I love to work. I have a passion for what I do. Millard Drexler More Quotes by Millard Drexler More Quotes From Millard Drexler I don't buy art. I'd rather buy a beautiful location or a beautiful site than buy art. A beautiful home is like owning a beautiful painting, except you can live in it. Millard Drexler homebeautifulart You can't run a business without taking risks. Millard Drexler riskbusinessrunning I'm always looking over my shoulder, needing to stay ahead of the game. Millard Drexler ahead-of-the-gameshouldersgames I think the key to success is vision that adjusts on the way, but doesn’t at all falter. It’s about not compromising and following your gut to a certain degree, based on knowledge, instinct, etc. And not listening to the naysayers.... You develop strength through adversity. You have to keep moving towards your goal through huge obstacles. Millard Drexler adversitymovingthinking Good taste shouldn't have to cost anything extra. Millard Drexler extrascosttaste Everything has a trend to it; I don't care if it's appliances or engines. I always ask: What has a company done in the past five years that somebody's noticed? Millard Drexler donepastyears Creativity runs on automatic, no matter what's happening in other parts of my life. I can't help myself. It's been in me, and it evolves in me over the years. It's a condition in me. Millard Drexler creativityrunningyears I'm looking for best practices constantly. Apple has beautiful design, beautiful product, incredibly functional. But mostly it's about picking product, getting behind it, marketing it and introducing it to a customer. What they've done just inspires me. Millard Drexler best-practicesapplesbeautiful If you don't get trained for your SATs in America today, you are at a disadvantage. Training is expensive and a lot of kids don't get trained, perhaps. So I also identify with the kid or the person who has grown up in environments like I've grown up in. Millard Drexler trainingkidsamerica Most obstacles are inspiration. Millard Drexler obstaclesinspiration America's companies are built to destroy creativity. Millard Drexler companycreativityamerica The first thing you see when you walk into a store is color. Millard Drexler storescolorfirsts People put 'study abroad' on their resume. I actually like when they don't study abroad because that means they aren't entitled. Millard Drexler studymeanpeople A merchant is someone who figures out how to select, how to smell, how to identify, how to feel, how to time, how to buy, how to sell, and how to hopefully have two plus two equal six. Millard Drexler smellsixtwo What matters is hard work, and emotional intelligence. Millard Drexler what-mattersemotionalhard-work I consider a merchant someone who has a certain intuition and instinct, and - very important - knows how to run a business, knows the numbers. Millard Drexler intuitionrunningnumbers I like to prove things wrong. Millard Drexler prove I spot detail quickly. Millard Drexler spotsdetails I'm an agent of change all day long, and I want to meet other people like that. Millard Drexler agentslongpeople People like consistency. Whether it's a store or a restaurant, they want to come in and see what you are famous for. Millard Drexler consistencywantpeople
