I’m the largest shareholder.

Keep your head when all those around you are losing theirs and blaming it on you.

We have bloated bureaucracies in Corporate America. The root of the problem is the absence of real corporate democracy.

With some exceptions, the wrong people are running U.S. companies. It's been that way for years, and it hasn't gotten much better. — With some exceptions, the wrong people are running U.S. companies. It’s been that way for years, and it hasn’t gotten much better.

Carl Icahn Short Biography

Born on 16 February 1936 in New York City, U.S., Carl Celian Icahn is an American businessman, financier, the board chairman of Icahn Enterprises (a holding company with a diversified portfolio) and the chairman of Federal-Mogul (the manufacturer of powertrain components and vehicular products).

Back in the 1980s, Carl Icahn was often called a ruthless “corporate raider” by buying large stakes, asset stripping, and manipulating companies to increase shareholders’ value. TimeWarner, TWA, and Blockbuster were few of the companies that were subjected to Icahn’s hostile takeovers. source

Today, Carl Icahn is more often labeled an activist investor and as of June 2020, he has a net worth of $14 billion according to Forbes magazine.

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