Owen D. Young quotes

Owen D. Young was a prominent American businessman, lawyer, and diplomat. With a career spanning the early 20th century, Young played a crucial role in shaping modern industrial and financial systems. He gained fame as the Chairman of General Electric and General Electric's forerunner, American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T). Young's visionary leadership revolutionized the telecommunications industry, ushering in a new era of global communication. As a trusted advisor to multiple US presidents, his diplomatic skills helped resolve multiple international crises. Explore the impactful life of Owen D. Young and his contributions to business, law, and diplomacy.

It takes vision and courage to create - it takes faith and courage to prove.

- Owen D. Young

Markets as well as mobs respond to human emotions; markets as well as mobs can be inflamed to their own destruction.

- Owen D. Young

The world does not owe men a living, but business, if it is to fulfill its ideal, owes men an opportunity to earn a living.

- Owen D. Young

The man who can put himself in the place of other men, who can understand the workings of their minds, need never worry about what the future has in store for him.

- Owen D. Young

It is not the crook in modern business that we fear, but the honest man who doesn't know what he is doing.

- Owen D. Young

When boasting ends, there dignity begins.

- Owen D. Young