THOMAS G. STEMBERG

The way to really create justice for workers in America is to create job growth.

I'm sure that being an applicant from the American School in Vienna helped get me into all seven colleges I applied to.

They've got a Jobs Council that never meets. A Democratic Senate that doesn't act. A President who doesn't believe and a Vice President who won't stop talking. They just don't get it.

Of course, losing my father was traumatic. I was an only child. But from the time my father died, my general theme in life has been to turn adversity into opportunity.

Forget 'branding' and 'positioning.' Once you understand customer behavior, everything else falls into place.

When a company goes bankrupt, you as a company have absolutely no say whatsoever as to what happens.

One of the people who most influenced me was Ben Shapiro, a marketing professor at the business school. He used to rant and rave and pound his fist: 'It's all about the customers!' And he was right. He was also right that, at that time, retailing was devoid of really talented people; he urged me to go in that direction.

The role of private equity as fiduciaries is certainly to make money.

If a customer walks out without shoes, you really want to find out why. 'It didn't fit' is not good enough.

At the Harvard Business School, I really felt I had gained the ability to resolve difficult issues. But I also felt that I wasn't in the mainstream with my fellow students. During job-hunting season, for example, everybody shaved their beards for interviews. I thought, 'This is crazy.' So I grew a beard.

When a company goes bankrupt, you as a company have absolutely no say whatsoever as to what happens.

One of the people who most influenced me was Ben Shapiro, a marketing professor at the business school. He used to rant and rave and pound his fist: 'It's all about the customers!' And he was right. He was also right that, at that time, retailing was devoid of really talented people; he urged me to go in that direction.

At the Harvard Business School, I really felt I had gained the ability to resolve difficult issues. But I also felt that I wasn't in the mainstream with my fellow students. During job-hunting season, for example, everybody shaved their beards for interviews. I thought, 'This is crazy.' So I grew a beard.

If a customer walks out without shoes, you really want to find out why. 'It didn't fit' is not good enough.

After 25 years in business, Mitt Romney understands how jobs come and go, and what we need to do to get our economy back on track.

Typically you see the home office think up some great program but doesn't think through implementation at the store level.

The role of private equity as fiduciaries is certainly to make money.

Some of the best opportunities in the world are the most obvious ones.

Forget 'branding' and 'positioning.' Once you understand customer behavior, everything else falls into place.

Of course, losing my father was traumatic. I was an only child. But from the time my father died, my general theme in life has been to turn adversity into opportunity.

I'm sure that being an applicant from the American School in Vienna helped get me into all seven colleges I applied to.

The way to really create justice for workers in America is to create job growth.

They've got a Jobs Council that never meets. A Democratic Senate that doesn't act. A President who doesn't believe and a Vice President who won't stop talking. They just don't get it.