Do you want my one-word secret of happiness? It's growth - - mental, financial you name it.

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.

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

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

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.

Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.

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