What Sam Walton did was to go into one of the most mature industries of all and find a way to make it grow, grow, grow, double-digit, month after month, year after year. He did it by innovation, customer focus, and above all, speed.

One of the things about leadership is that you cannot be a moderate, balanced, thoughtful, careful articulator of policy. You've got to be on the lunatic fringe.

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

That's all managing is: just coming up with the right questions and getting the right answers.

Leadership is helping other people grow and succeed. it is not just about you. It's all about them.... everyone deserves a chance.... you can never let yourself be a victim.

Don't lose youself on the way to the top.

A company has only so much money and managerial time. Winning leaders invest where the payback is the highest. They cut their losses everywhere else.