List of Alfred P. Sloan Quotes

I See No Reason Why 1931 Should Not Be An Extremely Good Year.

[could] Motor Cars Could Be Produced [in A Country Like Germany] And Sold In Competition In The American Market . . . .in My Opinion It Is Impossible To Reach The Conclusion That Competition From Without Can Ever Be Any Factor Whatsoever?

Never Inject A Man Into The Top, If It Can Be Avoided. In A Big Organization, To Have To Do That, I Think, Is A Reflection On Management, Of Course There Are Always Exceptional Cases.

I Have Never Issued An Order Since I Have Been The Operating Head Of The Corporation.

Competition Is The Final Price Determinant And Competitive Prices May Result In Profits Which Force You To Accept A Rate Of Return Less Than You Hoped For, Or For That Matter To Accept Temporary Losses

The Worst Is Over Without A Doubt.

Never Make A Personnel Judgment The First Time It Comes Up.

Only In More Production And In New Production Can The American Standard Of Living Be Increased And The Economy Be Sound.

In Any Organization Men Would Move Up Form The Bottom To The Top. That Develops Loyalty, Ambition And Talent, Because There Is A Chance For Promotion.

Advanced Engineering Always, Like Advanced Everything Else, Brings Down Upon It The Discredit Of Ridicule Of Minds Who Cannot See So Far.

... Too Often We Fail To Recognize And Pay Tribute To The Creative Spirit. It Is That Spirit That Creates Our Jobs.

Some Have An Idea That The Reason We In This Country Discard Things So Readily Is Because We Have So Much. The Facts Are Exactly Opposite-the Reason We Have So Much Is Simply Because We Discard Things So Readily. We Replace The Old In Return For Something That Will Serve Us Better.