You must be very patient, very persistent. The world isn't going to shower gold coins on you just because you have a good idea. You're going to have to work like crazy to bring that idea to the attention of people. They're not going to buy it unless they know about it.

We have a strategic plan. It's called 'doing things'.

The clear, unmistakable sign of a bureaucrat is somebody who worries about whether he has a window.

We will hire someone with less experience, less education, and less expertise, than someone who has more of those things and has a rotten attitude. Because we can train people. We can teach people how to lead. We can teach people how to provide customer service. But we can't change their DNA.

The Wright Amendment is a pain in the ass, but not every pain in the ass is a constitutional infringement.

You must be very patient, very persistent. The world isn't going to shower gold coins on you just because you have a good idea. You're going to have to work like crazy to bring that idea to the attention of people. They're not going to buy it unless they know about it.

It is my practice to try to understand how valuable something is by trying to imagine myself without it.