Executive Suite Quotes

Executive Suite is a television program that first aired in 1970 . Executive Suite ended its run in 1970.

It features John Houseman as producer, and George Folsey (cinematographer) as head of cinematography.

Executive Suite is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of Executive Suite is 104 minutes long. Executive Suite is distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

The cast includes: William Holden as McDonald Walling, and Fredric March as Loren Phineas Shaw.

Executive Suite Quotes

Fredric March as Loren Phineas Shaw

• (Fredric March) "After all, that's only part of our business. Eventually we can cut down on the line --"
• (William Holden) "We'll drop that line. And we'll never again ask a man to do anything that will poison his pride in himself or his work."

William Holden as McDonald Walling

• (William Holden) "The force behind a great company has to be more than the pride of one man; it has to be the pride of thousands. You can't make men work for money alone--you starve their souls when you try it, and you can starve a company to death the same way."
• (William Holden) "And that's when we started doing things like this: the KF line. Walt, are your boys proud when they go out and sell this stuff? When they know the finish is going to crack, the veneer split off and the legs come loose?"
• (Fredric March) "Wait a minute, wait a minute. That's priced merchandise--it serves a definite purpose in the profit structure of this company. We're not cheating anyone."
• (William Holden) "Ourselves."
• (Fredric March) "At that price, the customer knows exactly what he is going to get."
• (William Holden) "This."
• (William Holden) "This is what Tredway has come to mean."
• (William Holden) "And what do you suppose the people think of us when they buy it? How do you suppose the men in the factories feel when they make it? What must they think of a management that is willing to stoop to selling this kind of junk in order to add a dime a year to the dividend?"

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