"I thought at the time that I wanted to go into institutional sales, selling stocks and bonds to institutions. In those days, which was the 1960s, the institutional salesman was making about $100,000 a year. I thought that was just an enormous amount of money"
- Henry Kravis
About this Quote
Henry Kravis was revealing his ambition to become an institutional salesperson in the 1960s. He was drawn to the profession since of the possible to make a big income. At the time, institutional salespeople were making around $100,000 a year, which was a big quantity of money for the period. Kravis was inspired by the potential to make a lot of money and was willing to put in the hard work to attain his goal. His aspiration and drive to prosper eventually settled, as he went on to become one of the most effective financiers worldwide.
This quote is written / told by Henry Kravis somewhere between January 6, 1944 and today. He/she was a famous Businessman from USA.
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