The computer is a moron.

People in any organization, including bureaucrats and politicians, are always attached to the obsolete; the obsolescent; the things that should have worked but didn't; the things that once were productive and no longer are.

People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.

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

The most serious mistakes are not being made as a result of wrong answers. The true dangerous thing is asking the wrong question.

The 1st question the effective decision-maker asks is: 'Is this a generic situation or an exception?'

"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."