Chris Liddell Quotes

United States, Businessman
April 24, 1958

Christopher Pell Liddell CNZM (born April 24, 1958) is a New Zealand-born US-citizen businessman and philanthropist, who currently serves as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Coordination in the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. Earlier in the administration he served as Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives.

Also known as Philanthropist, Statesman

I've always found diversity more interesting than specialisation. I like mixing it up across years, within days, within weeks - that's what stimulates me, gives me energy.

Chris Liddell
- Up
- Interesting
- Energy
I don't sit down and relax very much. I don't desire to.

Chris Liddell
- Desire
- Relax

What you learn at university is a good discipline but has little relevance to a real job.

Chris Liddell
- Good
- Real
- Job
Each of my career decisions has been very much about doing what I wanted to achieve in the role and then finding another challenge.

Chris Liddell
- Career
- Challenge
I don't have a tolerance for long meetings. I generally expect to get things over with quickly.

Chris Liddell
- Long
- Tolerance
So, what genetic disposition do you need to be a CFO? Essentially, you need to be miserable, you need to be the sort of person who takes drinks away from people at the end of a party.

Chris Liddell
- People
- Party
Engineering is a fantastic base for any career.

Chris Liddell
- Career
- Engineering
My day, normally speaking, is: I go the gym in the morning, I go and work for 10 or 12 hours, I have dinner, I go to sleep.

Chris Liddell
- Work
- Morning
- Sleep

I switch on and off very easily; I'm inherently lucky in that sense. I sleep well.

Chris Liddell
- Sleep