Quotes by Manuel Moroun

About Manuel Moroun:

Manuel is an American businessman in the Detroit, Michigan area and the owner of CenTra, Inc., the holding company which controls the Ambassador Bridge, the international crossing connecting Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario. This is the only private ownership of a border crossing between the United States and Canada. Moroun bought the bridge from the Bower Family in 1979.
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For me to own land in Detroit, it was a badge of honor, and it was support for the city.

Manuel Moroun

I'm a benefit to the city. I'm not a detriment.

Manuel Moroun

We pay taxes, and we help the city coffers.

Manuel Moroun

We want the city back on its feet. We want to have jobs for the city.

Manuel Moroun

You can't build another bridge that's so close to ours. It's stupid.

Manuel Moroun

I love my country. I love my family.

Manuel Moroun

That case with my two sisters? That was a disaster. It was. They're really fine people. When my family and my two sisters' families - their children - grew up and so on, it just wasn't the same. But we took care of them very nicely.

Manuel Moroun

I have mended fences with both my sisters. But do I have their families on my side? Not easily. My one sister, Florence, has two lawyers in the family and two doctors. Of course, I couldn't win that battle.

Manuel Moroun

I was a dispatcher, flat-tire fixer, changed the oil, fixed the fan belts. There was nothing too good for me.

Manuel Moroun

I knew trucking was growing. It grew from the Second World War to the time that I bought the bridge. There were interstate highways being built. I thought there was opportunity.

Manuel Moroun

Author Bio

  • NameManuel Moroun
  • DescriptionAmerican businessman
  • BornJune 5, 1927