It's better to take over and build upon an existing business than to start a new one.

You can know a person by the kind of desk he keeps. If the president of a company has a clean desk then it must be the executive vice president who is doing all the work.

Ninety-nine percent of all surprises in business are negative.

Better a good decision quickly than the best decision too late.

When I come upon a man who has a gleaming, empty, clear desktop, I am dealing with a fellow who is so far removed from the realities of his business that someone else is running it for him.

I think it is an immutable law in business that words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises, but only performance is reality

In the business world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes, governed by self interest.