Dennis Washington
Dennis Washington
Dennis R. Washingtonis an American, Montana-based industrialist and philanthropist who owns, or co-owns controlling interest in, a large consortium of privately held companies collectively known as the Washington Companies and, in Canada, another collection of companies known as the Seaspan Marine Corporation. With an estimated current net worth of around $6.1 billion, he is ranked by Forbes as the 79th-richest person in America...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
latter marked piece taking
I always marked up a piece of paper before taking a job, looking at the pluses and minuses. If the latter outnumbered the former, I would pass.
money
I've made more money than I could spend in five lifetimes.
life love
I love boats. Anything that runs, anything mechanical. It's my God-given passion in life.
invest timing
We like old-fashioned businesses. We invest for the long haul. But timing is everything, and he's in no hurry.
ask head level people stay worst
People always ask me for my secret. There isn't one. You've just got to keep a level head and stay away from greed, which is the worst thing that can happen to a successful person.
clinic eight grade hospital months polio rehab schools several spent west
I went to several different grade schools all over the West Coast. I got polio when I was 8 and spent eight months in the hospital and a rehab clinic in Seattle.
quiet strong
He's like a quiet strength. He's a strong man, when you get him, you get his best.
best remembered
In 50 years this is the thing I'll be remembered for. It's the best thing I've done.
became good graduation headed high money saved school
The day after my high school graduation in 1952, I headed to Alaska. I was 17. I started out greasing equipment, then became a heavy-crane operator. I made and saved good money there for two years.