Bernard Marcus
Bernard Marcus
Bernard "Bernie" Marcusis an American businessman and philanthropist. He co-founded Home Depot and was the company's first CEO; he served as Chairman of the Board until retiring in 2002...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
dinosaurs mail use
I'm basically a dinosaur. I don't use e-mail. But I do recognize the importance of science and the resulting possibilities.
home america mind
We could be the biggest pantyhose seller in America, but we don't want to weaken the link in shoppers' minds between Home Depot and do-it-yourself projects.
hero kids yesterday
Kids are wandering around the streets today that will become tomorrow's criminals that were yesterday's heroes.
educational home successful
One of the things which make any company successful, in particular the Home Depot, was that we understood and catered to the customer. If it didn't sell, it didn't make a difference what we thought or our research told us. They told us if it was successful by buying it or not.
unique two people
As a businessman, you have to trust people. To find two people who lied the way [Vick and Petrino] lied, that's unique and that's not Arthur's fault. It's not a flaw of Arthur's. It's a flaw of these two guys.
wanted understood
When I understood the rudiments of what nanotech was all about, I knew I wanted to participate.
charity active
I'm very politically active, but that has nothing to do with my charity.
medicine impact race
Nanotechnology in medicine is going to have a major impact on the survival of the human race.
believe track people
People used to believe only a professional could do tiling or install track lighting. That's utter nonsense.