You can't run a business or anything else on a theory.

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

The highest art of professional management requires the literal ability to 'smell' a 'real fact' from all others.

The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success are concentration, discrimination, organization, innovation and communication.

The best way to sell yourself to others is first to sell the others to yourself. Check yourself against this list of obstacles to a pleasing personality: interrupting others; sarcasm; vanity; being a poor listener; insincere flattery; finding fault; challenging others without good cause; giving unsolicited advice; complaining; attitude of superiority; envy of others' success; poor posture and dress.

You read a book from beginning to end. You run a business the opposite way. You start with the end, and then you do everything you must to reach it.

The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them.