Finally, strategy must have continuity. It can't be constantly reinvented.

Strategy is about setting yourself apart from the competition. It's not a matter of being better at what you do - it's a matter of being different at what you do.

Competitive strategy is about being different. It means deliberately choosing a different set of activities to deliver a unique mix of value.

Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it's about deliberately choosing to be different.

A strategy delineates a territory in which a company seeks to be unique.

If a strategy meets a goal: It's working. If a strategy meets a target: It's a success.

The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy.

The purpose of the corporation must be redefined as creating shared value, not just profit per se. This will drive the next wave of innovation and productivity growth in the global economy.

There's a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness.

Innovation is the central issue in economic prosperity.

The company without a strategy is willing to try anything.

Show mercy. No soul ever was made poor by loving too much, or injured by forgiving too often.

Christmas is a box of tree ornaments that have become part of the family.

Everybody's vying for people's attention in terms of eyeballs, earholes, and dollars.

Beware of looking for goals: look for a way of life.

There has to be this balance of reality for a woman. I don't want to play women who just serve a purpose for the script.

Just go out there and do what you've got to do.

Television is never more false than when it's openly sincere.

If you want to show a picture, just show it - don't spend too much time arranging it.

Think of the egotism of a man who believes that an infinite being wants his praise!

Sometimes, keeping track of people. It's always a weird combination of worrying so much about the outside world, and not... you have to be more aware of the inner circle, the folks that matter.