The idea of let's all share the pain equally, or let's freeze salaries altogether - it's ass-backwards. It's absolutely ass-backwards.

The idea flow from the human spirit is absolutely unlimited. All you have to do is tap into that well. I don't like to use the word efficiency. It's creativity. It's a belief that every person counts.

I’ve learned in a hundred ways that I rarely regretted acting but often regretted NOT acting fast enough.

In any bad situation you can not let yourself be a victim.

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.

If you managed a baseball team, would you listen more closely to the team accountant or the director of player personnel?

A leader's job is to look into the future and see the organization, not as it is, but as it should be