J. Irwin Miller
J. Irwin Miller
Joseph Irwin Millerwas an American industrialist, patron of modern architecture, and lay leader in the Christian ecumenical movement and civil rights. He was instrumental in the rise of the Cummins Corporation and giving his hometown of Columbus, Indiana international stature with its buildings...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth26 May 1909
CountryUnited States of America
J. Irwin Miller quotes about
mediocrity expensive
Nothing is more expensive than mediocrity.
would-be found persons
I would be a poorer person if the only things I knew were what I had found out for myself.
humanity calling arts-and-humanities
The calling of the humanities is to make us truly human in the best sense of the word.
home men want
In our home we have a rule: You can disagree with a man's position as much as you want - after you have been able to state it to his satisfaction.
world ridiculous forget
It is ridiculous ever to forget that you and your business are each implanted in the society of the moment. We cannot ignore the world of our time. We had better understand it.
indulge-in style television
Television preachers extract money from the poor to live in a style and to indulge in shameful acts which equal or outdo the worst of the Renaissance Popes.
long boards earning
Business chief executive officers and their boards succumb to the pressures of the financial markets and their fears of takeovers and pour out their energies to produce quarterly earnings - at the expense of building their companies for the long term.
drug cost faces
We are afraid to face the hard questions. We are willing to tackle drugs, crime, and public education only if it doesn't cost us any new taxes.