History has been written not by the most talented but by the most motivated.

We can say with certainty - or 90% probability - that the new industries that are about to be born will have nothing to do with information.

Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes... but no plans.

Every three or four years I pick a new subject. It may be Japanese art; it may be economics. Three years of study are by no means enough to master a subject but they are enough to understand it. SO for more than 60 years I have kept studying one subject at a time.

The single most important thing to remember about any enterprise is that there are no results inside its walls. The result of a business is a satisfied customer.

"The area in which the executive first encounters the challenge of strength is in staffing. The effective executive fills positions and promotes on the basis of what a man can do. He does not make staffing decisions to minimize weaknesses but to maximize strength."

Effective people are not problem minded; they're opportunity-minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems. They think preventively.