Ronald Perelman Quotes

102 Ronald Perelman Quotes

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You know, people get married for a whole bunch of reasons. Myself - I was very fortunate to be with four terrific women. And I’ve got six fabulous children. And I would not change one of those marriages. I learned from each of them. I grow from each of them. Each had its own issues and problems, but I wouldn’t change one of them.
Ronald Perelman

[On whether he had a favorite amongst his four ex-wives] I wouldn’t tell you if I did.
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[On being a private man and yet being regularly in the tabloids] Tell me how to get rid of that.
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[On him seeing his name on the front page.] I never got real satisfaction out of the good ones, and I used to get really annoyed with the bad ones, so I just stopped reading them all.
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[As a child being involved in his father’s board meetings of the family businesses.] I was always fascinated by the decision-making process and the managerial process and just business in general. So every opportunity I had to hang around with him, I did.
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[On his father] He’s very good at his job. He’s a very clear thinker. He was a great believer in decision-making. Making decisions.
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[On his father and him working in the business] He let me work on my own to a far greater extent than I should’ve been - just to learn as I was making my own mistakes.
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[On leaving his father’s company] I wanted to do more on my own.
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The concept of a ‘hostile transaction’ is really a misnomer. Because you can’t buy something unless the owner wants to sell it. Now, it might be hostile to the management, who don’t want to lose their jobs or don’t want to work for somebody else, but every deal that gets done by definition is a friendly deal.
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[On the ‘Barbarians at the gate’ image.] The weak either improved or got swallowed up. I think that is good for the economy.
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[On some people being gifted at making money] I think it’s an aptitude that you have, that you intrinsically feel, just like a good violinist or a good piano player or a good soccer player. Certain people easily pick up certain things, and I think business is one of those.
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[On cigars] It’s an acquired taste. If I’m walking down the street and somebody is smoking a good cigar, my mouth begins to water.
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[More on cigars] I stopped smoking cigars six years ago, but a good one still gets my attention. And I’m still trying to figure out what to do with my hands.
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[On defining a cigar] It’s like a pacifier for a grown-up.
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[On a gifts for a woman someone want’s to impress.] I think it depends on the level of commitment that the two people have. Flowers are always loved. I don’t send them. I’m always criticized for that.
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Those who send flowers do not get criticized.
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[On whether he tapes phone conversations] Absolutely not. Not true. Nobody would ever talk to me if that was true.
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Music plays a very important role in my life.
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I’m a frustrated musician. I play the drums.
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Every corporate gig that we have, the musicians traditionally have let me play with them, so I’ve played with some very interesting people.
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I think it’s more effective if you’ve got real control of the English language - to tell the other person, in five words, what an ass you think they are. But I unfortunately don’t have that ability. The Brits do. I marvel at that.
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All I hope for is that I leave the world a better place for my children.
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