We are afraid to face the hard questions. We are willing to tackle drugs, crime, and public education only if it doesn’t cost us any new taxes.
J. Irwin Miller Quotes
Business chief executive officers and their boards succumb to the pressures of the financial markets and their fears of takeovers and pour out their energies to produce quarterly earnings - at the expense of building their companies for the long term.
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| Birth: | 26th May, 1909 |
| Death: | 19th August, 2004 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Businessman |
About
Joseph Irwin Miller was born in Columbus, Indiana, USA. He was an American businessman, patron of modern architecture, and lay leader in the Christian ecumenical movement and civil rights. He was a former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cummins Inc. from 1934 until his retirement from the Company in 1977, with time off for service during World War II. He graduated from Yale University in 1931 and received his master’s degree from Oxford University in 1933. He also served as a trustee of the Museum of Modern Art, the Ford Foundation. In 1986 he received the National Building Museum's first Honor Award. On February 5, 1943, he married Xenia Simons. They had three daughters, Margaret, Catherine, Elizabeth, and two sons Hugh and William.
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