I have no interest in celebrities. If all the superrich disappeared, the world economy would not even notice. The superrich are irrelevant to the economy.

It is willingness of people to give of themselves over and above the demands of the job that distinguishes the great from the merely adequate.

Mission defines strategy, and strategy defines structure.

It’s up to you to carve out your place, to know when to change course, and to keep yourself engaged and productive during a work life that may span some 50 years.

The better a man is, the more mistakes he will make, for the more new things he will try. I would never promote to a top-level job a man who was not making mistakes...otherwise he is sure to be mediocre.

Morale in an organization does not mean that "people get along together"; the test is performance not conformance.

Success in the knowledge economy comes to those who know themselves - their strengths, their values, and how they best perform.