John Gokongwei Quotes

I ran my own business when I was 19, buying condos and renovating apartment buildings.

My properties are very good income-producing buildings, so I will have a very good stream of profit even if I can't sell.

The government does not and cannot create jobs. Only entrepreneurs do.

The idea of going into the property business and collecting rent four times a year and waiting for five-year rent reviews has limited appeal.

Free enterprise empowers entrepreneurs who have ideas and imagination, investors who take risks, and workers who hone their skills and offer their labor.

My dad started his business, No Limit, for himself.

I like to encourage people who are entrepreneurs-in-waiting.

I've been an entrepreneur three times. I started three companies.

Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States.

Some people get a kick out of Taylor Hicks being their landlord.

The problem with the French is that they don't have a word for entrepreneur.

There are a couple things that I could be doing, maybe owning a coffee shop or work in construction, building houses back in Nashville or British Columbia. I've also thought about being a property owner which would give me income and allow me to fix and maintain those properties to keep me busy.

Entrepreneurship made America great.

I'm happy to make returns of 4% to 6% a year on my real estate portfolio. If inflation comes along I'll be able to increase rent and have capital appreciation roughly in line with inflation.

Like many entrepreneurs, I started out in sales. I began at 14, when I got a job selling shoes and tennis rackets at a pro shop, and I've been selling one thing or another ever since.

My family were all entrepreneurs, including my parents and grandparents.

When the market turns down, a lot of people lose jobs... and that's the time people become entrepreneurs. Downturns end up being the best times to start companies.

My husband and I are small business owners.

To build wealth today, you must be in your own business.

All people are entrepreneurs, but many don't have the opportunity to find that out.

We should be encouraging people to earn a lot of money. I do not know one wealthy person who does not spend money - and most of them employ other people.

All humans are entrepreneurs not because they should start companies but because the will to create is encoded in human DNA.

Bakers bake bread, accountants manage accounts and entrepreneurs turn ideas into reality.

The idea of becoming an entrepreneur is something that is not taught very well in school and is something that people should try to do earlier on.

People who need certainty are unlikely to make good entrepreneurs.