The most successful people in the world aren't usually the brightest. They are the ones who persevere.

Punishing honest mistakes stifles creativity. I want people moving and shaking the earth and they're going to make mistakes.

The best way to make money is not to have money as your primary goal. I've seen great people come into the business world primarily motivated to make money. Almost without exception they failed.

Written reports stifle creativity.

Action is greater than writing. A good man is a nobler object of contemplation than a great author. There are but two things worth living for: to do what is worthy of being written; and to write what is worthy of being read.

Japan is our rival, not our enemy. Japan is a competitor... Bashing a Toyota won't make a better car.

Anybody can cut prices, but it takes brains to produce a better article.