Millard Drexler Quotes & Sayings

“People like consistency. Whether it's a store or a restaurant, they want to come in and see what you are famous for.”

“A merchant is someone who figures out how to select, how to smell, how to identify, how to feel, how to time, how to buy, how to sell, and how to hopefully have two plus two equal six.”

“I consider a merchant someone who has a certain intuition and instinct, and - very important - knows how to run a business, knows the numbers.”

“I'm always looking over my shoulder, needing to stay ahead of the game.”

“People put 'study abroad' on their resume. I actually like when they don't study abroad because that means they aren't entitled.”

“I'm looking for best practices constantly. Apple has beautiful design, beautiful product, incredibly functional. But mostly it's about picking product, getting behind it, marketing it and introducing it to a customer. What they've done just inspires me.”

“Creativity runs on automatic, no matter what's happening in other parts of my life. I can't help myself. It's been in me, and it evolves in me over the years. It's a condition in me.”

“I love to work. I have a passion for what I do.”

“The first thing you see when you walk into a store is color.”

“What matters is hard work, and emotional intelligence.”