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Diane Hendricks Quotes

16 quotes from Diane Hendricks — Chairman of ABC Supply, the largest wholesale distributor of roofing and building products in the US..

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“Of our seven children, five are at ABC Supply. The three older daughters went to college. The boys went into construction, and I wasn't disappointed they didn't go to college.”

Family

“I don't know I take any advice very often. I trust my own instincts and seek out information so I can make fully informed decisions. That's what's worked for me.”

Decision-Making

“[You] don't have to change your goal. Change your path, be willing to, and don't see that as a failure. That's just life...”

Perseverance

“I don't believe in quitting. You quit, you're done.”

— Forbes interviewPerseverance

“My success story as a teenage mom, without a college degree, was only possible because I was so blessed to be born in the United States of America.”

Success

“We must not let our government dilute our freedom.”

Freedom

“I love this country. I'm just so blessed to have been born in America.”

Patriotism

“The American dream is available to anyone and everyone in this great nation.”

Dream

“Faith in my personal life and my business life gets stronger as I take time to understand my faith and the huge effect Christ has been and will always be in my life.”

Faith

“The American dream is available to anyone and everyone in this great nation. Sadly, many feel that the American dream is weakening. I totally disagree.”

Dream

“We felt like we weren't being treated with respect. That was part of our goal — to build a company that would help the guy in the pickup truck, and provide service and respect to everyone.”

— Diane Hendricks

“I still get shivers right now because I felt that I had risked the company that I wanted my children to run. It's not a company that's ever going to be for sale.”

— Diane Hendricks

“I'm not a meek lady who stays at home and cooks.”

— Diane Hendricks

“Motherhood got in the way real quick and I grew up real fast. It didn't stop me from wanting to reach my dream. In fact, I think I became even more focused on what I wanted to achieve.”

— Diane Hendricks

“I don't think I have ever taken any "offbeat" advice. Actually, I don't know I take any advice very often. I trust my own instincts and seek out information so I can make fully informed decisions. That's what's worked for me.”

— Diane Hendricks

“It looks like we're beautifying the city, but we're really beautifying the economy.”

— Diane Hendricks

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Diane Hendricks

Chairman of ABC Supply, the largest wholesale distributor of roofing and building products in the US.