If Thomas Edison had gone to business school, we would all be reading by larger candles.

Round numbers beg to be negotiated, usually by counteroffer round numbers. Odd numbers sound harder, firmer, less negotiable.

Commit yourself to quality from day one ... it's better to do nothing at all than to do something badly.

Concentrate on each task, whether trivial or crucial, as if it's the only thing that matters.

Today, if someone showed me a five-year plan, I'd toss out the pages detailing Years Three, Four and Five as pure fantasy Anyone who thinks he or she can evaluate business conditions five years from now, flunks.

In our business, the windows of opportunity open and close with dazzling rapidity...I constantly have to remind people to seize the moment.

Fear of failure is at least as common as the desire for success. In fact, if harnessed properly, it can be the energy that drives the wheel.