In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something else.

There are times when even the best manager is like the little boy with the big dog, waiting to see where the dog wants to go so he can take him there.

The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness.

Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.

Over the years, many executives have said to me with pride: 'Boy, I worked so hard last year that I didn't take any vacation.' I always feel like responding, "You dummy. You mean to tell me you can take responsibility for an eighty-million-dollar project and you can't plan two weeks out of the year to have some fun?

A good deal is a state of mind.

People want economy, and they'll pay any price to get it.