30 Quotes by Kenneth Chenault

I was attracted to law school because I believed it would help me prepare for a career in the real world.

I say this all the time: Everyone can make a conscious choice to be a leader.

My plans were to practice law and then possibly go into public service.

There are clearly some policies that need to change, and the reputation of the credit card industry is not high. Reforms need to take place.

Harvard Law provided an opportunity to learn from a faculty that had shaped the laws of our country and helped to change the world around us. It also offered an opportunity to study with the brightest students and to test myself against the best.

My message to Washington is the United States has gone through incredible crises, and our leaders have been able to find common ground. And that's what our leaders have to do.

There was a strong focus on performance and respect for people. And one of the points that my father always made was that with all the challenges and obstacles and barriers, the one thing you can control is your performance. And that is one thing I have tried to adhere to throughout my career.

What's increasingly clear is that when you are open to a discussion of leadership, and you're relating it to your company, it is much easier to get people to become open.

I've always tried to seek out environments with excitement.