Charles Erwin Wilson
Charles Erwin Wilson
Charles Erwin Wilsonwas an American engineer and businessman who served as United States Secretary of Defense from 1953 to 1957 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Known as "Engine Charlie", he previously worked as CEO for General Motors. In the wake of the Korean War, he cut the defense budget significantly...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth18 July 1890
CountryUnited States of America
The price of progress is trouble, and I must be making a lot of progress.
futile talk trying
It is futile to talk too much about the past... like trying to make birth control retroactive.
country general goes good vice welfare
For years I thought what was good for our country was good for General Motors and vice versa. The difference did not exist. Our company is too big. It goes with the welfare of the country.
men thinking boss
A good boss makes his men realize they have more ability than they think they have so that they consistently do better work than they thought they could.