A great company will have many once-in-a-liftetime opportunities.

Bad decisions made with good intentions, are still bad decisions.

Not one of the good-to-great companies focused obsessively on growth.

The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline.

It's what you do before you are in trouble, so that you can be strong when people most need you.

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.

The greatest leaders build organizations that, in the end, don't need them.