James Packer
James Packer
James Douglas Packer is an Australian businessman, investor, and philanthropist...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth8 September 1967
CitySydney, Australia
CountryAustralia
James Packer quotes about
father thinking want
My father used to think the word 'legend' was tossed around far too often. I want to say today that in the opinion of his family, my father was a legend.
strong mean thinking
I'm an ambitious person. I mean, if I did that... I would self-destruct, in the sense that the decadence would be too strong an attraction for me. Whether that be in the form of gambling, fast cars, alcohol, drugs, whatever it happens to be... I think the lure of that lifestyle would be too strong.
stars thinking years
When you look at what Star (casino) has done for Sydney over the last fifteen years.. I don't think it has done a lot. When you look at what Crown (his casino) has done for Melbourne, I think it has done an enormous amount. And there's all sorts of statistics and figures and facts that can back those things up.
thinking people upset
This perception that the only people that come to Crown are helpless victims and we are just sitting there preying on them, you know, I reject that absolutely and that does upset me. And I think that that is, you know, that is a spin line from the latte set, which is completely wrong.
thinking class chinese
I think it may be even a bigger story than the internet. You know, it's like saying, 'how big a deal is the internet?' The Chinese middle-class is going to change the world.
past thinking australia
I got plenty of guesses wrong on things in the past as well. I don't want to pretend I have some great insight... But when the global financial crisis came along in 2008 it was scary times if you were in the middle of building $5 billion buildings. It wasn't perfect... I think that I am the luckiest person in Australia.
technology thinking scary
I'm a great believer in new technology and I think new technology is very scary for newspaper companies.
news together
I've come to tell you that we're going to take the AFL. We're all going to get together to take those rights. We don't really want to do it but News are making us.
news together
I've come to tell you that we're going to take the AFL ... We're all going to get together to take those rights. We don't really want to do it but News are making us.
capital costs expected higher integrated justify projected resort returns view
We are of the view that the expected returns from the integrated resort are insufficient to justify the higher projected capital costs of the project.
against matter
It doesn't matter what you spend, I would not be up against Rupert when it comes to getting the NRL rights,
beat company divisions grow miss number
One of the rationales is that if you can have a number of divisions then occasionally one of them can miss a beat and the company as a whole can still grow strongly.
ceo chris experience industries newspapers television three
Chris has 40 years' experience, having been a CEO in three industries - newspapers (Fairfax), television (TV NZ) and telecommunications (Optus).
agreed australian businesses changing company constantly continued delighted diverse expansion group interests qualified range sam television
With the continued expansion of the group PBL is now a company with interests in a diverse range of businesses and there is no one better qualified in Australian television than Sam Chisholm -- I am delighted he has agreed to oversee the continued development of our television interests in a constantly changing medium.