Guler Sabanci Quotes

If there's one thing that's certain in business, it's uncertainty.

I have a tendency, just because I'm an ambitious person, to get impatient with things and want them to be moving faster then they are.

I was the guy who would go out and do whatever he needed to do, no matter what.

Ambition never is in a greater hurry than I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking.

The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.

One of the most predictable things in life is there will be change. You are better off if you can have a say in the change. But you are ignorant or naive if you don't think there will be change, whether you want it to or not.

No one welcomes chaos, but why crave stability and predictability?

If you have to forecast, forecast often.

I've always wanted to push myself and move with the tide. That's just how I am and it's worked for me.

I spent 26 years in the business without ever knowing what I was doing a month from now.

The worst question is, 'Where do you see yourself in five years?' I don't know. Variety is the spice of life. That's the best way to describe it.

People are looking for certainty. The more complex the world becomes, the more people look for people to give them certainty and tell them what to do. During the past few years of actively thinking about this, there is one thing that I have accepted: certainty is not out there. There is not one strategy to follow, and that's OK.

It is human nature, especially as we get older, to look for stability in our lives. But if you want to be a successful entrepreneur, you have to fight against that somewhat, as starting a business requires movement. You cannot stay still.

Entrepreneurial people are never satisfied.

Part of being innovative in government is sometimes not trying to plot out the last chapter of the book, but to be open and see what comes back.

I'm a work in progress. You know, my kids didn't come with instructions... and neither did this business, so when I put the two of them together, I gotta take it a little at a time.

I believe it's less risky long-term to embrace change.

I am an opportunist. When opportunities come, and I see them serving my grander goals in life, I take them.

Our only security is our ability to change.

I am definitely still the same kid that I was picking up the guitar at 15. But, I have definitely learned to be more flexible and roll with the punches. It's such an unpredictable business to be in and it's insane how things change so last minute.

I will jump into most any role.

Always have an answer - even if you change your mind five minutes later.

You have to be very fast-thinking, creative, and mobile. It is key to making a business move.

Successful people jump at opportunity and take advantage of it.

There are never any absolutes in the fashion business: one day you may like black, and the next day you like colour. I think it's a good lesson that we should never believe too much in any one thing - because the next day it's out, and if we're stuck to it, we're out, too.