A letter is never ill-timed; it never interrupts. Instead it waits for us to find the opportune minute, the quiet moment to savor the message. There is an element of timelessness about letter writing.

Grandchildren are the dots that connect the lines from generation to generation.

A child who has a grandparent has a softened view of life, the feeling that there is more to life than what we see, more than getting and gaining, winning and losing.

Briefcases, like CEOs, should never look new and unused.

We are the generation that came of age in an ageless society.

Love is a great glue, but there is no cement like mutual hate.

Always hire people who are better than you. Hiring dummies is shortsighted. You can't move up the ladder until everyone is comfortable with your replacement.