John Kluge Quotes

Germany, Entrepreneur
September 21, 1914 – September, 8, 2010.

John Werner Kluge (/ˈkluːɡi/; September 21, 1914 – September 8, 2010) was a German-American entrepreneur who was at one time the richest person in the United States. He was best known as a television industry mogul in the United States.

My philosophy all my life has been the pursuit of excellence.

John Kluge
- Life
- Excellence
I wouldn't write a book, because saying the word I over and over again would nauseate me.

John Kluge
- Book

Work isn't really work for me.

John Kluge
- Work
Money is not a fund of knowledge.

John Kluge
- Money
- Knowledge
Young entrepreneurs should spend an awful lot of time thinking about what they want to go into.

John Kluge
- Time
- Thinking
Assets are cold.

John Kluge
- Cold
Go into something because you really like it, and then do it with a drive and enthusiasm so that it isn't work.

John Kluge
- Work
You should have a fund of knowledge of something and out of that you make up you mind.

John Kluge
- Up
- Mind
- Knowledge

So we have a commitment to the business and to its people.

John Kluge
I don't think I have ever worked in my life, because work to me means that you are really doing something that you don't like.

John Kluge
- Life
- Work
The last thing you want to do, unless it's a very unusual situation, is to invest money.

John Kluge
- Money