In the camera business, you won't survive if you don't innovate. In the guitar business you may or may not. The guitars being sold were designed between '48 and '59, Gibson SGs in '61.

I see money as a reflection of how much impact you're having on the world. I see money as a metaphor in a way.

There are times when product is more important than people and sometimes the people are more important than the product.

People by themselves can be pretty stupid. People working together can be very powerful.

Nobody gives twenty-five million dollars to anybody if they're not getting twenty-five million worth out of it. Forget it. It just doesn't happen.

It used to be that I could talk to someone in Texas and nobody would hear about it. Now, the moment I open my mouth it's all over the world. The second I say something, guys in Germany know about it. It's basically a wonderful thing because more information is spread, but you have to keep your mouth shut.

I'm pretty good at letting people do what they are good at, that's why they're experts.