Keep your eye on the task, not on yourself. The task matters, and you are a servant

The most important work of the executive is to identify the changes that have already happened. The important thing . . . is to exploit the changes that have already occurred and to use them as opportunities.

Do not believe that it is very much of an advance to do the unnecessary three times as fast.

I'm better about things than about people. I'm more interested in people, but I'm better at ideas.

Plans are worthless, but planning is invaluable.

Working with people is difficult, but not impossible.

Teaching 23-year-olds in an MBA programme strikes me as largely a waste of time. They lack the background of experience. You can teach them skills - accounting and what have you - but you can't teach them management.