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Both my parents were a tremendous influence on me. My father's influence came from - he decided well, probably before we were born that as he put it, 'I'm not going to have any kids who are country club bums.'

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Charles Koch
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: November 1
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The great thing about my parents is they didn't preach anything they didn't practice.
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For business to survive over a long period, it needs to be contributing to society and people's well-being. Otherwise, who's going to want it? Otherwise you end up like Enron or some of these other companies.
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Innovation comes from recombining existing technology and different perspectives in innovative ways.
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If we are going to have a Fed, it should not fall into the tyranny of experts with the a fatal conceit that a few wise people can determine interest rates. Interest rates should be driven by the market, and people's time preference, and we see these boom-bust cycles.
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We try to evaluate how much value an employee is creating here and reward them accordingly.
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There are now businesses and entire industries that exist solely as a result of federal patronage. Profiting from government instead of earning profits in the economy, such businesses can continue to succeed even if they are squandering resources and making products that people wouldn't ordinarily buy.
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I like to think that I try to learn something every day - and change my views, modify my views as I learn.
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Why I've never been that fond of politics and only got into it recently kicking and screaming, because I don't think politicians are going to reverse the trajectory of this country. I think it's going to depend on the American people understanding what is fair and what makes their lives better.
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I try to hire people who will challenge and have the humility to be challenged - people who have basically good values.
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Citizens who over-rely on their government to do everything not only become dependent on their government, they end up having to do whatever the government demands. In the meantime, their initiative and self-respect are destroyed.
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How do we make people's lives better unless we find the truth of what works and what doesn't?
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Success is one of the worst enemies of success, because success tends to breed complacency and lack of humility.
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