J. Willard Marriott
On September 17, 1900, J. Willard Marriott was born in Marriott-Slaterville, beginning a life that would eventually earn him two formal national honors as an American entrepreneur.
Marriott pursued his education at Weber State University and later at the University of Utah. A citizen of the United States, he built his professional life as an entrepreneur over the course of the twentieth century. His career drew recognition from more than one institution: he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom as well as the Labor Hall of Honor, two distinct awards that marked his standing in American public life.
Marriott died on August 13, 1985, in Wolfeboro. The Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Labor Hall of Honor he received during his lifetime remain the concrete measures of the recognition accorded to him as an entrepreneur.
Quotes by J. Willard Marriott
Entrepreneurs are never satisfied. They want to do things better. They strive for perfection and use all the ingenuity to their command to achieve it.
A man should keep on being constructive, and do constructive things. He should take part in the things that go on in this wonderful world. He should be someone to be reckoned with. He should live life and make every day count, to the very end. Sometimes it’s tough. But that’s what I’m going to do.
I’ve felt that dissatisfaction is the basis of progress. When we become satisfied in business, we become obsolete.
No matter how hard you work for your money, there’s always someone out there willing to work twice as hard to take it away from you.
It’s more important to hire people with the right qualities than with specific experience.
