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An edition of Just Say Yes (2014)

Just say yes

what I've learned about life, luck, and the pursuit of opportunity

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An edition of Just Say Yes (2014)

Just say yes

what I've learned about life, luck, and the pursuit of opportunity

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Whether he's leading a company or leading the call for a better nation, storied New York businessman and philanthropist Bernard Schwartz believes in the power of optimism. Bernard Schwartz has dined with world leaders, cut a multi billion-dollar deal on the back of a napkin, and led a Fortune 200 corporation. From humble beginnings that saw his family moving regularly from apartment to apartment to take advantage of new lease discounts to his dramatic rise to CEO of a major aerospace innovator, the author's story is a narrative on the importance of character, intelligence, and a lot of good luck. In a time when stories about corrupt CEOs and unethical banking practices flood the news, Schwartz offers the notion that doing the right thing is a more rewarding road to accomplishment, and that when applied for immoral purposes even the sharpest skills will likely lead to a fall. As Americans today await the return of economic stability and politicians wage battle over the future of government programs, opportunity seems out of reach. But Schwartz, who grew up in Depression-era Brooklyn, believes that there are steps we can take as a nation to bring about a recovery and even growth. As a child, he watched men dress for work each day whether they held a job or not. He remembers the widespread deprivation that filled everyday scenes and the streets with breadlines. But he also recalls a hopeful people; a citizenry united in the pursuit of education, homeownership, proprietorship, and community improvement. Today, he champions investments in job creation, infrastructure, technology, and innovation as the means to get us back on track. With measured insight on the role the federal government can play in creating pathways to prosperity, the author discusses how the United States can again be a land of opportunity for all. In this inspiring example of a life well lived, Bernard Schwartz invites readers to look at their own opportunities, their own ideas, and even their fellow Americans and Just Say Yes.

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Just say yes: what I've learned about life, luck, and the pursuit of opportunity
2014, Greenleaf Book Group Press
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Austin, Tex

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Issued also as an ebook.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
338.4/76291/0973/092
Library of Congress
HD9711.5.U62 S392 2014

The Physical Object

Pagination
xv, 318 pages, [24] pages of plates :
Number of pages
318

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Open Library
OL26475488M
Internet Archive
justsayyeswhativ0000schw
ISBN 10
1626340749
ISBN 13
9781626340756, 9781626340749
LCCN
2013957847
OCLC/WorldCat
865496529

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