There is convincing evidence that the search for solitude is not a luxury but a biological need. Just as humans posses a herding instinct that keeps us close to others most of the time, we also have a conflicting drive to seek out solitude. If the distance between ourselves and others becomes too great, we experience isolation and alienation, yet if the proximity to others becomes too close, we feel smothered and trapped.

Economics is the science which studies human behaviour as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses.

Commerce is the cure for the most destructive prejudices.

There must be some great truth underlying the instinct for worship.

Sir, I may not have been always a Christian, but I am very sure that I have been a gentleman.

It is better to be killed than frightened to death.

To make HP a great company once again, we need more than competitive costs and operational efficiency. We're in the process of assessing and refining our growth strategy, and the same concepts that were behind our operational changes will be at work here: simplicity, focus, alignment, and execution.