It's the sustained ability to change that really counts.

In business as in life, sometimes bad things happen to good people, and sometimes good things happen to bad people. But over time, if you play long enough, everybody gets what he deserves - good and bad.

I was Chairman for two days. I had an airplane with my engines, hit a building I insured, was covered by a network I owned and I still have to increase earnings by 11 percent.

Good leaders don't tell people what to do, they give teams capability and inspiration.

Good leaders are very curious, and they spend a lot of time trying to learn things.

Really, the one thing that actually works - you know, state-run communism may not be your cup of tea, but [China's] government works.

Surviving a failure gives you more self-confidence. Failures are great learning tools - but they must be kept to a minimum.