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

I believe there are and will be major opportunities to enhance Time Warner's value in future combinations.

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

We're not about liquidating companies, but if you do that, why is that terrible? We're not blowing up the factories. The person who buys it should be able to make the asset more productive.

Don't confuse luck with skill when judging others, and especially when judging yourself.

I can tell you how bad our boards are... I don't have to watch Saturday Night Live anymore; I just go to the board meetings.

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.