Any time I have seen someone accomplishing something magnificent, they have been a monomaniac with a mission. A single-minded individual with a passion.

There is no perfect strategic decision. One always has to pay a price. One always has to balance conflicting objectives, conflicting opinions, and conflicting priorities. The best strategic decision is only an approximation - and a risk.

Profit for a company is like oxygen for a person. If you don't have enough of it, you're out of the game. But if you think your life is about breathing, you're really missing something.

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.

If there is any one secret of effectiveness, it is concentration. Effective executives do first things first and they do one thing at a time.

Adversarial power relationships only work if you never have to see or work with the bastards again.

Businesses are not paid to reform customers. They are paid to satisfy customers.