They were making a deal for a property that clearly was a property that we wanted to own, so we had to act, and act as quickly as we could, and make the offer more attractive.

In real life, strategy is actually very straightforward. You pick a general direction and implement like hell.

The most important quality of leadership is intellectual honesty. The reality principle - the ability to see the world as it really is, not as you wish it were.

Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while.

What the Commission is seeking cuts the heart out of the strategic rationale of our deal.

Managers can waste a lot of time at the outset of a crisis denying that something went wrong. Skip that step.

You never know how diverse your career can be. I think it's wonderful. My life has always been the next page, not the last page.