Dennis Washington Quotes

Dennis Washington — American Businessman

Dennis R. Washington is an American, Montana-based industrialist and philanthropist who owns, or co-owns controlling interest in, a large consortium of privately held companies collectively known as the Washington Companies and, in Canada, another collection of companies known as the Seaspan Marine Corporation. With an estimated current net worth of around $6.1 billion, he is ranked by Forbes as the 79th-richest person in America... (wikipedia)

People always ask me for my secret. There isn't one. You've just got to keep a level head and stay away from greed, which is the worst thing that can happen to a successful person.

I always marked up a piece of paper before taking a job, looking at the pluses and minuses. If the latter outnumbered the former, I would pass.

I've made more money than I could spend in five lifetimes.

The day after my high school graduation in 1952, I headed to Alaska. I was 17. I started out greasing equipment, then became a heavy-crane operator. I made and saved good money there for two years.

I love boats. Anything that runs, anything mechanical. It's my God-given passion in life.

Dennis Washington Quotes

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