Keep everybody guessing as to what your next trick is going to be. Don't become too predictable.

I've owned about 18 airplanes over the years, and I've never bought one of them new.

Curiosity doesn't kill the cat; it kills the competition.

Money and ownership alone aren't enough. Set high goals, encourage competition, and then keep score.

I learned a lesson which has stuck with me all through the years: you can learn from everybody. I didn't just learn from reading every retail publication I could get my hands on, I probably learned the most from studying what John Dunham was doing across the street

Swim upstream. Go the other way. Ignore the conventional wisdom.

If you want a successful business, your people must feel that you are working for them - not that they are working for you.