Never quit believing that you can develop in life. Never give up. Don't deny the inward spirit that provides the drive to accomplish great things in life. Jon Huntsman, Sr. More Quotes by Jon Huntsman, Sr. More Quotes From Jon Huntsman, Sr. Sometimes in life, we try to do our very best to help others, and in the process, it brings some anguish to us. But we can't ever let that stop us. We can't ever be stopped from helping others and allowing them to have some sense of happiness and joy in their life. Jon Huntsman, Sr. help-othersbesthappinesslife Decide who you are and what your goals entail - then go for the roses. Life has little regard for those who waste time. Jon Huntsman, Sr. goalsyoutimelife If people are going to give, they're going to give. And it doesn't matter if you give a dollar or five dollars or a hundred dollars or a million dollars; it's all according to your ability. Jon Huntsman, Sr. youryoumatterpeople I would say to you, have faith in yourself - believe in what you are doing, and, most important, be a person of integrity. It is totally up to you, and no one else, how your life evolves. Jon Huntsman, Sr. yourselfyoufaithlife I never have used computers or calculators. I've always been able to figure out in my head, far before my opposition has, in negotiating for acquisitions, where we need to be and where the numbers are and how we could get the best sight of the bargain, without having to resort to accountants or assistants or financial experts. Jon Huntsman, Sr. needcomputersneverbest I have always given money away. I haven't always been wealthy - the opposite, in fact. But I have always felt that I wanted people to share it with me. Jon Huntsman, Sr. mealwaysmoneypeople As a young man, I was a navy officer in Vietnam. I made $320 a month and would always give away $50 a month to a family I felt that was in greater need than me, in addition to my tithing to my church. I've just always felt in my heart, coming from a very humble background, that there are plenty of people who need a break in life. Jon Huntsman, Sr. memanfamilylife I had the good fortune to be raised in the 1940s and the 1950s. As I entered business in the late 1950s and 1960s, America was just coming into its own as a great industrial power. It allowed young entrepreneurs to start their engines, to start their businesses, to borrow a little money and to leverage what they had. Jon Huntsman, Sr. goodmoneybusinesspower I've always thought that people who left a great deal of money in their will never enjoyed the great honor and privilege and heart-rendering feeling of giving to others during their lifetime, because they were too selfish to give to others while they were alive, so they made sure they were dead and couldn't use it anymore. Jon Huntsman, Sr. greatselfishmoneypeople I found that, academically, it really didn't matter whether I had received a certain grade in a class; it didn't matter too much what schools I wanted to attend... What matters is one's drive, one's intelligence. Jon Huntsman, Sr. driveintelligencetoo-muchmatter True entrepreneurs have to really forego almost everything; they have to put it all on the line. Jon Huntsman, Sr. almostlinetrueeverything Our Heavenly Father expects the best from each of us. We must believe in ourselves. Don't give in when the going gets rough. You are laying the foundation of a great work, and that great work is your life. Jon Huntsman, Sr. bestworklifefather Self pity is the worst possible disease that can affect mankind. And if we do just the opposite, which is love, then we have God's feelings with us at all times. Jon Huntsman, Sr. selfgodfeelingslove We're in business to relieve human suffering, to help feed the poor, to provide education and culture - but above all else, we're concerned with the relief of human suffering. Jon Huntsman, Sr. businesssufferingeducationculture All I'm saying is that, you know, whether we're worth a billion, whether we're worth a million, whether we're worth $1,000, it's what's in your heart. You know, $100 a month from somebody or $50 a year for people who may be in a less economic bracket, that's as important to the Lord. Jon Huntsman, Sr. youimportantheartpeople Being raised in Idaho, you think everyone is poor. Then you see the wider world. Jon Huntsman, Sr. thinkyoupoorworld If someone said, 'Jon, we need $250 million a year from now and we can make a dramatic breakthrough for ovarian cancer,' I'd have $250 million in two months. You just work day and night if the cause in your heart is justified. Jon Huntsman, Sr. dayyouworkheart You're in the game of life to fight. If you're in business, and you're not aggressively building, you shouldn't be in. Jon Huntsman, Sr. fightyoubusinesslife Everyone has always underestimated a company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. The New York boys thought they could take me on, that nobody out here has any knowledge or wisdom. Jon Huntsman, Sr. citymewisdomknowledge I love to give money away. I don't know if it makes my children and grandchildren all that happy. Jon Huntsman, Sr. moneyhappylovechildren
