No generalizing beyond the data, no theory. No theory, no insight. And if no insight, why do research.

Strategy is not the consequence of planning, but the opposite: its starting point.

Management is, above all, a practice where art, science, and craft meet

When the world is predictable you need smart people. When the world is unpredictable you need adaptable people.

Leadership, like swimming, cannot be learned by reading about it.

Organizations are communities of human beings, not collections of human resources

An enterprise is a community of human beings, not a collection of "human resources".

Learning is not doing; it is reflecting on doing.

Strategy is a pattern in a stream of decisions

Strategy-making is an immensely complex process involving the most sophisticated, subtle, and at times subconscious of human cognitive and social processes.

Management is a curious phenomenon. It is generously paid, enormously influential, and significantly devoid of common sense

Baseball it is said is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all holes or games are created equal.

But men are so full of greed today, they'll sell anything for a little piece of money.

We have to have a strong law enforcement in America. So we do not go abroad in the search of war, we really are searching for peace, but it is peace through strength.

There are some places where you want to get money, but it's not really about the money.

The reason I am a Christian is not that it is nice, but that it is true.

Being fresh is more important than having money.

It is straightforward — and never mind, for now, about plagues and famines: if God existed, and if he cared for humankind, he would never have given us religion.

I love the feel of good quality Italian black lace that feels delicate and really feminine.

Creation is everything you do. Make something.

I have both sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation, which are both debilitating conditions.