I trust people, and I respect their areas of responsibility.

My father builds homes. So I grew up around the idea that you can take a piece of land, and you can bulldozer it and build new homes on it. You can create something new.

Pacing is really important in an organization.

I really appreciate it when people say "no" to me. I want people to understand that I'm totally supportive of what it is they're trying to do as long as we're all on the same team.

I think that's just one type of leadership, which is the type I have: the need to find a new way and take responsibility for other people.

I think in most companies you're surrounded by the past. You may have a Web site or archives or a lobby that sort of shows off your work of the past. The future is not as tangible.

All the things that are worth doing, take time.

With the single exception of the American Revolution, the aftermath of all revolutions from 1789 on only worsened the human condition.

The two great movers of the human mind are the desire of good and the fear of evil.

Because who hasn't tried to pull their arms from the sleeves of gravity's lead coat?Who doesn't have at least one pair of wax wings out in the garage?

I am the State.

The reason for the sadness of this modern age and the men who live in it is that it looks for the truth in everything and finds it.

It often happens that a man is more humanely related to a cat or dog than to any human being.

Sovereignty must not be used for inflicting harm on anyone, whether citizen or foreigner.

I think good comedy is a commitment to the absurd in that the situation for the actors should be virtually played like a drama.

Man was not made to travel faster than a baseball