If I have to tell a guy he's got something to do, I consider myself a failure as a manager.

If you don't fail on a regular basis, you are not trying hard enough.

Men and women want to do a good job, and if they are provided the proper environment, they will do so

The job of a manager is to support his or her staff, not vice versa, and that begins by being among them.

Creativity is an area in which younger people have a tremendous advantage, since they have an endearing habit of always questioning past wisdom and authority.

Never try to take a fortified hill, especially if the Army on top is bigger than you are

We felt that the employees would take a greater interest in work if they felt they were part of the company.

There is a time and a place for creativity.

As humans, we should be able to answer the question: “What do you do with your time?

Be an example, be kind and be simple.

All institutions have lapses, even great ones, especially by individual rogue employees - famously in recent years at The Washington Post, The New York Times, and the three original TV networks.

I had dreams of starting a company like Burmah Shell.

Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry -- and the world laughs harder.

I preach nonviolence because it's the better alternative.

Relationships always sounded so physically painful: you fell in love, you broke a heart, you lost your head. Was it any wonder that people came through the experience with battle scars?

I don't actually listen to much music since I need quiet to work.

She shows us only surfaces, but she is million-fathoms deep.

Among the tortures and devestations of life is this then - our friends are not able to finish their stories.