Nelson Peltz Quotes

Rupert Murdoch is a good friend of mine.

- Nelson Peltz

Friend, Mine, Rupert Murdoch, Good Friend

I understood the power of Heinz since I was a kid, and I started to work for my father selling food to restaurants.

- Nelson Peltz

Work, Father, Kid, Understood

Legg Mason's structure is misunderstood by the market. Legg Mason has an affiliate model. They own 100% of their affiliates, which are investment managers such as Permal, Western Asset Management, and Royce.

- Nelson Peltz

Investment, Own, Which, Misunderstood

The activists play the balance sheet by selling a division to buy back stock and leveraging the balance sheet and buying back more stock.

- Nelson Peltz

Balance, Play, Division, Activists

If I'm on the board of any company where there's an offer that comes in, I want to negotiate.

- Nelson Peltz

Want, Offer, Negotiate, Board

I'm willing to have two directors on the DuPont board, me being one of them.

- Nelson Peltz

Me, Willing, Directors, Board

It appears that PepsiCo views structural change as a sign of weakness, an admission of failure, and an untenable break with past traditions.

- Nelson Peltz

Change, Past, Break, Traditions

I spent most of my career operating businesses and fixing businesses, not staring at a Bloomberg screen.

- Nelson Peltz

Career, Most, Fixing, Operating

Sometimes it takes longer to create value, but if the companies generate more earnings, the stocks will ultimately reflect that.

- Nelson Peltz

Sometimes, Will, More, Generate

I try to figure out the marketing puzzle.

- Nelson Peltz

Marketing, Try, Figure, Puzzle

After Cadbury, the candy company, separated from Dr. Pepper, the soft drinks maker, Cadbury was able to substantially lower its debt load. The profits of Cadbury, the candy company, zoomed.

- Nelson Peltz

Candy, Pepper, Profits, Separated

You must make some decisions Wall Street dislikes.

- Nelson Peltz

Street, Some, Must, Dislikes

Before, Tiffany sold watches only in its own stores. Now, Tiffany watches are sold in 1,500 stores.

- Nelson Peltz

Watches, Before, Sold, Stores

Sequestration, sequestation - however you pronounce that word - and gridlock aren't all that bad.

- Nelson Peltz

Bad, Word, However, Pronounce

My kids are exhausted every day, and I keep them that way. It's gym, ice, homework. They're too tired to get in trouble.

- Nelson Peltz

Tired, Every Day, Homework, Gym

You know what term you don't hear anymore? Arbitrage. The markets have gotten too efficient.

- Nelson Peltz

Markets, Gotten, Too, Term

I don't mind anybody coming after me as long as they're coming with facts.

- Nelson Peltz

Mind, Me, Anybody, Facts

The name 'Mondelez' I hate. It sounds like a disease.

- Nelson Peltz

Name, Like, Sounds, Disease

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