Top 23 John Gokongwei Quotes
#1. Sun Cellular is the biggest investment in my business career.
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#2. Success is not necessarily about connections, or cutting corners, or chamba - the three Cs of bad business. Call it trite, but believe me: success can be achieved through hard work, frugality, integrity, responsiveness to change, and most of all, boldness to dream.
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#3. Do what is right ... do it with honesty and vigor. Be creative - that's important. Don't follow what other people are doing.
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#4. But everyone has a chance. Every big guy started off small.
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#5. It was during my first trip to America in 1953 - that's when I learned to visit museums. I was then 26 years old. When I travel, the first thing I do is to visit museums. When I go to New York City, I usually go to Broadway to see the shows.
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#6. My great-great-grandfather lived to age 28, my immigrant great-grandfather Pedro Gotiaoco died at 66, my grandfather was 68, and my father died at 34.
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#7. I don't usually make political comments, because I am a businessman, not a politician.
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#8. Success doesn't happen overnight. It's the small
successes achieved day by day that build a company. So, don't be
impatient or focused on immediate financial rewards.
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#9. Managers will work for a salary. Entrepreneurs create new businesses. Many people have capital, but instead of making money for business they build houses for rent. It's easy money to collect rental.
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#10. We at Sun Cellular will definitely continue our consistent business policy of offering the best value for consumers' money. Yes, we shall offer the most affordable but reliable service.
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#11. I spend all day in museums. I even eat my lunch in the museum, and I take a nap for one hour there.
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#13. Throughout Philippine history, it's the immigrants who built fortunes and, in the process, helped build Philippine economy.
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#14. You've got to be frugal. If you want to make one peso and you spent two, you'll never make it. You must be very stupid if you don't know what you should save on.
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#15. As a boy in school, I already had the drive to be No. 1. If I achieve my goals, OK, but if not, I always ask why and try to rectify myself.
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#16. I only take vitamin B complex. Before World War II, I used to take ionized yeast, because in the pre-war era we never heard about vitamins.
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#17. You have to love your work. You have to save money instead of spending all of it. Look for areas you can compete in. Work damn hard. Most importantly, you have to love it.
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#18. If you sell to the rich, you will become poor. If you sell to the poor, you can become rich. It is easier to get one peso from a million poor people than to get one million from one rich person.
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#19. I chose to live my life unafraid even during times when I WAS afraid. I discovered that opportunities don't find you; you find your opportunities.
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#20. I don't rely on feng shui. I believe hard work brings us good luck and success.
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#21. Whether it's difficult or not, there will be a few people who are outstanding, who will rise above the rest.
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#22. I knew I could make it in Cebu, but I never thought I could make it in Manila.
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#23. Actually, we chose the name Sun Cellular because we believe the name 'Sun' is bright, forward-looking and optimistic. It is my sincere hope that the whole Philippines will share our positive outlook, optimism and faith in the country's future.
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