Nelson Peltz Quotes

#1. Tell me, tutor,' I said. 'Is revenge a science, or an art?

Mark Lawrence

#2. After Cadbury, the candy company, separated from Dr. Pepper, the soft drinks maker, Cadbury was able to substantially lower its debt load. The profits of Cadbury, the candy company, zoomed.

Nelson Peltz

#3. Sequestration, sequestation - however you pronounce that word - and gridlock aren't all that bad.

Nelson Peltz

#4. Focus on the competition to diminish the time dedicated to internal politics.

James Kerr

#5. I believe in pay for performance.

Nelson Peltz

#6. If I'm on the board of any company where there's an offer that comes in, I want to negotiate.

Nelson Peltz

#7. I spent most of my career operating businesses and fixing businesses, not staring at a Bloomberg screen.

Nelson Peltz

#8. Rupert Murdoch is a good friend of mine.

Nelson Peltz

#9. Sometimes it takes longer to create value, but if the companies generate more earnings, the stocks will ultimately reflect that.

Nelson Peltz

#10. I'm willing to have two directors on the DuPont board, me being one of them.

Nelson Peltz

#11. How did you know I was here in town?"
"The old quarter here in Cadence is my neighborhood now," she said smoothly,"Let's just say I have my sources."
"Right", He nodded, evidently satisfied and picked up his sandwich. "your mother phoned and told you I was on my way here to Cadence.

Jayne Castle

#12. It appears that PepsiCo views structural change as a sign of weakness, an admission of failure, and an untenable break with past traditions.

Nelson Peltz

#13. I am bigger on the inside
But you have to come inside to see me

Amanda Palmer

#14. Before, Tiffany sold watches only in its own stores. Now, Tiffany watches are sold in 1,500 stores.

Nelson Peltz

#15. You know what term you don't hear anymore? Arbitrage. The markets have gotten too efficient.

Nelson Peltz

#16. The activists play the balance sheet by selling a division to buy back stock and leveraging the balance sheet and buying back more stock.

Nelson Peltz

#17. Legg Mason's structure is misunderstood by the market. Legg Mason has an affiliate model. They own 100% of their affiliates, which are investment managers such as Permal, Western Asset Management, and Royce.

Nelson Peltz

#18. I try to figure out the marketing puzzle.

Nelson Peltz

#19. You must make some decisions Wall Street dislikes.

Nelson Peltz

#20. My kids are exhausted every day, and I keep them that way. It's gym, ice, homework. They're too tired to get in trouble.

Nelson Peltz

#21. I couldn't wait until after my third baby to get my body back and start being able to dress a little bit sexier again.

Kourtney Kardashian

#22. I understood the power of Heinz since I was a kid, and I started to work for my father selling food to restaurants.

Nelson Peltz

#23. I don't mind anybody coming after me as long as they're coming with facts.

Nelson Peltz

#24. My life is a lovely story, happy and full of incident.

Hans Christian Andersen

#25. Our deeds determine us, as long as we determine our deeds

George Eliot

#26. You don't have that much choice in your life, which is one of the big lessons I've learned. I was going to be a designer whether I wanted to be a designer or not.

Donna Karan

#27. The name 'Mondelez' I hate. It sounds like a disease.

Nelson Peltz

#28. I would say I'm a boss who's learning, and I hope people have the patience for the fact that I'm learning along the way because that's a tough thing.

Sophia Amoruso