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John Sculley Quotes


An American businessman. Sculley was vice-president (1970-1977) and president of PepsiCo (1977-1983), until he became CEO of Apple on April 8, 1983, a position he held until leaving in 1993.
(1939 - )


I have found that I always learn more from my mistakes than from my successes. If you aren't making some mistakes, you aren't taking enough chances.
[Mistakes]

If we hadn't put a man on the moon, there wouldn't be a Silicon Valley today.

Implementers aren't considered bozos anymore.

Over the years, I have developed a pretty good Rolodex.

People who take risks are the people you'll lose against.

The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious.
[The Future]

We expect teachers to handle teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, and the failings of the family. Then we expect them to educate our children.