There are a handful of companies who understand all successful business operations come down to three basic principles; People---Product---Profit. Without top people, you cannot do much with the other two.
It's a very short trip. While alive, live.
After 40, one's face begins to tell more than one's tongue.
The smart ones ask when they don't know. And, sometimes, when they do.
The difference between towering and cowering is totally a matter of inner posture.
The top people of the biggest companies are, surprisingly, often the nicest ones in their company I'm not sure, though, if they got there because they were good guys or that they're now good guys because they can afford to be.