I didn't think I was good at anything, didn't do well in school. And then in the third grade, I was going to a public school. And the teacher was putting math problems on the board. And I said to myself - it's amazing how you can remember certain incidents at any age that made an impression - I asked myself why is she putting those up when the answers are obvious. And then I saw it wasn't obvious to anybody else in the class. So I said, "Hey, I'm good at something."
To be happy you have to fulfill your nature. That's what Aristotle taught so many centuries ago, that the road to happiness isn't to go drink more or… - Charles Koch
To be happy you have to fulfill your nature. That's what Aristotle taught so many centuries ago, that the road to happiness isn't to go drink more or…
- Charles Koch
We must measure what leads to results, not simply what is easy to measure. - Charles Koch
We must measure what leads to results, not simply what is easy to measure.
I don't believe in a plumb line. I believe in the exchange of ideas. - Charles Koch
I don't believe in a plumb line. I believe in the exchange of ideas.
Successful companies create value by providing products or services their customers value more highly than available alternatives. They do this while… - Charles Koch
Successful companies create value by providing products or services their customers value more highly than available alternatives. They do this while…
To do meaningful work is to contribute - to create value in society. - Charles Koch
To do meaningful work is to contribute - to create value in society.
If you never failed, then you're probably not doing very much. - Charles Koch
If you never failed, then you're probably not doing very much.
Success is one of the worst enemies of success, because success tends to breed complacency and lack of humility. - Charles Koch
Success is one of the worst enemies of success, because success tends to breed complacency and lack of humility.
I've always believed in the saying that "there is no limit to what you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the credit." - Charles Koch
I've always believed in the saying that "there is no limit to what you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the credit."
The only way you improve is to try new things. - Charles Koch
The only way you improve is to try new things.
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