Lee R. Raymond
Lee R. Raymond
Lee R. Raymondis an American businessman, and the chief executive officerand chairman of ExxonMobil from 1999 to 2005. He had previously been the CEO of Exxon since 1993. He joined the company in 1963 and has been president since 1987, and a director since 1984...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth13 August 1938
CountryUnited States of America
Lee R. Raymond quotes about
moral ifs participants
There is no system that is inherently moral if the participants themselves are not.
thinking burning-fossil-fuels fossils
There is hardly an activity that a person can think about that does not intrinsically involve energy, most of which is currently provided by fossil fuels.
hard-work opportunity thinking
The market system requires that people be committed and willing to work hard. Inherent with that is what I call a merit system, which I think gives people the greatest opportunity.
responsibility persons
The main professional responsibility of a person in business is business.
people flow institutions
The freedoms that people have that flow from all civic institutions fundamentally come from the success of a market system.
country wall years
We have seen that in this country in the last few years, particularly on Wall Street, with the rise of the old human frailty of greed. This occurs when people begin to serve only their own needs to the detriment of everyone else.
skills way suits
We should seek a system that provides outlets for those skills and talents so that everyone can find a way to work and serve in a manner that best suits the strengths of each individual.