If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you've got.

Are we going to be a services power? The double-cheeseburger-hold-the-mayo kings of the world?

There's a world of difference between a strong ego, which is essential, and a large ego-which can be destructive.

I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way.

Get all the education you can then go out and do something - do anything.

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.

Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people.