You absolutely must have the discipline not to hire until you find the right people.

I don't know where we should take this company, but I do know that if I start with the right people, ask them the right questions, and engage them in vigorous debate, we will find a way to make this company great.

Genuine confidence is what launches you out of bed in the morning, and through your day with a spring in your step.

The only way to remain great is to keep on applying the fundamental principles that made you great.

Good is the enemy of great. That's why so few things become great.

Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great. We don't have great schools, principally because we have good schools. We don't have great government, principally because we have good government. Few people attain great lives, in large part because it is just so easy to settle for a good life.

The difference between a good leader and a great leader is humility.