Too often it's not the most creative guys or the smartest. Instead, it's the ones who are best at playing politics and soft-soaping their bosses. Boards don't like tough, abrasive guys.

Don't go in and tell somebody else how to run their business.

I have to look out for the shareholder’s interests, and I’m the largest shareholder.

The CEO is, by far, the most important decision for a company... The company is going to rise and fall with the CEO.

You learn in this business.. If you want a friend, get a dog.

And I'm convinced, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that you can work with the unions because the unions want to survive. If they are confronted simply with the question: "Do you want this company to survive or do you want it to be broken up?" they will listen. It's their livelihood.

Im a cynic about corporate democracy and boards.