Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre.

I have a house that I bought 55 years ago. It's warm in the winter; it's cool in the summer. It has everything I wanted, plus it has all kinds of good memories. Like my kids, I have good thoughts about that. I can't imagine living any better.

We're still in a recession. We're not gonna be out of it for a while, but we will get out.

I asked him what he wanted to do for his career, and he replied that he wanted to go into a particular field, but thought he should work for McKinsey for a few years first to add to his resume. To me that's like saving sex for your old age. It makes no sense.

I mean, you know, you're not going to change the human animal. And the human animal really doesn't get a lot smarter.

I have no idea on timing. It’s easier to tell what will happen than when it will happen. I would say that what is going on in terms of trade policy is going to have very important consequences.

You’ve gotta keep control of your time, and you can’t unless you say no. You can’t let people set your agenda in life.