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David Packard [1912-1996] American

Rank: 103
Businessman, Electrical engineer

David Packard was an electrical engineer and co-founder, with William Hewlett, of Hewlett-Packard, serving as president, CEO, and Chairman of the Board. He served as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1971 during the Nixon administration.

Chance, Money

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Why are we here? I think many people assume, wrongly, that a company exists solely to make money. Money is an important part of a company's existence, if the company is any good. But a result is not a cause. We have to go deeper and find the real reason for our being.	Money	101
Take risks. Ask big questions. Don't be afraid to make mistakes; if you don't make mistakes, you're not reaching far enough.	Chance	102
You appear to have a good project... we wish you well in this endeavor.		103
A company has a greater responsibility than making money for its stockholders. We have a responsibility to our employees to recognize their dignity as human beings.		104
I think that we must find some way to get more common sense, more rationality, in our decisions and less emotion.		105
The most important question we have to deal with is a combination of population control and the control of our environment - how to utilize the world in as effective a way as we can for the future of mankind.		106
Bill Hewlett and I were brought up in the Depression. We weren't interested in the idea of making any money. Our idea was if you couldn't find a job, you'd make one for yourself.		107
Marketing is too important to be left to the marketing department.		108
I have observed that money left without special guidance is sometimes used well and sometimes not.		109

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