Sumner Redstone
Sumner Redstone
Sumner Murray Redstoneis an American businessman and media magnate. He is the majority owner and chairman of the board of the National Amusements theater chain. Through National Amusements, Redstone and his family are majority owners of CBS Corporation and Viacom. According to Forbes, as of September 2015, he was worth US$5 billion...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth27 May 1923
CountryUnited States of America
Sumner Redstone quotes about
aware respect
With respect to the future, what I can tell you now is we are aware of and considering these and all of our options,
divorce sometimes after-divorce
Sometimes divorce is better than marriage
positive opportunity doe
Opportunity does not knock. You have to find it
commitment winning excellence
I've always had that obsessive will to win and a commitment to excellence.
hard-work dubai turkeys
When I lose my marbles which is never, when I lose my energy, I travel the world today for Viacom, China, Turkey, Dubai, Kuwait. When that happens, I'll know enough to retire, but that's never gonna happen. I'm here for forever.
order long risk
In order to succeed, you have to live dangerously.. as long as the danger is rationally accepted and as long as the rewards far outweigh the risk.
technology dirt-roads information
The information superhighway is a dirt road that won't be paved over until 2025.
suicide thinking creative
We don't think that someone who effectuates creative suicide and costs the company revenue should be on the lot,
today tough clear
It was always tough, but today we are in the throes of something we have never seen in our history. It's clear in recent times the market is looking for a bottom.
fighting winning long
I love Viacom. I love CBS. And so I don't want to die. I have a will to live. The same will to win that I've always had. And — I'm gonna fight death as long as I can. I like it here. I don't want to go anywhere else.
wall competition too-much
Murdoch paid too much for the Wall Street Journal even when he didn't have any competition.
clear signal
We have a pretty clear signal that we will be able to keep UPN.
adapt changing recognize
We recognize the need to adapt to a changing competitive environment,
quarter record track year
Viacom's results for the first quarter put the company on a fast track for another record year in 2004.