Whether you prevail or fail depends more on what you do to yourself than on what the world does to you.
James C. CollinsProfit is like oxygen, food, water, and blood for the body; they are not the point of life, but without them, there is no life.
James C. CollinsRecruit entrepreneurial leaders and give them freedom to determine the best path to achieving their objectives. On the other hand, individuals must commit fully to the system you use and be held rigorously accountable for their objectives. You give them freedom, but freedom within a framework.
James C. CollinsIf we only have great companies, we will merely have a prosperous society, not a great one. Economic growth and power are the means, not the definition, of a great nation.
James C. Collins