The man in charge must concern himself with details. If he does not consider them important, neither will his subordinates.

Human experience shows that people, not organizations or management systems, get things done

All new ideas begin in a non-conforming mind that questions some tenet of the conventional wisdom.

When the men in Russia foul up, they are dismisses, sometimes losing their necks. But we protect those who fail and press them to the government bosom.

Half-truths are like half a brick - they can be thrown farther.

Any one detail, followed through to its source, will usually reveal the general state of readiness of the whole organization.

A child is being properly educated only when he is learning to become independent of his parents.