I think the ability to focus is a thread that runs through so-called successful people. And that's something that can be developed. It can be self-taught.

We've got a low turnover management group and executive group who've grown up in the business.

If I had been a bricklayer Id still have been a journeyman.

I get a bit of a kick out of exporting private enterprise and incentives.

Work hard, use your common sense and don't be afraid to trust your instincts.

People who are employed in a way they don't like - my heart cries for them.

There were around 1,000 stores when I was made president.

You can't work on 15 problems at the same time.

You need to decide what problems, what opportunities, what projects you're going to work on.

I believed in the faith of faith without acknowledging his quality of being an absolute truth.

The real beauty of a woman is most clearly seen in the smiles of those who interact with her.

Thou shalt wear trousers, but they shall fall half down to teach humility over arrogance.

The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads us deeper into it.

Coming home to my family afterward makes the work richer, easier and more fun.

Scotsmen, she had occasion to observe, often did have nice knees. Perhaps that was why they insisted upon kilts.

I continued to study Math and Physics on my own, but one and a half years later I realized that I did want to be a composer, and after that I never changed my mind.

When it’s time, it’s time … and it’s time.

In government procurement, for example, the opportunity German firms have in the United States is 10 times larger than in Canada.

I don't want to lie. I can't tell the truth. So it's over.