Les Wexner
Les Wexner
Leslie "Les" H. Wexneris an American businessman. He is chairman and CEO of the L Brandscorporation...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Date of Birth8 September 1937
CountryUnited States of America
Les Wexner quotes about
thinking wish way
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.
home thinking week
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.
men thinking smell
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.
noses grindstone ifs
If you keep your nose to the grindstone, you don’t have any nose,
next hopefully
There is always hopefully a next.
next shutting-down painting
If you start painting yourself into a corner, life starts shutting down. There is always hopefully a next.
team mirrors people
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.
work-out entrepreneur solutions
As an entrepreneur, you work out solutions.
entrepreneur guy painful
Entrepreneurs, guys that start businesses, grow with them. It's more painful than it would appear.
growing-up parent shopkeepers
Growing up, I knew you were supposed to have a profession - and something better than being a shopkeeper, which is what my parents were.
errors
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.
rome togas remember
Nobody remembers who was the richest toga salesman in Rome.
care tick do-you-care
What makes you tick? Why do you care about the things you care about?
giving entrepreneur waiting
Society can't wait. It's sad there are so many entrepreneurs, business successes and venture capitalists who give no thought to society.