I like winning. There's also a certain joy in it. I feel fulfilled by it.

In life and business, there are two cardinal sins, the first is to act precipitously without thought, and the second is to not act at all. Unfortunately the board of directors and top management of Times Warner already committed the first sin by merging with AOL, and we believe they are currently in the process of committing the second; now is not a time to move slowly and suffer the paralysis of inaction.

CEOs are paid for doing a terrible job. If the system wasn't so messed up, guys like me wouldn't make this kind of money.

Everything I have is for sale, except for my kids and possibly my wife.

When friends and acquaintances are telling you [that] you are a genius, before you accept their opinion, take a moment to remember what you always thought of their opinions in the past.

In life and business, there are two cardinal sins. The first is to act precipitously without thought and the second is to not act at all.

We have bloated bureaucracies in Corporate America. The root of the problem is the absence of real corporate democracy.