Sheldon Adelson
Sheldon Adelson
Sheldon Gary Adelsonis an American business magnate. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which owns the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and is the parent company of Venetian Macao Limited which operates The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and the Sands Expo and Convention Center. He also owns the Israeli daily newspaper Israel Hayom, and the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Adelson, a lifelong donor and philanthropist to a variety of causes, founded with his...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth4 August 1933
CityBoston, MA
CountryUnited States of America
Sheldon Adelson quotes about
He's not a bold decision maker like Newt Gingrich is. Every time I talk to him, he says 'well let me think about it.'
I was sitting with the Prime Minister, and he was making reference to the Mice market. I said: 'Is that the little things that go across the closet and squeak?'
I've already figured out when I'm going to be No. 2 and No. 1.
Why do I need succession planning? I'm very alert, I'm very vibrant. I have no intention to retire.
If I were to retire, I would keep my family's interest in the company the same and say, Don't sell.
For me, businesses are like buses. You stand on a corner and you don't like where the first bus is going? Wait ten minutes and take another. Don't like that one? They'll just keep coming. There's no end to buses or businesses.
I see this as my humanitarian legacy. We're prepared to pay billions.
For those who wish to stay and work in computer science or technology, fields badly in need of their services, let’s roll out the welcome mat.
The key factor in my strategy is longevity.
Why do I need succession planning? Im very alert, Im very vibrant. I have no intention to retire.
So Israel won't be a democratic state, so what.
I'm not in business to make money for the other guy. I'm in business to make money for myself.
There's never been a real destination resort in Asia, and when we open the Venetian Macao, it will be the first.
It's unfair that I've been treated unfair, but it doesn't stop me.