Salvation by society failed the most where it promised the most, in the communist countries. But it also failed in the West. Practically no government program enacted since the 1950s in the Western world - or in the communist countries - has been successful.

Efficiency, which is doing things right, is irrelevant until you work on the right things.

The largest 100 corporations hold 25 percent of the worldwide productive assets, which in turn control 75 percent of international trade and 98 percent of all foreign direct investment.The multinational corporation...puts the economic decision beyond the effective reach of the political process and its decision-makers, national governments.

Thus, for those who are willing to go out into the field, to look and to listen, changing demographics is both a highly productive and a highly dependable innovation opportunity.

All good strategy eventually degenerates into work.

As soon as you move one step up from the bottom, your effectiveness depends on your ability to reach others through the spoken and written word.

Do first things first, and second things not at all.