We have no choice, we must all die. How we live, however, is entirely of our choosing.

There is a difference between running with all your heart with your eyes closed and running with all your heart with your eyes wide open.

Mergers are like marriages. They are the bringing together of two individuals. If you wouldn't marry someone for the 'operational efficiencies' they offer in the running of a household, then why would you combine two companies with unique cultures and identities for that reason?

I go into every meeting, into every room and for every speech understanding the standard deviation, the Bell Curve. I know there are about 10-15 percent of people in the room, who say, "I've been trying to say this for years. Finally. I agree. Yes, yes, yes." I know there are about 15 percent of the people in the room who think I'm an idiot, who think I don't know what I'm talking about, who think I'm naive or I have oversimplified everything. The majority who are open to the ideal.

I'm interested in the left side of the Bell Curve.

Great leaders don’t try to be perfect. They try to be themselves. And that’s what makes them great.

Anyone can sell product by dropping their prices, but it does not breed loyalty.