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.

I was good friends with Frank Sinatra, I heard Steve Kaufman painting his portrait, so I asked Steve to paint my portrait.

Be creative. Use unconventional thinking. And have the guts to carry it out.

Bad times are indelible. They stay with you forever.

They're on you day and night. Their oversight is just too extreme [. . .] That's why our 10-year loan, we paid it back in three years. We couldn't stand the government. The bureaucracy kills you.

It's a good thing god doesn't let you look a year or two into the future, or you might be sorely tempted to shoot yourself.

I was fortunate to get a scholarship when I went to Lehigh University and Princeton. They were both wonderful schools. Somebody was kind enough to spend their money to educate people that they would never get to know. That's what I think philanthropy is about.