Sheldon Adelson
Sheldon Adelson
Sheldon Gary Adelsonis an American business magnate. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which owns the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and is the parent company of Venetian Macao Limited which operates The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and the Sands Expo and Convention Center. He also owns the Israeli daily newspaper Israel Hayom, and the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Adelson, a lifelong donor and philanthropist to a variety of causes, founded with his...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth4 August 1933
CityBoston, MA
CountryUnited States of America
Sheldon Adelson quotes about
Entrepreneurship is essentially identifying the path that everyone takes; and choosing a different, better way.
I look at every business and ask, How long can this last? How can I identify the status quo and change it?
I am willing to spend whatever it takes … My moral standard compels me to speak out on this issue because I am the largest company by far in the industry and I am willing to speak out. I don’t see any compelling reason for the government to allow people to gamble on the Internet and nobody has ever explained except for the two companies whose special interest is going to be served if there is gaming on the Internet, Caesars and MGM.
I never thought about becoming wealthy. It never crossed my mind. What really motivated me was to try to accomplish something.
An entrepreneur is born with the mentality to take risks, though there are several important characteristics: courage, faith in yourself, and above all, even when you fail, to learn from failure and get up and try again.
For me, businesses are like buses. You stand on a corner and you don't like where the first bus is going? Wait ten minutes and take another. Don't like that one? They'll just keep coming. There's no end to buses or businesses.
There's never been a real destination resort in Asia, and when we open the Venetian Macao, it will be the first.
He's not a bold decision maker like Newt Gingrich is. Every time I talk to him, he says 'well let me think about it.'