David Packard Quotes

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Take risks. Ask big questions. Don't be afraid to make mistakes; if you don't make mistakes, you're not reaching far enough.

David Packard

The most important question we have to deal with, is a combination of population control and the control of our environment — how to utilize the world in as effective a way as we can for the future of mankind.

David Packard

Marketing is far too important to be left only to the marketing department!.

David Packard

Flextime is the essence of respect for and trust in people.

David Packard

The greatest success goes to the person who is not afraid to fail in front of even the largest audience.

David Packard

The best company management is one that combines a sense of corporate greatness and destiny, with empathy for - and fidelity to - the average employee.

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Set out to build a company and make a contribution, not an empire and a fortune.

David Packard

Wells Fargo sent a retired engineer to visit us. I spent a full afternoon with him and I have remembered ever since some advice he gave me. He said that more businesses die of indigestion than starvation. I have observed the truth of that advice many times since then.

David Packard

David Packard

David Packard

Born: September 7, 1913

Died: March 26, 1996 (aged 82)

Bio: David Packard was an electrical engineer and co-founder, with William Hewlett, of Hewlett-Packard, serving as president, CEO, and Chairman of the Board. He served as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1971 during the Nixon administration.

Known for:

The HP Way (1995)
Grow Your Own Crystals (1995)
The Ball Game (1993)
Ball Game-Stdnt Bk (1995)

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