Cash is king. Get every drop of cash you can get and hold onto it.

Every employee, not just the senior people, should know how a company is doing.

Take the middle 70 percent and tell them what they need to do to get into the top 20 percent.

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.

Lack of candor blocks smart ideas, fast action, and good people contributing all the stuff they've got. It's a killer.

You are not a leader to win a popularity contest-you are a leader to lead.

The last thing you want to do is be a bore. When you wake up in the morning, give yourself a good mirror test. If you look like you’re going to be a sulking, pouting bore, slap yourself in the face before you go out to the office.