We'd achieve more if we chase the dream instead of the competition.

To operate based on conviction and belief requires an acceptance that your actions could get you fired. This is different from pig-headed bravado, and it is different from putting the company at risk.

Value is not determined by those who set the price. Value is determined by those who choose to pay it.

To spend more money, you have to have more money, but time is fixed and we all have the same amount to spare. How we choose to spend it can make a significant difference on the impact we have in our careers or in the world.

I never imagined working with CEOs, congressmen or the military, yet I make regular visits to the Pentagon, stop by the Capitol now and then and sit down with leaders of all kinds of companies.

Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options.

A great leader will never sacrifice the people for the numbers.