“Once America's CEOs get back to the business of growing their companie...” — Nick Hanauer Quote

Once America's CEOs get back to the business of growing their companies rather than growing their share prices, shareholder value will take care of itself, and all Americans will share in the higher wages and other benefits of a renewed era of economic growth.

The most insidious thing about trickle-down economics is not the claim that if the rich get richer, everyone is better off. It is the claim made by those who oppose any increase in the minimum wage that if the poor get richer, that will be bad for the economy. This is nonsense.

I think the people who end up being extraordinarily successful - it's been my observation - tend to care enormously about status, particularly business people, right? Because the only point of money, you know, the only reason to have a 300-foot-long boat is because they're bigger than 200-foot-long boats.

Diversity is America's most valuable resource. It is what makes us the most innovative nation on Earth.

Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it.

A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.

The common question that gets asked in business is, 'why?' That's a good question, but an equally valid question is, 'why not?'

The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.

You can't be halfway in this business. If you don't meet the fans, you lose all you've got.