Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the good deed is usually done by somebody on whom I have no claim.

Any man who makes a speech more than six times a year is bound to repeat himself, not because he has little to say, but because he wants applause and the old stuff gets it.

The reward of energy, enterprise and thrift is taxes.

The prizes go to those who meet emergencies successfully. And the way to meet emergencies is to do each daily task the best we can.

If you don't take it for granted that the other man will do his job, you're not an executive.

Work is the best method devised for killing time.

Problems always appear big when incompetent men are working on them.