Quotes by Ronald Perelman

About Ronald Perelman:

Ronald Owen Perelman is an American businessman, investor, philanthropist and Chairman of Carnegie Hall. Through his company MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc., he has invested in various companies with interests that encapsulate groceries, cigars, licorice, makeup, cars, photography, television, camping supplies, security, gaming, jewelry, banks, and comic book publishing. Perelman annually is one of the world's largest philanthropic donors. As of 2012, Perelman is the 26th richest American, and 69th richest person in the world, with an estimated wealth of $14 billion.
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I was the night foreman of a galvanizing factory, which is hot and smelly and dirty and miserable.

Ronald Perelman

The reality is that I surround myself with very smart, very strong people - including my ex-wives.

Ronald Perelman

You can be a control freak only when you have weak people around you.

Ronald Perelman

I was always fascinated by the decision-making process and the managerial process and just business in general.

Ronald Perelman

I am placed in situations with opportunities in those situations that others are not. I don't believe that that is happenstance. I believe that there is a God that has a plan for me.

Ronald Perelman

And so I believe that God plays this enormous role in my life. And I believe that it's my obligation to give back and to follow the rules that were set. And it also gives me an enormous sense of my own place and an enormous sense of stability.

Ronald Perelman

Music plays a very important role in my life. I'm a frustrated musician. I play the drums.

Ronald Perelman

I think that people will always want music; I think that the form that they will get it in, or distributed to them from, and the price they pay for it is what's up in question.

Ronald Perelman

Author Bio

  • NameRonald Perelman
  • DescriptionBusinessman, investor
  • BornJanuary 1, 1943
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionEntrepreneur; Financier
  • AwardsLegion Of Honour