David Sarnoff Quotes

We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death.

The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success.

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David Sarnoff (February 27, 1891 – December 12, 1971) was a Russian and American businessman who played an important role in the American history of radio and television. He led the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) for most of his career in various capacities from shortly after its founding in 1919 until his retirement in 1970.
He headed a conglomerate of telecommunications and media companies, including RCA and NBC, that became one of the largest in the world. Named a Reserve Brigadier General of the Signal Corps in 1945, Sarnoff thereafter was widely known as "The General".
Congressional investigations concluded that Sarnoff—while head of RCA—artificially inflated the price of RCA stock via market manipulation, leading to public investment losses in excess of $100 million (in 2025 USD).

I have learned to have more trust in the scientist than he does in himself.

Whatever course you have chosen for yourself it will not be a chore but an adventure if you bring to it a sense of the glory of striving if your sights are set far above the merely secure and medioc...

A life that hasn't a definite plan is likely to become driftwood.

Whatever course you have chosen for yourself it will not be a chore but an adventure if you bring to it a sense of the glory of striving ... if your sights are set far above the merely secure and med...

I have learned to have more faith in the scientist than he does in himself.

Work and live to serve others, to leave the world a little better than you found it and garner for yourself as much peace of mind as you can. This is happiness.

Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people.