I actually think that the economy has got some positives. It's got the market. It's got consumer confidence and it's got banks throwing - I mean central bankers throwing money at it around the world.

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.

If you fear God, always put Him first, and seek His will, He will give you the desires of your heart

A true love can cross through your legacy and heritage.

It was then I saw thy mother, and loved her, and took her away in my secret heart.

I don't want to earn a living, I want to live.

I've always been able to keep my private life separate from my business.

When you objectify a person living with dementia, you dehumanize them. Once dehumanized, the person becomes a villain.

I love learning new things that will never be put to practical use.

I am hugely proud to have played for Ireland.

Most writers, I'm afraid, live very boring lives sitting in front of a screen. However, having said that: every writer puts a bit of themselves into the characters to bring them alive.

Anytime you exhaust yourself trying to relax, that's active leisure.