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Corporation Quotes

This collection of corporation quotes spans personal brand deals with companies like Gibson and Disney to broader reflections on what a corporation actually stands for. One quote lays out a corporation's obligations to shareholders, profits, employees, and customers, while a band insists it should not be mistaken for a corporate entity. Together the quotes explore business identity from both the inside and outside.

These corporation quotes explore business identity and obligation, a theme echoed in Customers. Both consider who a company is truly accountable to.

I was approached personally by the Gibson Corporation.

Quotes by Trini Lopez

I'd love to have done 'John Carter.' I'd love to work for the Disney Corporation.

Quotes by Tony Kaye

HCL is a corporation. It is for profits. A corporation stands for its shareholders, its profits, its employees, its discoveries, and its customers.

Quotes by Shiv Nadar

Increasingly, corporate nationality is whatever a corporation decides it is.

Quotes by Robert Reich

Acts Quotes

I'm a man without a corporation.

Quotes by Paddy Chayefsky

We're not the corporation of Foster the People. We're a band.

Quotes by Mark Foster

No one owns you. One hundred per cent of the stock in your personal corporation belongs to you.

Quotes by George Matthew Adams

A healthy corporation acts on the interests of its stakeholders and customers.

Quotes by Ari Melber

Frequently Asked Questions

Which companies are mentioned in these corporation quotes?
The Gibson Corporation and the Disney Corporation are both named, reflecting personal experiences of being approached or wanting to work with well-known brands. These specific examples ground the topic in recognizable business names. It connects to themes in Acts.
What does the HCL quote say a corporation stands for?
It states that a corporation exists for profits, and stands for its shareholders, profits, employees, discoveries, and customers, offering a fairly complete definition of corporate purpose. This framing emphasizes multiple stakeholders, not just owners. It connects to ideas in Customers.
Why does a band reject being called a corporation?
Foster the People's quote insists they are a band, not a corporation, drawing a line between artistic identity and business structure. This reflects a common tension between commercial framing and creative self-perception. It relates to identity themes found in Band.
What does wanting to work with Disney reveal about career goals?
The quote expressing a wish to work with the Disney Corporation after a specific film shows how certain major studios represent aspirational career milestones. This kind of admiration for established corporations is common in creative industries. It reflects broader ambition themes.
What overall view of corporations emerges from these quotes?
The quotes present corporations as complex entities, sometimes admired for scale and opportunity, other times resisted when they threaten creative identity. This mixed view captures the real tension many artists feel toward big business. It offers a balanced, human perspective.

For more on collaboration versus corporate structure, see Band and Acts, which explore identity outside pure business terms.