Jorge Paulo Lemann Quotes

Brazil, Entrepreneur
August 26, 1939

Jorge Paulo Lemann (born August 26, 1939) is a Brazilian investor. As of January 2018, Lemann was ranked as the 29th richest person in the world by Forbes, with an estimated net worth of US$29.7 billion. As of 2015, Forbes Brazil listed Lemann as the top entry for the Richest Brazilians list.

Also known as Banker, Tennis Player

Maybe I was accepted to Harvard only because of my tennis skills, since I definitively had no great academic achievements. I was 17 and only thought about surfing and playing tennis. I had almost never left Rio de Janeiro and had never been to the United States.

Jorge Paulo Lemann
- Great
- Tennis
- Surfing
In day-to-day life, you have stimulus to behave unethically, but in the long term, it always pays off to be ethical.

Jorge Paulo Lemann
- Life
- Long

It takes the same effort to think small than to think big. But to think big frees you from the insignificant details.

Jorge Paulo Lemann
- Small
- Effort
The three short years I spent at Harvard, where I lived with excellent people, taught me not only that I must know how to choose my partners but also that choosing excellent partners is a skill you can learn. Obviously, when you spend time with the best, you learn how to choose among them.

Jorge Paulo Lemann
- People
- Time
I always say, 'To have a big dream requires the same effort as having a small dream. Dream big!'

Jorge Paulo Lemann
- Dream
- Small
- Effort