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

Good-to-great companies set their goals and strategies based on understanding; comparison companies set their goals and strategies based on bravado.

Not every financial company toppled during the 2008 crisis, and some seized the opportunity to take advantage of weaker competitors in the midst of the tumult.

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

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

The critical question is not whether you'll have luck, but what you do with the luck that you get.

The x factor of a great leader is humility combined with will.