Arrogance is a killer, and wearing ambition on one's sleeve can have the same effect. There is a fine line between arrogance and self-confidence.

I might not be the brightest bulb in the chandelier, but I'm pretty good at getting most of the other bulbs to light up.

Be candid with everyone.

Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.

Change before you have to.

If you don't have a competitive advantage, don't compete.

Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.

On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world.

Shareholder value is a result, not a strategy . . . Your main constituencies are your employees, your customers and your products.

If the rate of change on the outside exceeds the rate of change on the inside, the end is near.

Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while.

Gratitude without practicing maybe like practicing a faith without good work. A grateful heart is not enough without a grateful habit

We sit, silent, the comfortable way only good friends can sit.

Don't ask me to give in to this body of mine. I can't afford it. Between me and my body there must be a struggle until death.

Mathematics is pure language - the language of science. It is unique among languages in its ability to provide precise expression for every thought or concept that can be formulated in its terms.

I try to define myself through my own choices rather than just accepting society's kind of you're that, you're that, let me put you in a box kind of thing.

Never try to time the bond market. Anyone who claims to know the future of interest rates is certifiable.

Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one.

Sleep 'til you're hungry, eat 'til you're sleepy.

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.

Atheism - Your Gain, No Pain!