Fred L. Turner Quotations

Work hard, use your common sense and don't be afraid to trust your instincts.

If I had been a bricklayer Id still have been a journeyman.

I think the ability to focus is a thread that runs through so-called successful people. And that's something that can be developed. It can be self-taught.

I get a bit of a kick out of exporting private enterprise and incentives.

We've got a low turnover management group and executive group who've grown up in the business.

You can't work on 15 problems at the same time.

You need to decide what problems, what opportunities, what projects you're going to work on.

People who are employed in a way they don't like - my heart cries for them.

We've got a lot of 20 to 25-year people, many of whom started part-time in high school and college. That's a tremendous thing to see.

There were around 1,000 stores when I was made president.

There were around 1,000 stores when I was made president.